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2026 PIAA baseball championship live updates: Butler vs Neshaminy at Penn State in rain delay
It’s here. Butler (23-3) takes on Neshaminy (20-7) looking to win its first PIAA baseball championship in program history — in its first appearance — at Penn St...
34 years since Butler’s only other PIAA tournament appearance, this year’s Tornado have similar ‘big family’ feel
BUTLER TWP — Butler baseball is entering the state championship game for the first time in program history. The 1992 Golden Tornado team — the only team before ...
Knoch students celebrate final moment together
JEFFERSON TWP — “Today marks the completion of one chapter and the beginning of another,” said Knoch School District superintendent David Foley during the distr...
Mars district, teacher’s union approaching contract expiration
The two sides will meet Thursday with negotiations still unresolved
Center Township places moratorium on data center development
CENTER TWP — With data centers rapidly expanding across Pennsylvania, the township’s board of supervisors is taking proactive measures in hopes of ensuring the ...
2026 PIAA baseball championship live updates: Butler vs Neshaminy at Penn State ...
2026 PIAA baseball cha...
34 years since Butler’s only other PIAA tournament appearance, this year’s Torna...
34 years since Butler’...
Knoch students celebrate final moment together
Knoch students celebra...
Mars district, teacher’s union approaching contract expiration
Mars district, teacher...
Center Township places moratorium on data center development
Center Township places...
Top Headlines
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he had called off new military strikes on Iran, suggesting progress had been made in talks to end ...
June 11, 2026
A New Jersey man accused of shooting a woman multiple times at Moraine State Park in May had two felony charges added to his case before waiving his preliminary hearing W...
June 11, 2026 Local News
JEFFERSON TWP — The township’s board of supervisors moved forward with an ordinance to regulate data center development at its Monday, June 8, meeting. The motion, which ...
June 11, 2026 Local News
Keith Singleton, the new executive director of Quality Emergency Medical Services, said he is looking forward to continuing to work with the six municipalities served by ...
June 11, 2026 Local News
For the last day of the 2025-26 school year, some Knoch School District students chose an alternative way of getting to school. Students and their parents rode their “bik...
June 10, 2026 Local News
News
Butler County’s dog warden has issued 48 citations so far this year and reported a large increase in dog license sales. The citations issued by Butler County Dog Warden C...
June 11, 2026 Crime & Courts
Township takes out nearly $900,000 in loans to fund project
June 11, 2026 Government
From June 23 to June 27, Saxonburg and the surrounding community will once again have the opportunity to show up for its local fire company at a fundraiser that features ...
June 11, 2026 Local News
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts: Adams Twp May 3 — Cynthia Louise Dauer, 72, of Mars, was charged with two misdemea...
June 11, 2026 Local News
BUFFALO TWP — Thanks to a rebalancing in millage rates and future debt payments due to the high school renovation project, Freeport Area School District’s Butler County r...
June 11, 2026 Local News
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Community
ELLWOOD Group awarded two recent Moniteau graduates, Zane Rott and Zetta Stroup, with its ...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
The following divorces were granted in Butler County courts: John Aubrey from Heather Aub...
June 11, 2026
The following area residents were named to the president’s list at their respective colleg...
June 11, 2026
Senior centers serving Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Slippery Rock, Mou...
June 11, 2026
The Cranberry Sunrise Rotary recently honored Maya McCracken, Maddox Pindroh and Larke Ste...
June 11, 2026
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Sports
BOGGS TWP, Centre County — While far from a direct path, the road to Butler’s upcoming tri...
 
BUTLER TWP — Butler baseball is hoping to add an exclamation point to an already great sea...
June 11, 2026
Butler’s quest for a PIAA baseball tournament championship continues Monday against Owen J...
June 11, 2026
The PIAA softball tournament began Monday and continues with Monday’s semifinals. See the ...
June 11, 2026
History is within reach for Lernerville Speedway Pro Stock driver Corey McPherson. After r...
June 11, 2026
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Editorial
June 10, 2026 Cartoons
In late May, a 12-year-old was severely injured after crashing an e-bike into a vehicle near the intersection of School and Eau Claire streets in Butl...
June 10, 2026 Our Opinion
Even as the U.S. struggles to conclude its war with Iran, it’s stumbling toward an equally ill-conceived conflict in Cuba. If the White House wants to...
June 10, 2026 Other Voices
June 09, 2026 Cartoons
Charity work in Butler is once again going to the dogs — literally. Street Dog Coalition is returning this Saturday to provide free veterinary care an...
June 09, 2026 Our Opinion
Business
WASHINGTON — U.S. producer prices climbed last month at the fastest pace since November 2022, fueled by a surge in energy prices after the start of th...
June 11, 2026 Business
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked up this week to just below its high for the year, the latest sign that borrowing costs on home loans r...
June 11, 2026 Business
SAN FRANCISCO — Payments giant Visa said Wednesday that it has embedded its payment network inside of ChatGPT, empowering the chatbot to independently...
June 10, 2026 Business
WASHINGTON — Rising gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in three years last month, a headache for the Federal Reserve and a potential pol...
June 10, 2026 National News
Nearly a year after final approval was given, movement has begun on construction of a Chick-fil-A in Adams Township. The township board of supervisors...
June 09, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
As America approaches its 250th anniversary, Jennings Environmental Education Center will have a look at a part of Revolutionary history that is often overlooked — Wester...
June 10, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — When Javoris Hollingsworth looked over his children’s shoulders during the pandemic, he noticed something missing from the educational videos keeping them o...
June 11, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Last week in Starwatch, I attempted to explain the tricks for finding Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, the Big Bear and the Little Bear. What complicates things a bit is that t...
June 11, 2026 Community
Glenn Close will finally get her hands on an Oscar. Long considered among the best actors to never win one, the eight-time nominee will get an honorary Academy Award...
June 11, 2026 People
The streaming service debut of “Michael” and new albums from Olivia Rodrigo and Keith Urban are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near...
June 10, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — “Schmigadoon!,” an adaptation of an Apple TV series that gently mocks big, brassy Broadway shows, won the best new musical Tony Award on a night when actor Joh...
June 08, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
A backyard swimming pool can transform a home into a summer destination. Before the first shovel breaks ground, homeowners face a long list of decisions — and a few surpr...
June 11, 2026 Special Sections
For it’s 35th year, the Strawberry Days festival is ready to continue its legacy as a nonprofit hub of activity in Grove City. Mary Kay Mattocks, event chairwoman, said t...
June 11, 2026 Community
The Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival is returning to Butler County June 12-14 for its 15th anniversary. From history to activities, here’s what’s happening at this year’s e...
June 10, 2026 Special Sections
This article is one in a series of articles about what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Stories in this serie...
June 10, 2026 America 250
This article is one in a series of articles about what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Stories in this serie...
June 10, 2026 Special Sections
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Seeking Refuge
Every morning Irena Tkachenko starts her day the same way: by telephoning her relatives and friends in Ukraine to see if they are still OK. Tkachenko,...
February 24, 2023 Local News
Three young Ukrainian families who escaped their war-torn hometown of Kharkov think the American holiday of Thanksgiving is a good time to say they ca...
November 23, 2022 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Huge, steaming pots of homemade food and endless carafes of coffee and tea sustain 11 adults and children seeking refuge at the crowde...
July 16, 2022 Local News
When it comes to helping those in need, Butler County residents have proven their generosity again and again by donating amounts large and small strai...
June 20, 2022 Local News
Two young Ukrainian families are relieved to be watching the deer and chipmunks frolic on their hosts’ Cranberry Township lawn, and not wondering wher...
June 18, 2022 Local News
Digital Divide
HARRISBURG — In the coming years, Pennsylvania will receive more than $1 billion in federal funding to bring high-speed internet access to everyone in...
August 30, 2023 Pennsylvania News
The Biden administration on Monday continued its push toward internet-for-all by 2030, announcing about $667 million in new grants and loans to build ...
August 22, 2023 National News
STATE COLLEGE — Before Pennsylvania can spend an almost $1.2 billion windfall of federal funding for high-speed internet, it must figure out how to us...
July 18, 2023 Pennsylvania News
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
February 27, 2023 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Pennsylvania is set to get a piece of $42.5 billion in federal money to help expand broadband internet access to underserved areas. On...
February 17, 2023 Business

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