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Census ends collection of data, starts processing
The Census Bureau stopped collecting data Oct. 15 and is now processing it.
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Marion Township secures $4.1 million for sewage overhaul
Marian Township supervisors have secured about $4.1 million in state funding for an overhaul of their wastewater system throughout the village of Boyers.
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Middlesex eyes robust tax revenues in 2021
MIDDLESEX TWP — Fears voiced earlier this year by a number of local municipalities regarding the financial impact of the pandemic seem to be waning. At least, in Middlesex Township.
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Metcalfe draws criticism over office extension
Rep. says space holds storage
An office of state Rep.
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Longtime Harmony firefighter named Volunteer of Year
Zelienople Borough on Monday presented its 2019 Volunteer of the Year Award to longtime Harmony Fire District fireman Rodney Kniess.
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News
COVID-19 Regional Update
The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from regular news releases from the state Department of Health and the Butler Health System.
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Police say repeat shoplifter stole more than $3K in merchandise
Police: repeat shoplifter stole $3K+ in store merchandise
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U.S. officials blame Iran, Russia for election interference
BOSTON — Iran is responsible for emails meant to intimidate American voters and sow unrest in multiple states, U.S.
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OxyContin maker to plead guilty to 3 criminal charges
WASHINGTON — Drugmaker Purdue Pharma, the company behind the powerful prescription painkiller OxyContin that experts say helped touch off an opioid epidemic, will plead guilty to federal...
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Francis becomes first pope to endorse same-sex civil unions
ROME — Pope Francis became the first pontiff to endorse same-sex civil unions in comments for a documentary that premiered Wednesday, sparking cheers from gay Catholics and demands for...
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Community
Turkey Bowling Goes Over Big
The Butler A.M. and P.M. Rotary clubs had fun and raised funds on Wedensday by bowling in Diamond Park using frozen turkeys and a makeshift alley.
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He is your praiser; he is your God, who perfromed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes, – Deuteronomy 10:21
Chuckle of the Day
The best way to look younger is to hang around with old people.
Clinic helps take care of pets
The monthly Butler County Humane Society vaccination clinics held at Alameda Park are over for 2020 and will restart in the spring.
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Homecoming Royalty
Jaden Davinsizer was crowned queen and William Scabilloni king during Seneca Valley’s Homecoming pregame festivities on Saturday at NexTier Stadium.
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'Monsters' walk in Butler
Butler Parks and Recreation hosted around 150 children and their families for the annual Monster Walk on Saturday at Alameda Park. Costume-clad participants, including Oliver Clukey and his sister, Adelyn, above, enjoyed trick-or-treating at socially distanced stations around the loop at the park's Odd Fellows Gazebo. This year's event also featured a petting zoo.
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All aboard Caboose tours offered; donations accepted
Tours of the red caboose recently moved to the Butler-Freeport Community Trail's Cabot trailhead will be offered on Saturday.
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Robotics haunted houses
Alex Kamerer and Noah McCall, both 10, of Butler, work together on the final touches of a robotics haunted house equipped with motors, sensors and LED lights. The six-week program was hosted by Kid’s Innovation Playground, which was founded by retired Moniteau teacher Lorraine Shaffer.
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Sports
Mars ready to roll
ADAMS TWP — One school.
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Here we go again
This is one in a series of articles previewing Butler County high school football matchups this Friday
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Scoop still chasing perfection
Almost. So close. Missed it by that much.
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Falcon Knights ready for playoff test
Every team involved in the District 9 Class A football playoffs could be considered a heavy hitter.
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Editorial
NFL talking heads pile on disrespect for those who serve
It just won’t go away. NFL football and the disrespect of players and now announcers is in the news again.
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Do not bail out airlines
The urge to rescue the airlines flows from good intentions, but another bailout is not a smart way to help the economy and it will reward CEOs for serial mismanagement and self-enrichment.
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Imagine a future nearly free of COVID
For a moment’s respite from pandemic news that can seem unrelentingly bad, cast your mind into the future — say, to November 2021. A world in suspended animation has awakened at last.
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No election night win
The reporting done on election night 2018 offers a cautionary tale for the news media as we approach Nov. 3.
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Can’t we finish census without partisanship?
Our nation’s Founding Fathers instituted the national census as a count of all people, an enumeration that is the basis of federal funding, the distribution of political representation among...
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Business
Nursing home sued over COVID outbreak
73 deaths reported at Brighton Rehab
A large, for-profit Pennsylvania nursing home where dozens of residents died of COVID-19 was sued Wednesday over allegations that it failed to take basic steps to prevent the spread of the novel...
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Butler garbage bills will slightly decrease in 2021
Butler residents will see a slight decrease in their garbage bills next year under a new collection contract approved by City Council on Tuesday.
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Tesla posts net profit for fifth straight quarter
DETROIT — Tesla, the electric car and solar panel maker, said Wednesday that it made $331 million, or 27 cents per share, for its fifth-straight profitable quarter.
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Pizza Hut demolished
Contractors on Tuesday demolished the Pizza Hut at 134 Pittsburgh Road in Butler Township that was damaged in a fire last year.
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Residents recycle 13,000 pounds of hazardous waste
Butler Township residents recycled more than 13,000 pounds of household hazardous waste in the third quarter this year.
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Arts & Entertainment
People
LOS ANGELES — Jeff Bridges says he is being treated for lymphoma and his prognosis is good.
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People
NEW YORK — Author-commentator Jeffrey Toobin has been suspended by the New Yorker and is stepping away from his job as CNN's senior legal analyst pending what the cable network is...