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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’s tables, munching on food and treats and checking out classic and newer cars and trucks...
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...
Clearview Mall’s new owners aiming to attract retailers, fill space
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 change tha...
Seven Fields’ third Oktoberfest brings together community to enjoy local beer, late September weather
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 ce...
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...
Families run, support schools at Tuff Tornado Run
Families run, support ...
Clearview Mall’s new owners aiming to attract retailers, fill space
Clearview Mall’s new o...
Seven Fields’ third Oktoberfest brings together community to enjoy local beer, l...
Seven Fields’ third Ok...
Top Headlines
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
For decades, it hardly seemed like there was enough time in the week for all of the tasks that John “Jack” Beiler, who died Wednesday, Sept. 16, was up to at the same tim...
September 26, 2026 Senior
T & M Hardware and Rental’s sole Butler County location in Jackson Township has a new addition is in the works: a vending machine that, instead of pop and snacks, dispens...
September 26, 2026 Local News
BUTLER TWP — Butler County Community College’s new bistro and cafe features a familiar name to Butler County. Run by Vintage Coffeehouse, located on Main Street in Butle...
September 25, 2026 Local News
The City of Butler is taking steps to improve safety in the Butler City Farmers’ Market parking lot with the purchase of bollards. City council voted 4-0 during its meeti...
September 25, 2026 Local News
News
City streets will close to parking and traffic for Butler Fall Festival Saturday, Sept. 26, police chief Robert O’Neill announced. Parking will be restricted from 7:30 a....
September 25, 2026 Local News
State police is asking targets of a recently uncovered scam to contact investigators with information that can help. Scammers have been impersonating federal law enforce...
September 25, 2026 Local News
The lawyer for James Copenhaver, one of the men wounded in the shooting at President Donald Trump’s 2024 Butler rally, issued a statement on behalf of Copenhaver’s family...
September 25, 2026 Local News
Police are investigating after a Clinton Township home was struck on Sunday, Sept. 20, while five men were practicing shooting targets nearby, according to a state police...
September 25, 2026 Local News
Multiple ambulances were requested to a crash involving a school van Friday morning, Sept. 25, in Prospect, but no one was injured, according to Butler County Emergency S...
September 25, 2026 Local News
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Community
CRANBERRY TWP — Everything starts with a handshake at the Cranberry High Noon Toastmasters...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
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 do...
September 25, 2026
The Butler Outdoor Club will host a luncheon this year instead of its annual dinner. It wi...
September 24, 2026
Try spinning and weaving by hand for free — no experience needed — Wednesday, Sept. 30, at...
September 24, 2026
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Sports
DETROIT — Justin Verlander made a teary farewell, accompanied by his 7-year-old daughter a...
 
CALIFORNIA, Pa. — DaOne Owens threw for two touchdowns and rushed for two more in leading ...
September 26, 2026
The Butler Eagle’s photo team was three PIAA football games in Week five: Knoch at Freepor...
September 26, 2026
KARNS CITY — Karns City’s passing attack is something opposing teams must account for, wit...
September 25, 2026
BUFFALO TWP — The Pike Trophy has returned to Freeport High School. The Yellowjackets can ...
September 25, 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
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
Starbucks plans to close 250 North American stores later this week. It is the second big round of store closures under Starbucks Chairman and CEO...
September 24, 2026 Business
Independence Health System was named a 2026 Healthiest Employer of Delaware and Pennsylvania honoree, earning the No. 3 overall ranking. The honor cam...
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
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
October is such a wonderful time of year for stargazing over Butler. Nights are longer and offer great constellations, planets and other celestial treasures. Your Sky Gui...
September 24, 2026 Starwatch
NEW YORK — Representatives for Dolly Parton’s estate have been granted an order of protection against the late singer’s nephew and former head of security Bryan Seaver. S...
September 24, 2026 People
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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
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
Students must juggle school, work, extracurricular activities
September 16, 2026 Special Sections
The events of Sept. 11, 2001 mark a moment in American history that typically draws the question, “Where were you?” The Butler Eagle asked that very question on social me...
September 11, 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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