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Read the latest news from today along with all of the articles published yesterday to the website in preparation for the current print edition of the Butler Eagle.
Local News
On a warm, but overcast spring afternoon while rain gently drizzles down, I meet Jamie Harpster. At the time he is frantically trying to deal with a plumbing issue. Techn...
May 16, 2026 Local News
JEFFERSON TWP — Western PA can be a tough place to enjoy outdoor recreation and nature activities. Beyond the hills and the rain, Butler temperatures this month have dipp...
May 16, 2026 Local News
Invasive vegetation will be removed from about 50 acres in Alameda Park. The Butler County commissioners on Wednesday approved an agreement for a contractor from Mars to ...
May 16, 2026 Local News
Students at St. Wendelin school got out and took advantage of the warm weather Friday during an Olympic-themed field day. The “2026 Saint Wendelin Olympics” featured a ra...
May 16, 2026 Local News
JEFFERSON TWP — Knoch School District made an addition to its leadership team that incoming superintendent Melissa Grantz said will bring experience, leadership and dedic...
May 16, 2026 Local News
The Southern Butler County Business Association held a Battle of the Businesses event Thursday, May 14, at Fun Fore All in Cranberry Township. The event pitted businesses...
May 16, 2026 Business
Butler County Community College’s board of trustees took time out during commencement activities this year to remember the loss of a cherished board member whose impact w...
May 16, 2026 Local News
At a time when colleges and universities face concerns and uncertainty, Butler County Community College leaders have expressed confidence in the school’s footing as the 2...
May 16, 2026 Local News
The Remaley family of Armstrong County is asking for financial help from the community in the form of a GoFundMe after five of them were involved in a two-vehicle crash i...
May 16, 2026 Local News
Internet provider Brightspeed is set to enter a new yearlong partnership with the Jean B. Purvis Community Health Center in Butler to help with its ongoing efforts to con...
May 16, 2026 Business
Other News
As costs continue to rise in the ambulance service business, Karns City Regional Ambulance Service president Mark Lauer recently called together leaders from several nort...
May 16, 2026 Government
Sports
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Samantha Montgomery was taking nothing for granted entering the District 10 Track and Field Championships. After turning in an effort of 17 feet, 10 i...
May 16, 2026 Sports
PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers is running it back with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Two people with knowledge of the decision told the Associated Press the four-time NFL MVP agr...
May 16, 2026 Professional
PITTSBURGH — Cristopher Sánchez struck out a career-high 13 while picking up the second shutout of his career as the Philadelphia Phillies drilled the Pittsburgh Pirates ...
May 16, 2026 Professional
Editorial
Move on, Rodgers. It’s time for Aaron Rodgers to move on. The Steelers are not getting a chance to see what the quarterbacks can do in a real game. The Steelers are going...
May 16, 2026 Letters to the Editor
On behalf of the Community Meal Ministries in Butler — First English Lutheran Church, All Saints Parish, Saint Andrews United Presbyterian Church, St. Mark’s Evangelical ...
May 16, 2026 Letters to the Editor
I’m writing out of deep concern for the health of our democracy and the direction of the Republican Party. A functioning political party argues policy, accepts facts and ...
May 16, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Suck it up, America. If Iran develops long-range nuclear capabilities, $4-5 gas will be the least of our problems. Robert Tirk, Venango Township ...
May 16, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Community
NORTH BUFFALO TWP, Armstrong County — The township ended a public hearing on whether to return road maintenance to township residents without a decision on Wednesday, May...
May 16, 2026 Community
The scent of over a dozen food trucks filled the air of Butler’s Main Street on Friday night, May 15, as the city hosted its first of this year’s Foodie Fridays. “We have...
May 16, 2026 Community
Turmeric (Curcuma longa), is a member of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae), and is native to India and Southeast Asia. In Southeast Asia, the use of turmeric has been doc...
May 16, 2026 Community
Announcements
Ronald and Jean Kratzer, of Saxonburg, will celebrate 70 years of marriage May 20, with a family dinner at Villa Restaurant. Kratzer married the former Jean Rowland on Ma...
May 16, 2026 Anniversaries
Thomas and Patricia Faller, of Chicora, celebrated 50 years of marriage May 15 with a family dinner. Faller married the former Patricia Snyder May 15, 1976, at Fox Street...
May 16, 2026 Anniversaries
Arts & Entertainment
As young men flinched and gasped around me at the Los Angeles premiere of “Obsession,” I almost had to laugh. A slight head tilt, creepy smile or strange movement from st...
May 16, 2026 Reviews
It was only a matter of time before “that octopus book” became “that octopus movie” (or, at least, “that other octopus movie”). Shelby Van Pelt’s “Remarkably Bright Creat...
May 16, 2026 Reviews
CONCORD, N.H. — As a high school student in the 1970s, Lori Guess looked forward to packing up her oboe for a summer music camp in Sidney, Maine. The lakeside location an...
May 16, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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