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One week late, Forward Township data center meeting draws massive, passionate crowd
The nationwide debate over data centers finally spilled over into Butler County on Thursday night, Oct. 1. Hundreds of Forward Township residents near-unanimous...
Independence Health System officially joins WVU Health System
Nearly a year after West Virginia University Health System and Independence Health System announced plans to join forces, the two health systems have officially...
Bernstine denies claims of making alleged homophobic slurs about House colleague
Rep. Aaron Bernstine, R-8th, is under scrutiny after a report indicating he went on a homophobic tirade against one of his state House colleagues in a Harrisbur...
Proposed Forward Township data center could be operational as early as 2029, if approved
The business behind a proposed data center in Forward Township began exploring whether or not its Prospect Road property could support an energy and data campus...
One week late, Forward Township data center meeting draws massive, passionate cr...
One week late, Forward...
Independence Health System officially joins WVU Health System
Independence Health Sy...
Bernstine denies claims of making alleged homophobic slurs about House colleague...
Bernstine denies claim...
Proposed Forward Township data center could be operational as early as 2029, if ...
Proposed Forward Towns...
Coalition forms in opposition to proposed Forward Township data center
Coalition forms in opp...
Top Headlines
A Butler area man is accused of assaulting a minor in April 2025, according to charges filed Thursday, Oct. 1, in the district judge’s office in Chicora. Jeffrey Allen B...
October 01, 2026 Local News
A Delmont business owner is being charged with failing to perform services after he was allegedly paid $15,000 in advance for installation of a new fence. Jesse J. Mengel...
October 01, 2026 Local News
A Harmony man who allowed a 14-year-old boy to drive a vehicle that struck a house had a misdemeanor child endangerment charge dismissed after he and the boy took a defen...
October 01, 2026 Local News
BUTLER TWP — Pennsylvania Secretary of Aging Jason Kavulich called Butler County an “age friendly community” Wednesday, Sept. 30, and commended the county Area Agency on ...
October 01, 2026 Government
A Conway man will serve life in prison for preparing the gun used to murder a Murraysville contractor along Route 422 in Butler Township before the body was hidden in Cla...
September 30, 2026 Local News
News
A Center Township man is accused of driving under the influence of alcohol during a rollover crash Thursday, Sept. 24, on Center Avenue in Butler, according to Butler pol...
October 01, 2026 Local News
A woman sustained a possible collar bone fracture after falling from a horse Wednesday evening, Sept. 30, in Slippery Rock Township, according to Butler County Emergency ...
October 01, 2026 Local News
Cycle is 1 of 4 included in 2026-27 state budget
October 01, 2026 Local News
The annual Butler County Band Festival put the spotlight on halftime shows from schools across Butler County on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Slippery Rock University’s Marching ...
October 01, 2026 Local News
West Sunbury Volunteer Fire Department responded to a rollover crash early Thursday morning, Oct. 1, in Clay Township. Nobody was found in the vehicle, which was flipped...
October 01, 2026 Local News
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Community
Karns City Area Jr./Sr. High School crowned Bryce Galan and Phoebe Brandon as homecoming k...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
I have mixed feelings about this time of year, with autumn underway. I really love summer,...
October 01, 2026
BRADY TWP — After years of Wil Taylor wishing Jennings Environmental Education Center mana...
October 01, 2026
‘Pops’ concert planned in hopes to introduce anime fans to symphony, and vice versa
September 30, 2026
Slippery Rock Area High School will crown its homecoming king and queen Friday, Oct. 2, du...
September 29, 2026
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Sports
Addison Fox’s 35 assists highlighted Karns City volleyball’s 3-0 victory over Union on Thu...
 
John Enrietto is back, repeatedly asking himself “what is this show?” Good question, John....
October 01, 2026
Somehow, the high school football regular season is already halfway through. There are sti...
October 01, 2026
It’s another big week in the Allegheny 7 Conference, where Knoch will visit North Catholic...
October 01, 2026
Here are the Top 10 passers, rushers, receivers and scorers in the Butler County area so f...
October 01, 2026
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Editorial
President Donald J. Trump’s reported ban of MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House is outrageous, dangerous and fundamentally contrary to the C...
September 26, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Why doesn’t someone do some painting on the horse statue at the end of the viaduct in Butler. It is rusting away. It was a beautiful thing when first ...
September 26, 2026 Letters to the Editor
In the Sept. 9 Butler Eagle article “Callery fire company asks for additional funding, 3-year contract from borough” (Page 1), my kudos to Assistant F...
September 26, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Dolly Parton was a famous singer for decades, but she never used her star platform to advance her political views. She understood that her fans came t...
September 26, 2026 Letters to the Editor
September 25, 2026 Cartoons
Business
Three free upcoming webinars aim to help Pennsylvanians with disabilities navigate personal finances, employment and disability benefits during Nation...
October 01, 2026 Business
Peoples Natural Gas has opened up applications for its 2026-27 Dollar Energy Fund grant for qualified households. Through the program, income-eligible...
October 01, 2026 Business
UPMC has received national recognition for innovation in patient safety and quality from an industry nonprofit. The health system was presented with t...
October 01, 2026 Business
The VA Butler Healthcare System has been recognized at VA’s 2026 National Customer Experience Symposium with the Veterans Health Administration Custom...
September 28, 2026 Business
More than half the storefronts at the Clearview Mall sit vacant, but the Florida company that has operated the mall since the start of 2024, hopes to ...
September 25, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
The Butler AM Rotary Club wants to not only celebrate the Lyndora area, but honor the people who helped build it and surrounding communities. On Saturday, Oct. 10, the R...
October 01, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
INDIANAPOLIS — Gordon Johncock, a two-time Indianapolis 500 champion and winner of 25 career IndyCar races, has died. He was 90. Johncock died from natural causes Monday ...
October 01, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Los Angeles — A Florida woman accused of driving across the country to fire a rifle at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s home, hitting a trailer the celebrity couple was inside an...
September 30, 2026 People
Dennis Haskins, the actor best known for playing the affable Principal Richard Belding on the hit NBC sitcom “Saved by the Bell,” has died. He was 75. Haskins' death was ...
September 29, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Sylvester Stallone achieved peak fitness during his “Rocky” years and beyond, but at a price paid in steroid use and an eating disorder, he revealed in a new interview. ...
September 29, 2026 People
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad — Calypso music lost one of its most emblematic voices Sunday with the death of Slinger Francisco, who was known on stage as the Mighty Sparrow an...
September 28, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
Jerry Zona, executive director of Tri-County CleanWays, uses compost mixed with potting soil around his landscaping. It’s just one of the uses for compost, and fall is th...
October 01, 2026 Special Sections
Butler County Federated Library System Note: The Butler County Federated Library System operates a system of autonomous public libraries within Butler County, in...
September 30, 2026 Special Sections
County judges Butler County Courthouse address: 124 West Diamond Street, Butler, PA 16001 Mailing: Court of Common Pleas of Butler County, Butler County Governmen...
September 30, 2026 Special Sections
Area Agency on Aging The Butler County Area Agency on Aging provides information and services to help seniors remain independent in the community. The agency admini...
September 30, 2026 Special Sections
Journalism in Butler County can be traced to Aug. 17, 1818, when the Palladium and Republican Star first published in Butler, the county seat. The first daily appeared in...
September 30, 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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