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Butler attorneys King, Breth win state Supreme Court ruling on public access to voting data
Butler attorney Tom King called Tuesday’s unanimous ruling from the state’s high court justices providing public access to digital voting data the “biggest elec...
Butler teachers use graffiti to inspire students
BUTLER TWP — Even with about a month left of school, when students typically start to tune out, Butler Area School District is finding creative, unique ways to ...
Charges against former Knoch teacher dismissed
Charges against a former Knoch School District teacher were dismissed by Common Pleas Judge Joseph Kubit Thursday, April 30. Carly Ann Miller, 36, of Allison Pa...
Tick season is here — here’s how to avoid getting bitten
With spring in the air and summer around the corner, more people are taking to the great outdoors. Of course, that means more people are exposing themselves to ...
Butler’s Pullman Park will be plenty busy in coming months
When the high school baseball season ends, Pullman Park won’t be quiet. The ballpark will be busier than ever. While the Butler BlueSox will not be returning — ...
Butler attorneys King, Breth win state Supreme Court ruling on public access to ...
Butler attorneys King,...
Butler teachers use graffiti to inspire students
Butler teachers use gr...
Charges against former Knoch teacher dismissed
Charges against former...
Tick season is here — here’s how to avoid getting bitten
Tick season is here — ...
Butler’s Pullman Park will be plenty busy in coming months
Butler’s Pullman Park ...
Top Headlines
A 28-year-old woman is charged with trespass after police said she entered an Adams Township home. Hannah Alexis Cunningham was charged Thursday, April 30, by Adams Town...
May 01, 2026 Local News
A Chicora man is accused of harassment after making false claims about employees at his former Summit Township employer and the assassination attempt that happened at the...
May 01, 2026 Local News
A Butler County Prison inmate accused of stabbing a man to death was found with two metal shanks, according to Butler County detectives. Richard A. Swann II, 37, of Butl...
April 30, 2026 Local News
ZELIENOPLE — Overcast and chilly weather did not discourage many vendors from setting up shop on Main Street for the first open air market day scheduled this year. The ev...
May 01, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — During Thursday’s township supervisors meeting, 2026 graduates of the Community Leadership Institute of Cranberry were recognized one week after the class...
May 01, 2026 Local News
News
Lancaster Township’s five-member planning commission approved final development plans for the Paige Place residential development Tuesday, April 28. The plans now move t...
May 01, 2026 Government
A Cowansville man is accused of deliberately crashing into another vehicle, pulling a knife on two people and police said he gave law enforcement the dash camera footage ...
May 01, 2026 Local News
A family-owned cornerstore in Herman has closed its doors and will be sold so the owners can focus on family matters. Liz Schnur, co-owner of the Herman Mini Mart located...
May 01, 2026 Local News
A 10-year-old girl was found laying on an air mattress with suspected crack cocaine residue when police executed a search warrant Friday, May 1, on a Butler home. The gi...
May 01, 2026 Local News
One minor injury was reported in a tractor-trailer rollover crash Friday morning, May 1, in Washington Township, according to Butler County Emergency Services dispatch. ...
May 01, 2026 Local News
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Community
Pennsylvania 4-H member Sarah Bupp joined four other 4-H members across Western Pennsylvan...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
Three Mars Area School District student-athletes will represent Team Pennsylvania at the s...
May 01, 2026
The largest trout of the day caught during the Boyers Sportsmen’s Association annual fishi...
May 01, 2026
The Ellwood City Area Civic Chorale’s spring concert schedule at Passavant Retirement Comm...
May 01, 2026
The Keep Conno Clean trash pickup will take place again this spring, with Connoqunessing T...
May 01, 2026
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Sports
A season-ending injury is, physically and mentally, a bitter pill for an athlete to swallo...
 
The high school track and field season continues on, with the postseason already here. Tak...
April 30, 2026
A group of Butler athletes signed to continue their careers in college on Wednesday. Take ...
April 30, 2026
BUTLER TWP — Butler girls lacrosse coach Abbie Roetering was not happy about Wednesday’s 1...
April 29, 2026
Weston Cook had a pair of hits, including three RBIs, as Moniteau downed Clarion-Limestone...
April 29, 2026
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Editorial
For Pennsylvania voters registered with either of the two major parties, time is almost up to ensure their voices are heard when selecting candidates ...
May 01, 2026 Our Opinion
May 01, 2026 Cartoons
Healthy soil doesn’t usually make headlines, but it should. Beneath every productive farm is a living system that quietly determines whether crops th...
May 01, 2026 Other Voices
April 29, 2026 Cartoons
The Butler County Chamber of Commerce took a unique approach to encouraging business initiative this year with the first Butler County Emerging Entrep...
April 29, 2026 Our Opinion
Business
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said on Friday that he will increase the tariffs charged on cars and trucks from the European Union next week to 2...
May 01, 2026 International News
NEW YORK — The U.S stock market motored to more records Thursday as profits keep piling up for Alphabet, Caterpillar and other big businesses. The gai...
April 30, 2026 Business
A new children’s gym is set to open in Cranberry Township offering sensory safe play for kids with autism, special needs and neurotypical development....
April 30, 2026 Business
Fast food chains, thirsty for new ways to grow, are amping up their beverage offerings. McDonald’s said Tuesday it will launch six crafted beverages ...
April 30, 2026 Business
Google’s transition into the era of artificial intelligence continued to pay off for its corporate parent, Alphabet Inc. , which on Wednesday announc...
April 30, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
“Deception and Murder at Rosebud” — a murder mystery production that is written, produced and performed by members of the Passavant Community in Zelienople — offers both ...
April 29, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
The movies always feel bigger in the summer. The budgets. The ambition. The names. The stakes. This summer, Hollywood has many of the regulars on the lineup: “Spider-Man,...
May 01, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
David Allan Coe, the country singer-songwriter who wrote the working-class anthem “Take This Job and Shove It” and had hits with “You Never Even Called Me By My Name” and...
April 30, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
I hope you enjoyed the full moon on Friday night to kick off May. It’s considered by many cultures as the Flower Moon for obvious reasons. We're not done with full moons...
April 30, 2026 Starwatch
NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark will have a picture book out this fall based on her own life, one she knows is like few others’. Random House Books for Young Readers announced T...
April 29, 2026 People
Michael B. Jordan voicing a tiny woodland creature who switches bodies with a majestic bird in the animated movie “Swapped” and Kacey Musgraves’ seventh studio album, “Dr...
April 28, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
With high school graduations on the horizon, for many students, it’s time for them and their families to look ahead to the next level of their education journey. From st...
April 28, 2026 Special Sections
Changes introduced under ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
April 28, 2026 Special Sections
Perfect homework and blank stares lead to changes
April 28, 2026 Special Sections
As college enrollment among 18-year-olds continues to decline, higher education institutions in the county are being pushed to rethink how they operate. Slippery Rock Un...
April 28, 2026 Special Sections
File the FAFSA • File on Oct. 1, the day the Federal Application for Student Aid opens. The sooner you file, the longer you have to plan. Some programs fund on a first-co...
April 28, 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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