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Butler barracks evacuated due to faulty light
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Leechburg man dead after early morning Armstrong Co. motorcycle accident
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Adelphoi expanding programs at new location
First Street site to open in fall
Adelphoi Village is adding career training for students in its education program that is being relocated to Specialty Outreach Services at the former Institute Hill School on First Street in Butler...
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1 person hurt in crash in front of fire station
ADAMS TWP — One person involved in a two-vehicle crash on Route 228 was transported to a Pittsburgh hospital Saturday morning.
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Spike Out Cancer got game, hair
BUTLER TWP — Monetary donations are one thing.
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Barry weakens, spares Big Easy
NEW ORLEANS — Barry continued to soak Louisiana and Mississippi as it weakened to a tropical depression Sunday over Northwestern Louisiana.
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Secret brand deodorant donates $529,000 to U.S. women's soccer
NEW YORK — Procter & Gamble, a sponsor of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, is now supporting its members' fight for equal pay.
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News
Oil well demonstration
DCNR volunteer John Chos operates a late 19th or early 20th century Bessemer gas engine at the Muddy Creek Oil Well Living History program Saturday at Moraine State Park.
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Funeral held for wife of TV bounty hunter
AURORA, Colo.
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Remains found believed to be missing actor
SELMA, Ore.
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Sinking Feeling Harmony business, museum leaders worry about borough
Members of the Harmony community believe something should be done to address the development process.
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Trial date set in Butler man’s child porn case
A November trial date has been scheduled for a child pornography case involving a Butler County man.
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Community
SRU student dances to her own tune
SLIPPERY ROCK — Leave it to a Slippery Rock University student to use a metaphor about smoothing rocks to describe the daily grind of a summer research project.
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Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. -- 1 Timothy 5:1
Chuckle of the Day
Just be thankful that when you don't pay your spiritual debts, they don't turn your light off.
NEIGHBORS
In September, the Community Health Clinic of Buter County, 130 Bonnie Drive, changed its name to the Jean B. Purvis Community Health Center to honor the woman who created it.
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PRESIDENT’S LIST
The following students were named to the president’s list at their respective colleges and universities.
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Butler honor students named
The following Butler Senior High School students have been named honor students with distinction based on grade calculations.
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GRADUATES
The following students received degrees at the commencement exercises at their respective colleges and universities.
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Kenyon honored as BHS Distinguished Graduate
Dr. David J. Kenyon, a member of the Butler High School Class of 1971, was the class of 2019 choice for the 40th annual Butler Senior High School Distinguished Graduate Award.
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Sports
Cubs heat up at Bucs' expense
CHICAGO — After struggling prior to the All-Star break, the Chicago Cubs have started the second half clicking on all cylinders.
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Simms picks up award
If there are two words to describe Liz Simms, they would be busy and selfless.
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Federer wins points, falls short in match
WIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer won more points than Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final.
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Women’s champ Halep big fan of Club tradition
WIMBLEDON, England — The newest champion at Wimbledon is a big fan of the All England Club’s oldest traditions.
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Editorial
There’s no need to fear a ‘big-city’ drug dealer
Butler County, here is a truth so certain you can bank on it. The big-city drug dealers who come to our little town seeking their fortunes tend not to be very bright.
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As votes Pa., so goes the nation
While Democrats wade through a marathon of intra-party debates, the national punditocracy is increasingly asking two urgent questions about the impending 2020 presidential contest: Can President...
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AOC and the ‘Squad’ have nothing on the Freedom Caucus
Compared with what John A. Boehner and Paul D. Ryan had to deal with, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi really is living the life of puppies and rainbows.
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Epstein case highlights true abuse
A few years ago, I wrote a column about Malala Yousafzi, around the time that the young Pakistani activist was shot in the head by the Taliban.
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It might be time to repeal Keystone Exams mandate
Pennsylvania Attorney General Eugene DePasquale is calling for the state to discontinue the Keystone Exams on the grounds that the tests are costly and not federally required.
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Business
Mnuchin urges debt limit hike
WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told congressional leaders that the debt ceiling should be raised before lawmakers leave for their August recess to avert the potential of an...
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American extends Boeing 737 Max flight cancellations
WASHINGTON — American Airlines says it will keep the Boeing 737 Max plane off its schedule until Nov. 3, which is two months longer than it had planned.
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BIG BUTLER FAIR RESULTS
The following are winners in the beef cattle category at the Big Butler Fair which concluded July 6.
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Bar Assoc. Foundation awards grants
$22K benefits organizations
The Butler County Bar Association Foundation has awarded $22,050 in grants to seven local organizations.
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Premium chicken sandwich sought
McDonald’s sees Chick-fil-A threat
CHICAGO — McDonald’s franchisees want the company to focus on making an excellent chicken sandwich as they face a rising threat from fast-growing Chick-fil-A.
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Arts & Entertainment
PEOPLE
Scarlett Johansson says comments she made on the “authentic casting” debate have been taken out of context and asserts that she supports diversity in film.
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‘Spider-Man’ does victory lap over ‘Crawl,’ ‘Stuber’
LOS ANGELES — “Spider-Man: Far From Home” is celebrating another weekend at No. 1, but non-franchise fare continues to struggle at the box office.
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MTG's 'Bingo!' musical is all fun and games
Before this show, I had no idea about the history of the game of bingo or the many ways you can play it.
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PEOPLE
LONDON — Ed Sheeran has confirmed for the first time that he and long-time girlfriend Cherry Seaborn are married.