The show finally goes on

BLT back on stage with drama 'Twelve Angry Men'

Butler Little Theatre is having rehearsals for its first show back since the coronavirus pandemic, Twelve Angry Men.

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BC3 offsets losses with COVID relief funds

Enrollment decline greater than anticipated

Butler County Community College used $1.9 million in federal COVID-19 relief money to offset revenue loss from a decline in tuition and enrollment in the 2020-21 fiscal year, and plans to use more to offset a projected $1.7 million budget deficit in the current fiscal year.

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Mask mandate hearing changed

Court to take briefs from both sides

The hearing related involving county residents against the statewide school mask mandate has been delayed slightly.

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Municipal officials plan sewer questions

Harmony, Lancaster Township and Zelienople officials discussed their concerns for nearly two hours Wednesday about Western Butler County Authority's proposed, but now rescinded, Act 537 plan — which included a pump station replacement and a water pollution control facility upgrade — and...

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COVID-19 Regional Update

The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from regular news releases from the state Department of Health.

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FDA advisory panel will consider boosters

3rd Pfizer shot to be debated

WASHINGTON — Influential government advisers will debate Friday if there’s enough proof that a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective — the first step toward deciding which Americans need one and when.

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Grant money still available for tap-in fee

Summit residents can get $6K

The deadline is approaching if residents of Summit Township want their $6,000 tap in fee for the new sewage system to be paid for by the Community Development Block Grant.

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GOP lawmakers in Pa. vote for subpoena to seek voter information

Committee pursues investigation

HARRISBURG — Republicans in the Pennsylvania Senate prepared Wednesday to test how far they can go in pursuing what the GOP calls a “forensic investigation” of last year’s presidential election, as Democrats accused them of helping perpetuate the “big lie” of...

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Final Grey Hawk development plans to be voted on in Middlesex

A representative from Victor Wetzel Associates shared final planned residential development (PRD) documents for the Grey Hawk development near Overbrook Road with the Middlesex Board of Supervisors and residents at a meeting on Wednesday night.

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Man on the run allegedley breaks into apt.

He is charged with burglary

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Pay increases, job titles approved

Nonunion staff affected

The county salary board approved a number of changes and a non-union pay increase on Wednesday.

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Friction among Taliban pragmatists, hard-liners intensifies

KABUL, Afghanistan — Friction between pragmatists and ideologues in the Taliban leadership has intensified since the group formed a hard-line Cabinet last week that is more in line with their harsh rule in the 1990s than their recent promises of inclusiveness, said two Afghans familiar with...

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Democrats see a midterm map in Calif. recall success

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Few Democrats were surprised to see Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom swat down a Republican-driven recall campaign in bright-blue California. But they were pleased with how he did it.

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Lamb introduces bill for teacher tax deductions

The bipartisan Supporting Early-Childhood Educators through Deductions (SEED) Act was introduced Wednesday by Reps. Conor Lamb, D-17th, Tom Reed, R-N.Y., Jimmy Panetta, D-Ca., and Jackie Walorski, R-Ind.

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DCED gets $7M for homelessness prevention program

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development will receive $7,122,756 in discretionary funding for its Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program.

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Pope: No place for politics in Biden Communion matter

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — Pope Francis said Wednesday that Catholic bishops must minister with “compassion and tenderness,” not condemnation, to politicians who support abortion rights and warned that clerics shouldn’t let politics enter into questions about receiving...

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Slippery Rock to seek trash pickup service proposals

Slippery Rock is searching for a new trash collection service contractor.

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POLICE REPORTS

These items were collected from various police departments:

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Bonner will host seniors' breakfast

Rep. Tim Bonner, R-8th, invites residents of Mercer and Butler counties to attend a senior citizens breakfast from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Sept. 30 at the Unionville Fire Hall, 102 Mahood Road.

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Clinic offers diabetes program

The Jean B. Purvis Community Health Center has implemented a new diabetic management program utilizing a continuous glucose monitoring system.

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Sweet Scarcity

Chocolate shortage affects local confectioners

Chocolate in short supply, but Christmas candy should be available

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County's demographic growth part of U.S. trends

134% increase seen in racial minorities

Butler County became more racially diverse in the past decade, with the number of residents identifying as a race other than white alone more than doubling between 2010 and 2020: consistent with demographic changes around the country

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Police look for church burglar

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Auditor general: COVID waiver process flawed

The state's process granting or denying waivers to businesses seeking reprieve from last year's COVID-19 shutdowns was deficient, the state's chief auditor wrote in a report released Tuesday, plagued with “questionable decisions,” leading to needless economic harm and an increased risk...

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Free rides take $104M toll on Pa. Turnpike finances

CARLISLE — More than $104 million in Pennsylvania Turnpike tolls went uncollected last year as the agency fully converted to all-electronic tolling, with the millions of motorists who don't use E-ZPass having a nearly 1 in 2 chance of riding without paying under the...

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