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Tens of thousands attend McConnells Mill event planned by a handful of people
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP, Lawrence County — There are just 15 people in the Rotary Club of Portersville-Prospect, but an estimated 13,000 people attend an annual event...
Butler Fall Festival brings community together
Main Street in Butler was bustling Saturday with people browsing vendor tables, munching on food and treats and checking out classic and newer cars and trucks a...
Photo gallery: Look back on the Seven Fields Oktoberfest’s weekend-long fun
Oktoberfest in Seven Fields provided a chance to enjoy the season for both children and adults this weekend at the borough’s Town Park. Adults got a chance to e...
Families run, support schools at Tuff Tornado Run
BUTLER TWP — Saturday’s Tuff Tornado Run seemed more fun than tough for the hundreds of adults and children who participated in the annual fundraiser for the Go...
Slippery Rock University hosts Special Olympics sectional
SLIPPERY ROCK — Hundreds of athletes from across Western Pennsylvania gathered at Slippery Rock University on Sunday, Sept. 27, for the annual Western Fall Sect...
Tens of thousands attend McConnells Mill event planned by a handful of people
Tens of thousands atte...
Butler Fall Festival brings community together
Butler Fall Festival b...
Photo gallery: Look back on the Seven Fields Oktoberfest’s weekend-long fun
Photo gallery: Look ba...
Families run, support schools at Tuff Tornado Run
Families run, support ...
Slippery Rock University hosts Special Olympics sectional
Slippery Rock Universi...
Top Headlines
A Newell man died Sunday, Sept. 27, after being pinned between two door machines at the Cleveland-Cliffs Coke Works plant in Monessen, according to the Westmoreland Count...
September 28, 2026 Local News
A woman in Cranberry Township arrived home Thursday, Sept. 24, to find a Jefferson Township man naked in her bed, according to charges filed Friday. Cody J. Grupp, 33, w...
September 28, 2026 Local News
Seminar will focus on Roblox and similar platforms
September 28, 2026 Local News
The VA Butler Healthcare System has been recognized at VA’s 2026 National Customer Experience Symposium with the Veterans Health Administration Customer Experience Award ...
September 28, 2026 Business
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — For the first time ever, the Big Butler Parts-A-Rama automotive swap meet expanded into the fall, holding its second event of the year over the week...
September 28, 2026 Local News
News
A medical helicopter was requested for a two-vehicle crash between a tractor-trailer and a car Monday morning, Sept. 28, in Penn Township, according to Butler County Emer...
September 28, 2026 Local News
The Pennsylvania Department of Education is awarding $7.3 million in grant funding to 249 schools in 29 counties through the federal Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. T...
September 27, 2026 Local News
The Butler Education Association held a food drive during the Golden Tornadoes’ football game Friday evening to benefit the Weekend Backpack Program. The Weekend Backpack...
September 26, 2026 Local News
A Butler County woman says she sustained numerous broken bones and other injuries in a June 2025 crash when a man who was driving drunk struck her vehicle head-on after d...
September 26, 2026 Crime & Courts
SEVEN FIELDS — It’s not every day that people get to kick back and drink a few beers at the Seven Fields Town Park, but this weekend brought back Oktoberfest celebrations...
September 26, 2026 Local News
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Community
A drive through Zelienople’s Main Street can take a while. There are only three traffic li...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
For decades, it hardly seemed like there was enough time in the week for all of the tasks ...
September 26, 2026
Intermediate League of Butler will meet Oct. 5, at Christ Community Methodist Church, 205 ...
September 25, 2026
The Butler Art Center & Gallery is accepting drop-offs from Oct. 7 through Oct. 10 for its...
September 25, 2026
Butler County dog law enforcement officer Cole Redrup and his team will do a targeted dog ...
September 25, 2026
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Sports
PITTSBURGH — Aaron Rodgers urged patience, not panic, after the new-look Pittsburgh Steele...
 
DETROIT — Konnor Griffin homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates recorded their first winning s...
September 27, 2026
PITTSBURGH — Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers have been around each other a long time. So m...
September 27, 2026
PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes is only too aware of the impossibly high bar he set for himself d...
September 27, 2026
STATE COLLEGE — Colton Joseph hit Jacob Harris on a 72-yard touchdown pass with 1:13 to pl...
September 26, 2026
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Editorial
President Donald J. Trump’s reported ban of MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House is outrageous, dangerous and fundamentally contrary to the C...
September 26, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Why doesn’t someone do some painting on the horse statue at the end of the viaduct in Butler. It is rusting away. It was a beautiful thing when first ...
September 26, 2026 Letters to the Editor
In the Sept. 9 Butler Eagle article “Callery fire company asks for additional funding, 3-year contract from borough” (Page 1), my kudos to Assistant F...
September 26, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Dolly Parton was a famous singer for decades, but she never used her star platform to advance her political views. She understood that her fans came t...
September 26, 2026 Letters to the Editor
September 25, 2026 Cartoons
Business
More than half the storefronts at the Clearview Mall sit vacant, but the Florida company that has operated the mall since the start of 2024, hopes to ...
September 25, 2026 Business
BUTLER TWP — Butler County Community College’s new bistro and cafe features a familiar name to Butler County. Run by Vintage Coffeehouse, located on ...
September 25, 2026 Local News
FRANKLIN TWP — Butler County Farm Bureau members approved a bushel full of policy recommendations Thursday, Sept. 24, at the bureau’s annual fall meet...
September 25, 2026 Agriculture
Forward Township will try again Thursday in maintenance garage
September 24, 2026 Government
Ashley Phillips, senior vice president and branch operations leader for First Commonwealth Bank in Cranberry Township, was named a recipient of the Pe...
September 24, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
The Tuff Tornado Run takes place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at the top loop of Alameda Park, bringing a 2-mile muddy challenge to children and adults alik...
September 24, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Seven years after becoming the second-highest grossing film ever, “Avengers: Endgame” returned to the No. 1 spot at the box office in a victory lap for Marvel ...
September 28, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
PHILADELPHIA — Bill Giles, who rose from a Philadelphia Phillies business executive to become an owner and CEO during more than a half-century with the team, died Friday ...
September 25, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Of all the magical portals that transport you to another world, “Forgotten Island” may have the cutest. It’s not a brick tunnel like “Spirited Away” or a hidden door like...
September 25, 2026 Reviews
Buzzing with the sound of dial-up internet and the hum of grainy VHS tape, Lance Oppenheim’s “Primetime,” about Chris Hansen and his Dateline NBC series “To Catch a Preda...
September 25, 2026 Reviews
After being removed from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour, Grammy Award winner Macklemore will soon return to the live stage. The rapper has announced “Free Palestine,” a series of...
September 24, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
ZELIENOPLE — Painters have a brush and canvas. Writers have a pen and paper. Skaters have a skateboard and a skate park. Locals consistently choose to perfect their craft...
September 28, 2026 Special Sections
Outdoor air pollution from factories, vehicles and wildfires is harmful for kids. But the air inside homes, schools and other indoor spaces matters, too. Indoor air can ...
September 23, 2026 Special Sections
ZELIENOPLE — Emily Keir was all about running while growing up. The 2018 Seneca Valley graduate ran the Raider Maze 5K when she was 8 years old. She began running cross ...
September 22, 2026 Special Sections
La Roche University Executive Director of Introcaso Center for Lifelong Learning Jennifer Engel said she remembers when a woman, grieving her late husband, said that the ...
September 16, 2026 Special Sections
It isn’t difficult in the Concordia Haven Apartments to stumble on a resident involved in some form of community service or charity work. Resident Elizabeth Spohn said ma...
September 16, 2026 Special Sections
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Seeking Refuge
Every morning Irena Tkachenko starts her day the same way: by telephoning her relatives and friends in Ukraine to see if they are still OK. Tkachenko,...
February 24, 2023 Local News
Three young Ukrainian families who escaped their war-torn hometown of Kharkov think the American holiday of Thanksgiving is a good time to say they ca...
November 23, 2022 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Huge, steaming pots of homemade food and endless carafes of coffee and tea sustain 11 adults and children seeking refuge at the crowde...
July 16, 2022 Local News
When it comes to helping those in need, Butler County residents have proven their generosity again and again by donating amounts large and small strai...
June 20, 2022 Local News
Two young Ukrainian families are relieved to be watching the deer and chipmunks frolic on their hosts’ Cranberry Township lawn, and not wondering wher...
June 18, 2022 Local News
Digital Divide
HARRISBURG — In the coming years, Pennsylvania will receive more than $1 billion in federal funding to bring high-speed internet access to everyone in...
August 30, 2023 Pennsylvania News
The Biden administration on Monday continued its push toward internet-for-all by 2030, announcing about $667 million in new grants and loans to build ...
August 22, 2023 National News
STATE COLLEGE — Before Pennsylvania can spend an almost $1.2 billion windfall of federal funding for high-speed internet, it must figure out how to us...
July 18, 2023 Pennsylvania News
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
February 27, 2023 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Pennsylvania is set to get a piece of $42.5 billion in federal money to help expand broadband internet access to underserved areas. On...
February 17, 2023 Business

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