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Is the cost of readiness too steep? EMS services seek balance amid rising costs and little relief
If ambulance services can’t cover their costs, they can’t cover the emergency needs of Butler County — and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to be ready for ...
Butler County celebrates Super Bowl 60
Patrons at the Beacon put support behind the Seahawks
Temperatures Monday could drop to -16 degrees
The low temperature recorded at the Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport in Penn Township on Sunday, Feb. 8, was -7 degrees Fahrenheit, but Monday is expected to ...
Zelie Cocoa Crawl boosts business, warms up shoppers
ZELIENOPLE — The chilly temperature on Saturday, Feb. 7, was ideal for people going from store to store on Main Street, where they could warm up with hot chocol...
Man killed in Friday crash studied exercise science at SRU
University offers support to students affected by loss
Is the cost of readiness too steep? EMS services seek balance amid rising costs ...
Is the cost of readine...
Butler County celebrates Super Bowl 60
Butler County celebrat...
Temperatures Monday could drop to -16 degrees
Temperatures Monday co...
Zelie Cocoa Crawl boosts business, warms up shoppers
Zelie Cocoa Crawl boos...
Man killed in Friday crash studied exercise science at SRU
Man killed in Friday c...
Top Headlines
The community is encouraged to participate in a Valentine’s Day card exchange organized by Concordia at Cabot’s Adult Day Services. The program’s goal is to collect 50 Va...
February 08, 2026 Local News
For Amy McConnell, work in emergency medical services is not a nine-to-five job. It’s a career that requires extraordinary commitment and dedication, to the tune of nearl...
February 06, 2026 Local News
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — Supervisors at a meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 4, approved a proposal to move forward with zoning regulations, taking a key step toward shaping the mun...
February 09, 2026 Local News
Piece by Welsh composer played for second time ever
February 08, 2026 Local News
About 200 people danced the night away at the Valentine’s Snow Ball for youth and adults with special needs on Saturday, Feb. 7, at Zion Methodist Community Church in Buf...
February 08, 2026 Local News
News
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts: Buffalo Twp Jan. 20 — David Richard Kellar, 66, of Sarver, was charged with two mi...
February 09, 2026 Local News
Fire departments are responding late Sunday night to a structure fire in the 500 block of Bicker Road in Winfield Township. The fire was reported at 11:25 p.m., and a sec...
February 08, 2026 Local News
Seneca Valley high school students got to tour UPMC’s Hillman Cancer Center on Jan. 23. Students spent the day alongside Megan Lizewski, senior high school assistant pri...
February 08, 2026 Local News
The following school districts will operate on different schedules on Monday, Feb. 9: Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District: 2 hour delay Butler Area School District: ...
February 08, 2026 Local News
A medical helicopter responded to a vehicle crash Saturday afternoon, Feb. 7, on Branchton Road near Quail Run Lane in Slippery Rock Township. According to Butler County ...
February 07, 2026 Local News
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Community
CHERRY TWP — Some classrooms have a class pet. Moniteau Jr./Sr. High School has about 25 o...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
The Institute for Learning in Retirement is having its Spring Open House on Wednesday, Feb...
February 07, 2026
Without a doubt, one of the strangest constellations in the Butler winter heavens is Aurig...
February 07, 2026
With Valentine’s Day less than two weeks away, the AARP of Pennsylvania is warning the sta...
February 05, 2026
Penn Township is mourning the loss of Donald J. Callen, a former township supervisor and a...
February 04, 2026
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Sports
The sound of the township snowplow clearing the nearby street on a recent stormy Sunday mo...
 
KARNS CITY — Naomi Venesky’s 1,000th and 1,001st career points were tallied with a touch o...
February 06, 2026
Alexis Cashdollar has always made a point to be an example. The Mars senior, who’s tickete...
February 06, 2026
Later this month, NFL Films is set to release a documentary detailing Western Pennsylvania...
February 06, 2026
Knoch boys basketball owned the second quarter against host Freeport, outscoring the Yello...
February 06, 2026
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Editorial
On Wednesday, Feb. 4, the Butler Eagle had many letters to the editor condemning President Donald Trump’s policies on immigration. I’m one person who ...
February 07, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Poor losing and revenge distress me. Our president’s bullying includes mocking, demeaning, criticizing, lying and then he sometimes seems to retaliate...
February 07, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Somebody tell me that we are good people. Somebody say that we are good neighbors. Somebody remind me that when a house burns down we help those in th...
February 07, 2026 Letters to the Editor
I want to express my thanks to the folks who spoke out at a recent Butler County commissioners meeting in support of our community members who are bei...
February 07, 2026 Letters to the Editor
The city of Pittsburgh recently hired a new chief of police. During his interview for the job, he was asked by city council about his intentions regar...
February 07, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Business
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The makers of mobile apps designed to help shoppers identify and boycott American goods say they saw a surge of interest in Denm...
February 08, 2026 Business
Washington Post publisher Will Lewis said Saturday that he’s stepping down, ending a troubled tenure three days after the newspaper said that it was l...
February 08, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, the battle off the field for advertisers to win over 120 million-plus viewers will be just as heated as th...
February 07, 2026 Business
Indiana County-based Marion Center Bank has added Butler-based Dustin Kalkbrenner as a new director of its board. Kalkbrenner has more than 15 years o...
February 07, 2026 Business
Noah Winter brags he's been to way more Super Bowls than Tom Brady. Brady competed in 10 — more than any other player. But Winter will be part of ...
February 07, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
The Super Bowl is this weekend, which is of no consequence to me. This is a column about arts and entertainment, after all. However, as an aspiring Ina Garten, I took it ...
February 05, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Brad Arnold, the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, died Saturday, months after he announced that he had been diagnosed with Stage ...
February 08, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Timothée Chalamet starring as a table tennis wizard in “Marty Supreme” and Charli xcx’s soundtrack to Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights” are some of the new television, f...
February 08, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Hollywood largely ceded attention to football over a slow box-office weekend, with the survival thriller “Send Help” repeating as No. 1 in ticket sales and the...
February 08, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
It’s not often we get to pay tribute, in full, to our giants while they’re still with us. But in “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” Judd Apatow dutifully and affectionate...
February 07, 2026 Reviews
“I haven’t eaten in centuries,” says the stooped, wrinkled man knocking at a convent door, seeking food and shelter. LOL! It’s a funny line, given that this is a disguise...
February 07, 2026 Reviews
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Special Sections
Valentine’s Day has never just been about flowers or candy for Ron Brooks. It’s been about creating memories. Brooks, a longtime barbershop singer and entertainer, is onc...
February 05, 2026 Local News
Peter’s Chocolate Shoppe in Butler began receiving orders for its Valentine’s Day specialties — fresh strawberries hand dipped in chocolate and fresh raspberries covered ...
February 05, 2026 Local News
Wellness offerings across Butler County are expanding to meet people where they are, whether that's in a chair yoga class at the Cranberry YMCA or lying still during a so...
January 21, 2026 Special Sections
When parents enroll their children in martial arts classes at Butler-area studios, they expect to see kicks, punches and sparring drills. What many don’t anticipate is th...
January 21, 2026 Special Sections
To view the Butler Eagle’s PDF version, click here. ...
January 14, 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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