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Local News
Butler County has a long tradition of building America. American Bantam Car Company designed the Jeeps used in World War II. Armco Steel, now Cleveland-Cliffs, created t...
July 03, 2026 Local News
Butler Eagle mascot, Scoop, wishes all of Butler County a happy 4th of July on the nation’s 250th anniversary. ...
July 03, 2026 Local News
The annual Big Butler Fair opened on Friday, July 3 and continues through the end of next week. Saturday, July 4, activities include the Rodfathers Inaugual 4th of July ...
July 03, 2026 Local News
Butler County officials and U.S. Mike Kelly, R-16th, offered reactions Friday about Thursday’s surprise release of Butler resident Ignacio Carrizalez from the custody of ...
July 03, 2026 Government
A Butler woman is accused of striking a homeowner, refusing police commands to leave a property and exposing herself to homeowners and a camera in Jefferson Township. St...
July 03, 2026 Local News
After closing in April 2026, Reichhold’s Cafe will return soon. The owners of Reichhold’s Cafe announced on Facebook on Friday, July 3, that they purchased the former Za...
July 03, 2026 Local News
The Thiele Dairy Farm in Jefferson Township got in on the America250 spirit by setting up a festive and patriotic hay bale decoration just in time for the Fourth of July ...
July 03, 2026 Agriculture
Butler County has been sizzling the past week, with temperatures reaching the upper 90s and conditions that make it feel even hotter. To stay cool, families could be see...
July 03, 2026 Local News
In honor of America’s 250th anniversary, Mars will hold a two-day, community wide Independence Day celebration Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4. The celebration begin...
July 03, 2026 Local News
Other News
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The fallout from Venezuela's powerful twin quakes has evolved into a major test for acting President Delcy Rodríguez, sending her scrambling to ...
July 03, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — Festivities commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence ramped up across the United States on Friday as demonstrations of national pride — a...
July 03, 2026 National News
A group of Democratic governors, including Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, asked the U.S. Postal Service on Thursday to withdraw its proposed rule seeking to implement an...
July 03, 2026 National News
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Like plenty of local boys before him, Neil has come home to the stretch of Australian coast where he was born. Unlike most of them, he trails fa...
July 03, 2026 International News
Sports
Talon Netzel scored on a walk-off passed ball to secure Butler’s 6-5 win over Clarion on Friday night, claiming the 10U Little League District 25 title. Butler trailed 5-...
July 03, 2026 Sports
Editorial
July 03, 2026 Cartoons
As the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, American citizens are expressing some birthday blues. An Associated Pres...
July 03, 2026 Our Opinion
This past Easter, while walking to church up North McKean Street, a truck with the “stars and stripes” waving from its bed drove by my wife and I and it made me think how...
July 03, 2026 Other Voices
Community
Slippery Rock University’s marketing and communications office is a couple months into reviewing the effectiveness of its messaging over the past school year, looking at ...
July 03, 2026 Community
Announcements
Arts & Entertainment
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This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Below are a number...
July 03, 2026 Special Sections
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Butler Area Pu...
July 03, 2026 Special Sections
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Butler Transit Aut...
July 03, 2026 Special Sections
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