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Ellen’s House inaugurates loft space for recovering mothers and children
One year ago, Ellen’s House first opened its doors to mothers undergoing the final stages of recovery, becoming Butler county’s first — and currently only — sta...
Jackson Township supervisors forge ahead with Sippel Reservoir Park upgrades
JACKSON TWP — Township officials are preparing to expand recreational offerings at Sippel Reservoir Park in an effort to provide residents more space to play an...
Zelie historical society preserving Passavant House
The Zelienople Historical Society is marking its 50th anniversary by revamping its 215-year-old crown jewel, the Passavant House. The 19th century house is unde...
The fan vote: These are your top 20 athletes, coaches and teams of Butler County since 2000
All week, the Butler Eagle published its Top 25 Butler County athletes, coaches and teams since 2000. Knoch thrower Jordan Geist was voted our top male athlete ...
Top 25 predictions, things to look forward to in Butler County sports scene between now and 2050
The Butler Eagle has spent the past week looking back 25 years at the Butler County area’s top athletes, coaches and teams, as well as some of the significant d...
Ellen’s House inaugurates loft space for recovering mothers and children
Ellen’s House inaugura...
Jackson Township supervisors forge ahead with Sippel Reservoir Park upgrades
Jackson Township super...
Zelie historical society preserving Passavant House
Zelie historical socie...
The fan vote: These are your top 20 athletes, coaches and teams of Butler County...
The fan vote: These ar...
Top 25 predictions, things to look forward to in Butler County sports scene betw...
Top 25 predictions, th...
Top Headlines
Watchdog agency questions integrity of tests
July 18, 2025 Local News
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education announced in-state, undergraduate tuition will increase by $139 per semester, to a total of $3,997 per semester. Tuitio...
July 18, 2025 Local News
First Wegmans in Butler County OK’d
July 18, 2025 Local News
An Evans City woman is accused of crashing into a vehicle while driving under the influence with a child in the car. Maya Boggess, 43, was charged Thursday, July 17, with...
July 18, 2025 Local News
A Butler woman reportedly sold two bricks of fentanyl to a confidential informant, according to Butler County detectives. Amanda Locke, 27, was charged July 8 with felon...
July 18, 2025 Local News
News
The city of Butler’s option for drive-through coffee is undergoing renovations. The Dunkin’ at 236 N. Main St. closed earlier this month for a “total renovation” of the ...
July 18, 2025 Local News
As the end of summer vacation looms for many students, Verizon Wireless will be giving out backpacks at three locations in and around Butler County. Beginning at 1 p.m. S...
July 18, 2025 Local News
Pennsylvania American Water will use a low-interest loan from the state, worth over $25 million, to make upgrades to its infrastructure in Center and Butler townships. On...
July 18, 2025 Local News
ZELIENOPLE — The three-day Horse Trading Days in Zelienople kicked off on Thursday night, July 17, with the main event of opening night, the Round-up Horse Parade, travel...
July 18, 2025 Local News
An Evans City man was charged with bringing controlled substances into Butler County Prison. Andrew C. Cypher, 36, was charged Tuesday, July 15, with felony possession o...
July 18, 2025 Local News
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Community
Hobnob Theatre Company presents ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
There will be a dementia support group from 5 to 6 p.m. Monday, July 21, at Amedisys Hospi...
July 17, 2025
FRANKLIN TWP — Tobias Jost went two years not knowing if his “unknown friend” had survived...
July 15, 2025
Two recent graduates of Butler Senior High School have been named recipients of the 2025 R...
July 15, 2025
The Salvation Army of Western Pennsylvania — which covers Butler and 27 other counties — o...
July 15, 2025
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Sports
Dess Schnur points to Pullman Park as Butler’s “diamond in the rough.” The former longtime...
 
A team can’t score if it doesn’t have the ball. Mars’ 2020 girls soccer team thrived off t...
July 17, 2025
Like coaches of any sport, Mars girls soccer’s Blair Gerlach emphasizes details, the seemi...
July 17, 2025
Twenty-five. A nice, round number. The first quarter of the 21st century is (give or take)...
July 17, 2025
Nearly five years removed from her high school soccer career, Ellie Coffield has many indi...
July 17, 2025
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Editorial
July 18, 2025 Cartoons
The advent of generative AI has elicited waves of frustration and worry across academia for all the reasons one might expect: Early studies are showin...
July 18, 2025 Other Voices
In the Thursday, July 17, edition of the Butler Eagle we learned about an ambitious — and desperately needed — plan to expand access to high-speed int...
July 18, 2025 Our Opinion
In the absence of people, nature would take care of itself. But since we’re here, we have to be good stewards of the world we’re given. Christina Hand...
July 17, 2025 Our Opinion
July 17, 2025 Cartoons
Business
Jason A. Troup, of Butler, will retire from the U.S. Air Force as a staff sergeant at the end of July, and has accepted a government contractor positi...
July 18, 2025 Business
Independence Health System has appointed Mary Elizabeth Kovacik Eicher as its new associate chief medical officer. Kovacik Eicher joined then Excela H...
July 18, 2025 Business
Grove City College in Mercer County has raised $52.63 million in its just-closed fiscal year, which broke its fundraising record set last year. The ta...
July 18, 2025 Business
The debate over whether Coca-Cola should use high-fructose corn syrup or cane sugar in its signature soda obscures an important fact: Consumers are in...
July 17, 2025 Business
The Butler County Chamber of Commerce is gearing up to host its annual Celebrate Business Dinner on Sept. 3 in the Robert M. Smith Student Center Ball...
July 17, 2025 Business
Weekend Entertainment
Glade Run Lutheran Services is having its sixth annual Family Food Truck Festival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 9 at its Zelienople campus, 30 Glade Run Drive. The Family ...
July 17, 2025 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — CBS is axing “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” in May 2026, the host told an audience at a taping Thursday. The announcement came two days after Colbert sp...
July 17, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Connie Francis, the wholesome pop star of the 1950s and ‘60s whose hits included “Pretty Little Baby” and “Who’s Sorry Now?” — the latter would serve as an ...
July 17, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
Classic rocker Steve Miller has canceled his U.S. tour because he said severe weather including extreme heat and unpredictable flooding poses a danger to his band, its fa...
July 17, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
Unreleased music by Beyoncé along with footage, show plans and concert set lists were stolen from a car in Atlanta rented by the singer's choreographer and one of her dan...
July 17, 2025 People
LOS ANGELES — “Severance” separated itself from the field with 27 Emmy nominations Tuesday, while “The Studio” led comedy nominees with a record-tying 23 in a dominant ye...
July 15, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
One in four Americans will have their summer travel plans ruined by illness this year, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 Americans found 27% of respondents sai...
July 16, 2025 Special Sections
From sunburns to dehydration, there are a plethora of problems that can arise in the summer heat. Dr. Robin Plank, a family medicine specialist at Independence Health Sy...
July 16, 2025 Special Sections
Tucked away in the North Shore area of Moraine State Park, near McDanels Boat Launch, is the Butterfly Trail. The half-mile trail surrounds a carefully-manicured pollinat...
July 16, 2025 Special Sections
Officials discuss its impact
July 12, 2025 Pennsylvania News
A year after an assassination attempt shocked Butler County, the motives of the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, remain largely a mystery. Bits and pieces of Crooks’ life h...
July 11, 2025 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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