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School board OKs plan for Karns City reopening

The Karns City Area School Board approved a school reopening plan giving parents the choice of allowing their children attend classes live or through remote learning when classes begin Aug. 26.

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Court turns down bid to end shutdown orders

Pa. lawmakers sought ruling

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s high court on Wednesday ruled against an effort by Republican state lawmakers to end Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s pandemic shutdown orders.

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A ticket to fly

Lancaster Township man wins plane in raffle

Don Kukla, right, chairman of the board of directors for the Wings of Hope, hands over the keys to a 1974 Piper Warrior airplane Wednesday to Carl Baker of Lancaster Township, who won the plane in a raffle. The charity, which provides free transportation to those who need medical treatment or surgery in and around St. Louis, holds its nationwide raffle twice per year.

A Lancaster Township man won an airplane in a charity raffle. It was delivered to the Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport on Wednesday.

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Lawsuit accuses housing nonprofit of negligence

A lawsuit accuses a nonprofit housing organization of neglecting to keep its residential facility safe, resulting in an anti-Semitic attack of a Jewish man last year.

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Police reforms advance in state

Senate OKs two bills Wolf intends to sign

The state Senate on Tuesday approved a pair of police reform bills which included the creation of data base recording officers' disciplinary actions and increased training requirements.

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Man, 20, accused of felony gun possession, theft, DUI

Jacob Lee

Man found with gun without permit, DUI after caught with suspected stolen traffic signs

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Lawyers question impartiality of county judges

One judge recuses self, case reassigned to another

Lawyers for former candidate Scott Timko in a civil lawsuit brought by Lisa Swinto, daughter of state Rep. Daryl Metcalf, questioned in a court filing whether they could receive impartial treatment from Butler County's judges.

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Wearing of masks ordered in state

Move reflects rise in infections

State officials revised and expanded orders Wednesday requiring when people must wear masks.

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'Hang out' plan bad idea for teens

Police nab pair in man's home

Two Butler teenagers face felony charges after police said they entered a Jackson Township home they thought was abandoned to “hang out.”

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Lifeguard Training

Jonah Bartholic, left, and Audrey Hilliard, right, place Celia Ray on a backboard during lifeguard training with instructor Zachery Hoover, center, Friday at the Alameda Park pool. The pool opened to the public Wednesday.

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Nursing home deaths blamed on delays

Senate Dems fault response

Bob Casey

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration was slow to comprehend the scale of COVID-19’s impact on nursing homes and a disjointed federal response has only compounded the devastating toll, according to a report from Senate Democrats.

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July 10 last day for landowner deer license

July 10 last day for landowner deer license

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'Dick Van Dyke Show' creator Carl Reiner dies

He was writer, actor, director

Carl Reiner shows two statuettes, presented to him as best comedy writer for the “Dick Van Dyke Show,” during the Emmy Awards in 1963. Reiner, the versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a “second banana” to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy's front ranks, died Monday of natural causes. He was 98.

NEW YORK — Carl Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a “second banana” to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy's front ranks as creator of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and straight man to Mel Brooks' “2000 Year Old Man,”...

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Former Redskins assistant, ‘Hogs’ creator Bugel dies

Former Washington Redskins assistant coach Joe Bugel, regarded as one of the top offensive line coaches in NFL history, has died. He was 80.

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Johnny Mandel, award-winning M*A*S*H theme composer, dies

Johnny Mandel

NEW YORK — Johnny Mandel, the Oscar- and Grammy-winning composer, arranger and musician who worked on albums by Frank Sinatra, Natalie Cole and many others and whose songwriting credits included “The Shadow of Your Smile” and the theme from the film and TV show...

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Private, religious schools treated equally

Supreme Court rules on grants

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states may not exclude religious schools from tuition grants that support other private schools.

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Stocks close out with best quarter since ’98

Wall Street capped its best quarter since 1998 Tuesday with more gains, a fitting end to a stunning three months for investors as the market screamed back toward its record heights after a torrid plunge.

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PROMISE & POTENTIAL

Youth leadership class grads overcome adversity

Hayee Hartle, of Chicora, left, a rising senior at Karns City High School, receives a gift from Amanda Fleming, college business service specialist at BC3, for graduating in the Butler County Youth Leadership Class of 2020.

The Butler County Youth Leadership Class of 2020 enjoyed a modified graduation on Tuesday.

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Let it Flow

Employee Jon Scherer waters flowers and other plants Tuesday at the Mars Agway store. Scherer is a sophomore finance major at Mercyhurst University in Erie.

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County judge honored as Rotarian of the Year

McCune lauded for service work

Tim McCune

Timothy McCune had no idea what was coming.

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County GOP removes post on social media

Comments referred to video

It was fast, but it happened. A post was displayed on the Butler County Republican Committee Facebook Page Sunday night that included controversial text in addition to a reference to a video titled “How to End White Privilege.”

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Food bank closes due to possible virus risk

A volunteer's possible exposure to the coronavirus led the Butler Chapter of Society of St. Vincent de Paul to close its food bank for the remainder of the week.

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Police officer tests positive for COVID-19

Had worked at Cranberry protest

An Evans City-Seven Fields police officer who provided support at the June 19 Black Lives Matter protest in Cranberry Township is reported to have tested positive for COVID-19.

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Request for parole denied in child porn sentence

Lawyer brings up recent case

Jon Shaffer

A Butler County judge declined to commute a Pittsburgh man's jail sentence to parole during a hearing Tuesday, instead sending the man to Butler County Prison.

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