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PA football Week 1: Final scores, recaps, highlights from Butler, Karns City-Moniteau, more
Here at last. The 2026 PIAA football season is here at last. Eleven Butler County teams kick off tonight at 7 p.m., and the Butler Eagle will have you covered a...
Slippery Rock University employee killed in fatal crash in Venango Township
A 36-year-old woman died and three others — including a 3-year-old boy — were taken to area hospitals following a head-on crash Thursday, Aug. 27, in Venango To...
Italian Days takes over section of downtown Butler
The Butler streets were filled with Italian red, green and white Friday evening, Aug. 28, with the country’s colors on shirts, hats and flags in every corner. ...
Timko tax liens resolved
Issues over liens for $42,000 in unpaid taxes owed by a company Scott Timko formerly owned have been resolved. The campaign team for Timko, who was the Republic...
Butler football sinks dagger into Shaler to storm back in Week 1 comeback thriller
BUTLER TWP — Butler went to its “dagger” play with the game on the line. Aptly named. The Golden Tornado football team held a 17-14 lead over Shaler — scoring a...
PA football Week 1: Final scores, recaps, highlights from Butler, Karns City-Mon...
PA football Week 1: Fi...
Slippery Rock University employee killed in fatal crash in Venango Township
Slippery Rock Universi...
Italian Days takes over section of downtown Butler
Italian Days takes ove...
Timko tax liens resolved
Timko tax liens resolv...
Butler football sinks dagger into Shaler to storm back in Week 1 comeback thrill...
Butler football sinks ...
Top Headlines
WINFIELD TWP — A tiny bridge on Smith Road is becoming a big headache for the township and its residents. The bridge has been closed to all traffic since 10 as a result o...
August 28, 2026 Government
The City of Butler’s redesigned website has launched as of Thursday, Aug. 27. It features new sections and menus, including entire “for residents” and “for businesses” ta...
August 27, 2026 Local News
Parking and traffic restrictions will be in place Friday, Aug. 28, and Saturday, Aug. 29, while Butler Italian Days takes place. According to Butler police Chief Bob O’Ne...
August 27, 2026 Local News
Just over a year after a decision by Buffalo Township supervisors to grant conditional use permits for an energy company to operate two solar farms, attorneys argued over...
August 28, 2026 Local News
Parking will be restricted on eight streets in Butler between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, for street cleaning. The roads affected are Garfield, Holcomb and Thomas ...
August 27, 2026 Local News
News
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday is warning those who use MyChart, an online patient portal used by many hospitals and healthcare providers, to be aware of a phi...
August 28, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — At Thursday’s agenda preparation meeting, township officials moved a number of items forward for a vote at the board of supervisors meeting on Sept. 3. Zo...
August 28, 2026 Local News
BUTLER TWP — Hundreds of older residents came to Thursday’s debut of the Butler County Aging Resource Center. The parking lot of the center located at 215 N. Duffy Road f...
August 28, 2026 Local News
The father of a Slippery Rock Area School District student has filed a lawsuit claiming a bus driver failed to report older students repeatedly abusing and verbally haras...
August 28, 2026 Crime & Courts
CRANBERRY TWP — The freshly completed synthetic turf infields at two of the recreational ball fields at Cranberry Township Community Park sparkled on a sunlit, late Thurs...
August 28, 2026 Local News
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Community
Springdale Lutheran Church recently celebrated its 150th anniversary by recognizing its hi...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
The Butler County Genealogical Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, at Saint A...
August 28, 2026
Mars High School Class of 1971 held a 55-year high school reunion Saturday, Aug. 22, at Th...
August 27, 2026
GriefShare is a support group that meets at 1 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Sept. 8 at Orchard H...
August 27, 2026
William “Bill” and Carla Wagner, of Butler, will celebrate 50 years of marriage on Aug. 27...
August 27, 2026
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Sports
The Butler Eagle’s photo team was at two big PIAA football games to kick off the 2026 seas...
 
JEFFERSON TWP — A 63-point victory may seem devoid of drama, but Knoch football coach T.J....
August 28, 2026
ADAMS TWP — Jake Donesec hadn’t played football in a while, so forgive him for his show of...
August 28, 2026
Danny King threw one touchdown pass and set up another with a pass as Freeport won its foo...
August 28, 2026
Jackson Kane shot a 36, and Max Zigo carded a 39 at Buffalo Golf Course on Friday to lead ...
August 28, 2026
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Editorial
August 28, 2026 Cartoons
Pennsylvania has seen two deaths from measles since the start of 2026 — the first measles-related deaths in 35 years. There is one common thread betwe...
August 28, 2026 Our Opinion
Few creatures play a larger role in agriculture and the environment than the honeybee. Although small in size, honeybees are responsible for pollinat...
August 28, 2026 Other Voices
August 25, 2026 Cartoons
Breaking records can be a good thing — but not in the case of school bus crashes. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, 2025 re...
August 25, 2026 Our Opinion
Business
WASHINGTON — Vaping company Juul Labs on Friday received federal permission to sell an updated version of its e-cigarette, which includes an optional ...
August 28, 2026 Business
Meijer is one step closer to bringing its shopping experience to Jackson Township. Representatives from the Michigan-based company confirmed it recent...
August 27, 2026 Business
OAKLAND, Calif. — Meta agreed Wednesday to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as par...
August 26, 2026 Business
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a groundbreaking new drug for advanced pancreatic cancer, offering U.S. patients a...
August 26, 2026 Business
Independence Health System and Allegheny Health Network have received statewide recognition for efforts to support organ, eye and tissue donation. The...
August 25, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
The second annual 16066 BBQ Bash will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Cranberry Township Municipal Center’s Armstrong Great Lawn, 2525 Rochest...
August 27, 2026 Local News
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Arts & Entertainment
There’s a poignant poetry in the Sisyphean quest of Looney Tunes character Wile E. Coyote. This born yearner roams the desert, trying to catch and eat the Road Runner, hi...
August 28, 2026 Reviews
It says something about us that dogs are critical when it comes to postapocalyptic movies. Tom Hanks had an adorable terrier in “Finch” and Will Smith had a heroic German...
August 28, 2026 Reviews
Butler summer stargazing can be so comfortable! However, for many folks with Monday-through-Friday jobs, early wake-up calls restrict extended nights under the stars to ...
August 27, 2026 Community
Blake Lively was awarded a meager portion of the millions of dollars in attorneys’ fees that she demanded be paid by Justin Baldoni. Judge Lewis Liman on Wednesday ordere...
August 27, 2026 People
Some new events have been added to the schedule for Moraine and McConnells Mill state parks. Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m.: Join the Moraine State Park naturalist at the Pleasan...
August 26, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
Slippery Rock University senior and commuter student Samuel Kightlinger said that for his 10 a.m. class last year, he had to arrive to campus at least an hour early to fi...
August 27, 2026 Special Sections
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15. SHEEP Border Leicester Yearling Ram Lamb, Willem Meiser, Butler Champion R...
August 27, 2026 Local News
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15. GOATS Alpine Milking Doe – 2 & Under 3, Cheyenne Henry, Chicora Milking Do...
August 27, 2026 Local News
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15. BEEF CATTLE Angus Spring Heifer Calf, Kenneth Cranmer, Butler Jr Heifer Ca...
August 27, 2026 Local News
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15. Ayrshire Spring Heifer Calf, Nathan Rassau, Enon Valley Fall Yearling Heif...
August 26, 2026 Local News
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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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