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August 7ST. FERDINAND FAMILY FESTIVAL 2015
August 8ST. FERDINAND FAMILY FESTIVAL
August 9ST. FERDINAND FAMILY FESTIVAL
August 13The Biddle Boys--Escape, Capture and Death of Butler County's Most Notorious Outlaws
August 15Families Forever Seminar
August 17Free Developmental Screening for Kids
August 18Alzheimer�s Caregiver Support Group Meeting
August 18North Washington Rodeo
August 19North Washington Rodeo
August 20North Washington Rodeo

Rough start, smooth finish

MARS — Getting off to a good start against Mars' Eagle County League baseball team is tough enough, but it's earning the desired result at the end of the game that proves most elusive.

FINISHING TOUCHES

Building nears completion

Butler County’s new annex building is on-time and about $1.2 million below its $12 million budget.

New sign now greets visitors to Harmony

HARMONY — Drivers traveling by or into the borough now get a new greeting.

Tips to stay safe on water

Boating is fun, but it’s important to do it safely. Whether it’s a fishing boat, a canoe or kayak, or a personal watercraft, there are some basic safety tips that apply to all.

FRIENDSHIP EXCHANGE

Rotary family visits Kosovo

ZELIENOPLE — Tom and Marie Grant found the people of Kosovo greatly appreciate the United States.

EAGLE NEWS EXTRA »

5 hurt in morning accident at Rt. 8, Branchton Road
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Five people were hurt, two seriously, in a two-vehicle crash at Route 8 and Branchton Road in the township at 8:09 a.m. today.
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5 hurt in morning accident at Rt. 8, Branchton Road 08/05 - 11:12am

Hotel project in limbo over developer buying land 08/05 - 10:49am

Police on lookout for truck after crash involving motorcycle 08/04 - 3:14pm

County workers may move into new building this week 08/04 - 10:55am

After 65 years, Lloyd-Johnson Co. closing on Main Street 08/04 - 9:29am

On the Cover

Ideas heard on bar noise

BUTLER TWP — Township commissioners Monday heard from two members of the state’s Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement, who said they did not believe a noise dispute between a Greenwood Drive tavern and two neighbors would be resolved amicably.

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Police dispatch switch handled easily

The switch on Monday to move police desk sergeants to patrol Butler streets went smoothly.

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Case to be tried

The victim of a shooting in Butler last month told a judge Monday that serious wounds to his face and head have left him with diminished vision and nerve damage.

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City man accused of beating ex-girlfriend with beef stick

BUTLER TWP — Police on Monday arrested a Butler man accused of clubbing a former girlfriend with a 2-foot-long beef stick during a weekend domestic dispute.

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Office supply store closing

A longtime office furniture business on Main Street is closing after 65 years.

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1. Three people have been charged with ethnic intimidation after verbally berating two people in Butler.

2. A safari park is being planned for property between Slippery Rock and Grove City, but still is years away.

Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by ourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”
( — Mark 6:31)

Legislators don’t like term limits because then they’d have to try to make a living under the laws they’ve passed.