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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HS FOOTBALL GAME OF THE WEEK

KC, Moniteau renew longtime rivalry Friday

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HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP

Right on course

Felsing, Ellis, Nicklas, Bertolo shine in golf

Jacob Felsing of Moniteau carded a 40 to place seventh overall in the KSAC Mega Match boys golf event Wednesday at Hi-Level Golf Course.

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HOMECOMING COURT

UNION HIGH SCHOOL

The Union High School homecoming court is back row, from left, Christian Rodgers, Caden Rainey, Aiden Weaver, Carter Terwint, Isaac Saylor and Peter Hardy and front row, from left, Hailey Kriebel, Keira Croyle, Dominika Logue,Maggie Minick and Mollee McCullough. Not pictured is Mariah Ashbaugh. The crowning will be held at Union High School's Vidunas Stadium at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 24. SUBMITTED PHOTO

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photo gallery Thurs. Sept. 16, 2021

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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discussed their concerns for nearly two hours Wednesday about Western Butler County Authority's proposed, but now rescinded, Act 537 plan — which included a pump station replacement and a water pollution control facility upgrade — and formulate questions to send the authority.

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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 baseless claims that former President Donald Trump was cheated out of victory.

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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 the power struggle.

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BIBLE VERSE

What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! - Roman 6:15

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CHUCKLE

If you want to know what someone's really like, wait until they get rich and see if they return your phone calls.

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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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Turnpike ‘leakage’ cost $104M in uncollected tolls

The Pennsylvania Turnpike implemented its E-ZPass system in 1995.

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Keep Connoquenessing Township rural

Are you the residents of Connoquenessing Township aware of the changes being made to your home, property and finances? All of this will be in the near future by the township and sewer authority to comply with State Act 537 requiring a public sewage system.

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Freedom of religion means freedom to say no

Whether you are religious believer or an atheist, it’s galling to realize that some people are feigning religious objections to COVID-19 vaccines to avoid compliance with mandates. And since the law requires that religious beliefs be “sincere,” it’s tempting to argue for strict policing of the legitimacy of requested objections.

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Explanation for seemingly irrational COVID behavior

Many reactions to COVID-19 can be explained by one simple concept: intertemporal substitution. Its awkward name notwithstanding, the idea helps to make sense of many behaviors that otherwise might appear irrational.

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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 Communion.

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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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Orthodox church starts pierogi sales

LYNDORA – Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 21 Evergreen Road, will start its biweekly pierogi sales Sept. 24.

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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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Cranberry Volunteer Fire Co. to hold spaghetti dinner

Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary will invite guests to its annual spaghetti dinner Oct. 2 to benefit the fire company.

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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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Dodge ties Porsche as most appealing automotive brand

Nissan Maxima is top overall model

The folks at Dodge must know what their customers like.

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UPMC announces 2 execs in new leadership roles

UPMC announced on Wednesday two leadership changes, which will become effective Oct. 1, with the goal of enhancing clinical operations, innovation and research.

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ALDI open after remodeling

The Aldi store at 300 Butler Commons recently reopened following a renovation.

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After Ida, August industrial output gains slow in U.S.

WASHINGTON — U.S. industrial production slowed to a 0.4% gain in August as shutdowns of petroleum refineries and petrochemical plants caused by Hurricane Ida curbed manufacturing activity.

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Scoop continues flying high with football picks

My .814 winning percentage through three weeks of the high school football season stands tall — a testament to this bird's ability to prognotsticate.

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Dominant defensive front aids Steelers

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers could have sent the house at Josh Allen. It would have been understandable. Preferable even.

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TRIVIA

Who managed the most years in major league history without ever winning a championship?

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Points races ending Friday

As summer intersects with fall, it signals the end of the 2021 auto racing season.

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PEOPLE

NEW YORK — Sharon Osbourne has no immediate plans to return to hosting a daytime talk show after her highly publicized departure from “The Talk.”

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Bucs walk it off against Cincinnati

PITTSBURGH — Wilmer Difo scored on a groundout from Colin Moran with one out in the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates handed the Cincinnati Reds a seventh loss in nine games with a 5-4 win Wednesday night.

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EVENTS

Girls Volleyball

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Foxburg hosts art, food, wine

FOXBURG — Singer/songwriter Shane Alexander will kick off the Foxburg fall festival later this month.

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Art contest winners named

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Great Ladies of Swing

The Butler County Symphony Orchestra will present “Great Ladies of Swing” featuring Dee Daniels at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at Butler Intermediate High School Auditorium.

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Death Notices