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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
Several cows needed rescue after they got stuck in an icy pond Monday evening, Feb. 9, in Center Township. Firefighters responded around 5 p.m. to the 100 block of Muddy...
February 10, 2026 Local News
JACKSON TWP — Seneca Valley school district took another step in securing its already approved high school renovation plans, as the board authorized the district to take ...
February 10, 2026 Local News
BUTLER TWP — With assistance from the proposed state budget, Butler Area School District is currently on track to approve its draft spending plan for next school year wit...
February 10, 2026 Local News
A Butler man accused of an armed robbery outside a business on Main Street argued that being a Black man led to “demeaning” treatment since being arrested. Andrew Lawren...
February 10, 2026 Local News
Butler Meals on Wheels canceled its winter fundraiser dinner, which was planned to take place Feb. 17. The dinner was originally scheduled to take place Jan. 20 at St. Pe...
February 10, 2026 Local News
As the school year churns along, students at Knoch Primary School took the time to celebrate hitting the 100-day mark in a 100-themed way Monday, Jan. 9. The primary sch...
February 10, 2026 Local News
Family trust may donate money to help cover costs
February 09, 2026 Local News
A Youngstown man who led police on a manhunt Jan. 19 and 20 through Oakland Township had three charges added before his Monday, Feb. 9, preliminary hearing was continued....
February 09, 2026 Local News
ADAMS TWP — The township’s dining scene is in line to receive one of the nation’s most popular fast-food spots. A new Chipotle Mexican Grill is slated for the Adams Corne...
February 09, 2026 Local News
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wants to keep home prices high, bypassing calls to ramp up construction so people can afford what has been a ticket to the middle clas...
February 09, 2026 National News
Other News
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — A single-engine plane made an emergency landing on a busy road in Georgia, striking three vehicles and leaving two people with minor injuries, authorit...
February 10, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — The heads of the agencies carrying out President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda will testify in Congress Tuesday and face questions over how they are...
February 10, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — Democrats have begun tentative talks with the White House on their demands for “dramatic” new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown,...
February 09, 2026 National News
ROCKVILLE, Md. — A student was shot inside a high school in Maryland on Monday and another student was in custody, police said. One student was found with a gunshot wound...
February 09, 2026 National News
TUCSON, Ariz. — Savannah Guthrie’s family is “at an hour of desperation” in the search for her missing mother, the “Today” show host said in a video released Monday, just...
February 09, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Nurses and two major hospital systems in New York City have reached a deal to end a nearly monthlong strike over staffing levels, workplace safety, health insu...
February 09, 2026 National News
NEW YORK — It's been a confusing time for people with student loans. Collections restarted, then were put on hold. At the same time, borrowers had to stay on top of chang...
February 09, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, declined to answer questions from House lawmakers in a deposition Monday, but indicated that if ...
February 09, 2026 National News
YEREVAN, Armenia — Vice President JD Vance landed in Armenia on Monday — a country that no sitting U.S. vice president or president has visited before — as the Trump admi...
February 09, 2026 International News
WASHINGTON — Beyond the car windows being smashed, people tackled on city streets — or even a little child with a floppy bunny ears snowcap detained — the images of maske...
February 09, 2026 National News
Sports
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Recently pressed into a starting role due to an injured teammate, Slippery Rock girls basketball freshman Jolin Lin came up big for the Rockets Monday...
February 09, 2026 Sports
Senior Emily Hoffer and Emily Cornish finished their Butler girls basketball careers with a 65-47 win over St. Joseph’s on Monday night. Jordan Ryan led the Golden Tornad...
February 09, 2026 Sports
A Knoch-North Catholic Part 3 will have to wait a few rounds. But if it happens, it’ll set the stage for the WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball championship game. The WPIAL a...
February 09, 2026 Sports
The WPIAL girls basketball playoff pairing were announced Monday, with four Butler County teams getting set for postseason play. WPIAL Section 1-6A co-champions Seneca Va...
February 09, 2026 Sports
Veteran slugger Marcell Ozuna is heading to Pittsburgh. The 35-year-old free agent has reached an agreement with the Pirates on a one-year deal worth $12 million, a perso...
February 09, 2026 Professional
BUTLER TWP — Seven individuals will be enshrined into the Butler County Sports Hall of Fame at the organization’s 59th banquet April 25 at Butler County Community College...
February 09, 2026 Sports
Before each game, Maddy Dehart goes through a transformation. Not physically, but one the senior forward for Union/A-C Valley girls basketball says helps to get her “in a...
February 09, 2026 Sports
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County. Monday, Feb. 9 Boys Basketball 7 — Marion Center at Moniteau 7:30 — North Clarion at Karns City 7...
February 09, 2026 Sports
Editorial
The next election is not an existential event for the United States. Neither is the one after that — or the one after that. But that won’t stop American politicians from ...
February 10, 2026 Other Voices
EMS agencies are facing more challenges than ever before and no one is more aware of it than the people who are on the front lines of emergency health care. Someone like...
February 10, 2026 Our Opinion
February 10, 2026 Cartoons
Community
Reservations for shelters at Alameda Park for spring and summer dates starts Feb. 27. Butler County Government Center, 124 W. Diamond St. in Butler, will be open from 8 t...
February 10, 2026 Community
January winter storms caused more than 1,300 uncollected donations due to blood drive cancellations nationwide, including 300 in Western Pennsylvania, according to Vitala...
February 10, 2026 Community
Butler a fine place to bird, says birding pro
February 10, 2026 Community
Nixon Preschool, 334 Airport Road in Penn Township, is hosting an open house Saturday, Feb. 14, for parents and guardians of prospective preschoolers to meet the school’s...
February 10, 2026 Community
The Zelienople Area Public Library is having its Jigsaw Puzzle Sale Extravaganza through the rest of the week. There are hundreds of donated puzzles and games priced from...
February 09, 2026 Community
Penn State Extension’s pesticide education team is conducting a survey to help shape its future programming. It’s designed to gather information from Pennsylvania pestici...
February 09, 2026 Community
Former Butler County educator reflects on one-room schools and lessons that outlast a career
February 09, 2026 Community
Announcements
Arts & Entertainment
Terrance Gore, a speedy outfielder who played for three World Series champions while spending parts of eight seasons in the major leagues, has died. He was 34. Chad Funde...
February 09, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
SAN FRANCISCO — Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance translated into an immediate surge in global listening, with new data from Apple Music showing sharp gains acr...
February 09, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Yes, the wedding depicted during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was real. About five minutes into the 13-minute extravaganza at Levi’s Stadiu...
February 09, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Other
Centrally located, Clay and Concord townships today have much in common, but have quite different histories. Quiet, steady growth in Clay Township When Butler County was ...
February 10, 2026 America 250
February 10, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasin...
February 10, 2026 Verse of the Day
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