Christine Studeny

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Ralph Meier

BIRTHDAY REMEMBRANCE

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Cierra M. Burrows

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Lee Ann Schultz

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Joyce Presco

IN MEMORIAM

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Henry Iman

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Gloria Farinelli

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Cierra Marie Burrows

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Cierra Marie Burrows

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PEOPLE

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GOLF RESULTS

Stoughton Acres

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HOLE-IN-ONE

Chuck Kniess of Cranberry Township on the 169-yard, No. 8 at Reserve Run Golf Course in Poland, Ohio, with a 7-iron.

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SRU hoop team to play at Pitt

PITTSBURGH — The Slippery Rock University men’s basketball team will play an exhibition game Oct. 30 against the University of Pittsburgh at the Petersen Events Center.

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BASEBALL

National League

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FOOTBALL

All Times EDT

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Tornado win golf opener

Butler’s boys golf team opened its season Friday with a 220-224 victory over Knoch at Butler Country Club.

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Pirates walk off Cubs, 3-2

PITTSBURGH — Pinch-hitter Cole Tucker drew a bases-loaded walk and Kevin Newman hit an RBI single, all with two out in the ninth inning, as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Friday night.

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GOLF

Saturday

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ON THE AIR

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL

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DEALS

Friday’s Sports Transactions

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RACING

Friday’s qualifying; Saturday race

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Smallmouth bass prevalent in Allegheny

The tail-out section of the long, moderately deep Allegheny River pool had a proven record for producing smallmouth bass, including big ones.

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Quick change pays off

Cross country, track land Hoffman in Mars HOF

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Matsuyama breaks course record Friday

MEDINAH, Ill. — Hideki Matsuyama has never missed the Tour Championship since his first full year on the PGA Tour. He played Friday like he doesn’t want the streak to end.

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Hamlin grabs pole at Bristol

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Denny Hamlin has won the pole for Saturday night’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway, a critical short-track showdown for drivers trying to qualify for the playoffs.

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Mars repeats league title run

CRANBERRY TWP — Game 4 of the Eagle County baseball championship had a few firsts.

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Toy's Story

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TRIVIA

In 1923, what Pirate set a National League record by getting a hit in 23 straight games to begin a season?

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Young Americans twirl to titles

SAXONBURG — Twin champions — again.

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Kudos to Butler gridders

It's been 22 years.

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PHOTO GALLERY

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BUTLER FARM SHOW WINNERS

CONNOQUENESSING TWP — Here are some results featuring the top three places in the Home-Produced Products category at the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday at the farm show grounds.

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‘Blinded by the Light’ finds dramatic harmony

Recent films using music superstars as their foundation have taken different approaches to telling their stories. “Bohemian Rhapsody” was a traditional biopic of Freddie Mercury and Queen, while “Rocketman” looked at Elton John’s life using his tunes in a musical theater format.

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Sequel to ‘47 Meters Down’ is a toothsome success

At the beginning of “47 Meters Down: Uncaged,” a quartet of young women are given some pretty good advice before going out to sea: “Don’t get eaten by a shark.” It’s advice, as you might expect, not all take.

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Startup hopes to turn NASA funding into big business

FINCASTLE, Va. — A handful of micro assemblers spend their days peering through microscopes on the second floor of a nondescript downtown office building, tweezers in hand as they piece together components small enough to rest on the tip of a pencil.

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Church wants to buy property in Adams Twp.

Lawyers to talk about center

ADAMS TWP — Discovery Christian Church pastor Matt Mehaffey appealed to township supervisors Monday night regarding zoning ordinances amid the church's discussions with an entertainment center to provide it with a permanent location.

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Work ethic, compassion brought to market

Tom Taylor reminisces about the days of driving his young family to Moraine State Park and, on the way, saying, “We ought to open a business here.”

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Korean Corn Grilled Cheese

40 minutes. Serves 4.

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Make the best grilled cheese with Korean corn cheese

Many seasonal ingredients are around for a very short window of time; their fleetingness is part of their allure. You get excited for them to arrive, eat as much as you can of them while they’re around, and then pine for them the remaining 50 weeks of the year.

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Report: Trump interested in buying Greenland

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in buying the entire island of Greenland “with varying degrees of seriousness,” The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

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PennDOT updates maintenance schedule

PennDOT has released an updated county maintenance schedule to reflect work planned for roads within Butler County from Aug. 17 to 23. The schedule alerts motorists where to expect road work that could affect them, such as patching, pipe replacements and ditching.

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Pa. unemployment rate ticked up a bit to 3.9% in July

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania's jobless rate is up slightly but remains near record lows under state records that go back four decades.

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Lyra, a little constellation with many stories

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POTPOURRI

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ENGAGEMENTS

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BULLETIN BOARD

SATURDAY

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DEAN’S LIST

The following students have been named to the dean’s lists of their respective colleges and universities:

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Armco Credit Union awards scholarships to 20 graduates

The Armco Credit Union recently awarded $10,000 in scholarships to 20 graduating high school seniors.

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Vaccines, routines and screens: Tips for a healthy school year

It’s back-to-school time, the time of year that often has parents rushing to buy school supplies, new clothes and healthy snacks to stock the pantry. It also tends to bring stress around homework, earlier bedtimes and an influx of colds and coughs. Dr. Tina Ardon, a family medicine physician and mom of three, provides some back-to-school tips to keep parents and kids healthy.

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Royal Pair

Sisters preside as princesses at Twins Days event

It seemed only right for Claire and Victoria Nebel to don a pair of tiaras and sashes earlier this month to begin their reigns as princesses.

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POLICE REPORTS

Regular cop agate

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Gov. signs order aimed at reducing gun violence

HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf signed an executive order Friday that requires state agencies to collect more data about gun violence, instructs state police to boost their monitoring of hate groups and white supremacists, and increases efforts to help local police departments respond to threats of mass shootings.

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Single-car crash injures driver

BUTLER TWP — One person was sent to a hospital after a single-vehicle accident on New Castle Road at about 6 p.m. on Friday.

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Gender neutral licenses a farc

Concerning these gender neutral driver’s licenses.

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Trump makes Israel look weak

Benjamin Netanyahu says he had no choice but to forbid two first-year members of Congress from visiting Israel.

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Time for public sector to fully embrace AI

The National Institute for Standards and Technology just delivered a final plan to the White House for developing artificial intelligence standards for the private sector, in order to “maintain and strengthen America’s leadership in AI.”

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Erie tragedy shows smoke alarms vital; use them

Our neighbors to the north are mourning the deaths of five young children in a fire at a day care center last weekend.

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VERSE

But go and learn what this means: I desire mercy, not sacrifice. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.

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CHUCKLE

At least Hollywood’s lure of stardom guarantees there will always be plenty of attractive supermarket baggers.

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Jackson Twp. business owner disputes $800 fee

$60K could be raised for projects

Space Center Self Storage owner Dennis Spirk expressed his concerns about a flat $800 annual "business privilege tax" to Jackson supervisors at Thursday night's meeting. The tax is expected to go into a $200,000 capital reserve fund to pay for such projects as road improvements, traffic lights and other infrastructure.

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Nearly a year later, fatal accident case moves forward

LANCASTER TWP — Charges against a Slippery Rock man accused of striking and killing a motorcyclist while distracted by a social media app were held for higher court.

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Man charged with sending nude photos of ex-girlfriend

Images allegedly distributed twice

A Butler County man is charged in Luzerne County with sending more than a dozen nude photos of his ex-girlfriend to other men through Facebook.

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ROYAL PAIR

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DEATH NOTICES

Help needed to hang flags Vets banner program slows

Volunteers from the community are needed to hang a last batch of veterans banners in the streets of Butler, where more than 400 of the flags now fly. The banners are hung and organized by a team at American Legion Post 117. Jim Dittmer, the legion's former commander who has handled the signs, said they are being held up because they a're without a bucket truck.

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'The greatest show on dirt'

Crowd enjoys family-friendly North Washington Rodeo

NORTH WASHINGTON — Cheers, whistles and country music filled the stands of the North Washington Rodeo on Friday as fans settled in for an evening of competition.

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Resident goes to township about gun range

Man alleges police conflict of interest

Local man says bullets from an Evans City shooting range are lodged in his home and is upset the police call it a civil matter. He brought the issue before the Jackson Twp trustees.

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Volunteers offer kids free haircuts to kick off school

Annual event books up quickly

Last year, Butler Beauty Academy provided free haircuts to 60 students during its completely booked Back to School Haircuts event. This year, the academy increased the number of available slots to 80 students, but still is completely booked. The event offers free haircuts to students between the ages of 4 and 21 who may not be able to afford one.

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