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James McMullen named vet of the year
BUTLER TWP — When honored, this year’s Butler County Veteran of the Year James McMullen did not focus on his time spent traveling with President Lyndon B. Johns...
Manipole steps down from Cranberry Twp. Board of Supervisors after 16 years
CRANBERRY TWP — Mike Manipole has devoted his entire adult life to public service in Cranberry Township, guiding the community through decades of rapid growth, ...
What we learned at Butler Eagle Basketball Media Day: Butler’s PG committee, Mars accepting challenge, A-C Valley’s Rapp soon to take off
Nineteen teams descended Wednesday on the Butler Family YMCA for the first Butler Eagle Basketball Media Day for the unofficial start of the high school basketb...
City switches to county for tax collection services
After searching for a new tax collector, the City of Butler is planning to work with Butler County to collect its real estate and per capita taxes starting in 2...
Health care professionals report increase in adverse withdrawal associated with new drug
Butler health care professionals are reporting an increase in atypical withdrawal symptoms associated with a new veterinary sedative mixed with fentanyl. Medet...
James McMullen named vet of the year
James McMullen named v...
Manipole steps down from Cranberry Twp. Board of Supervisors after 16 years
Manipole steps down fr...
What we learned at Butler Eagle Basketball Media Day: Butler’s PG committee, Mar...
What we learned at But...
City switches to county for tax collection services
City switches to count...
Health care professionals report increase in adverse withdrawal associated with ...
Health care profession...
Top Headlines
Autumn may still be in the air but Butler County may get an early taste of winter this weekend. According to the National Weather Service, Butler County will experience t...
November 07, 2025 Local News
LANCASTER TWP — A property owner is seeking to develop a 124-unit townhouse plan along Route 19 and arguing for changes to an ordinance that his attorney says unfairly pr...
November 07, 2025 Local News
A jury was selected Thursday for a trial scheduled to begin Monday in Butler County Common Pleas Court for a Karns City man charged with assaulting a woman in Fairview To...
November 07, 2025 Local News
A woman in Cranberry Township accused her former nanny of opening fraudulent accounts in her name, police said. Alyssa Lynn Gartner, 22, of Cranberry Township, was charg...
November 06, 2025 Local News
A judge will rule by the end of the year whether the attorney in a civil suit representing the driver of a rented U-Haul truck who struck and killed another man in a Dece...
November 07, 2025 Local News
News
How farmland is being preserved amid development
November 06, 2025 Agriculture
A Kittanning man is accused of breaking into an apartment in Slippery Rock Township and urinating in the occupant’s fridge. Gage Joel Toy, 20, was charged with one felon...
November 06, 2025 Local News
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts: Nov. 4 — Shawn M. Myers, 50, of Chicora, was charged with two counts of DUI, two c...
November 06, 2025 Crime & Courts
A Butler Township man convicted of third-degree murder last month was ordered Monday to be serve 12 months of reentry supervision upon his release from the 17 to 34 years...
November 06, 2025 Crime & Courts
With temperatures dropping and the year coming steadily to a close, Butler Downtown, alongside residents, businesses and officials that represent Butler, took an evening ...
November 06, 2025 Local News
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Community
Writers have an outlet and an audience with Cranberry Writing Club
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
Dr. George Garrow, CEO of Primary Health Network, has received the Wilford Payne Health Ce...
November 05, 2025
Audrey Fleeger stepped lightly around bricks in Diamond Park, trying to locate her brother...
November 05, 2025
There will be a ceremony dedicating a grave marker to Michael Thompson, a Moniteau alumnus...
November 05, 2025
Sheetz will offer a free meal and car wash on Veterans Day to veterans and active duty mil...
November 05, 2025
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Sports
SLIPPERY ROCK — No one could have seen this coming. Slippery Rock University began this fo...
 
BUFFALO TWP — Even with Freeport standing in its way, many are probably already penciling ...
November 06, 2025
It only gets tougher from here. Freeport, Union/A-C Valley and North Catholic won last wee...
November 06, 2025
Operation Troop Appreciation 5K — the name says it all. For the past 20 years, this race i...
November 06, 2025
Freeport girls soccer, Seneca Valley boys and girls and Mars girls volleyball all have...
November 05, 2025
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Editorial
This year, for the first time, the Pentagon’s budget topped $1 trillion. We’re told this is to “support the troops.” Unfortunately, nothing could be f...
November 07, 2025 Other Voices
November 07, 2025 Cartoons
On Wednesday, Nov. 5, five businesses and individuals were recognized for their contributions to making downtown Butler a special place. As we learned...
November 07, 2025 Our Opinion
There’s a principle that keeps a free market free: You can’t take what isn’t yours and sell it as your own. Yet, that is precisely what some of the mo...
November 06, 2025 Other Voices
November 06, 2025 Cartoons
Business
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump unveiled a deal Thursday with drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to expand coverage and reduce prices for the p...
November 06, 2025 National News
DALLAS — Boeing will not face a criminal conspiracy charge over two 737 Max jetliner crashes that killed 346 people, after a federal judge in Texas o...
November 06, 2025 National News
The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board announced that Robert Irvine, world-class chef, fitness authority, author and philanthropist, will sign bottles ...
November 06, 2025 Business
Starbucks’ union members have voted to strike at the company’s U.S. stores next week unless it finalizes a contract agreement, the union said Wednesda...
November 05, 2025 Business
TOKYO — Japanese video game maker Nintendo’s net profit jumped 85% in April-September from the year before, as its sales more than doubled following t...
November 05, 2025 Business
Weekend Entertainment
Historic Harmony will host WeihnachtsMarkt, its annual German-inspired holiday market, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, N...
November 06, 2025 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Journey have announced a farewell tour. The act is calling this last road show the Final Frontier Tour, a reference to the n...
November 06, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
Something has changed for “Wicked” star Jonathan Bailey, something is not the same — he is People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2025. The magazine's pick was announced...
November 06, 2025 People
Moraine State Park is inviting parkgoers to spend their Veterans Day hiking along the park’s Hilltop Trail starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11. Those who participate are...
November 06, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
Ana de Armas has reportedly called it quits with Tom Cruise, nearly a year after the stars first sparked rumors of a May-December romance — or showmance. The “Ballerina” ...
November 04, 2025 People
OJAI, Calif. — Diane Ladd, the three-time Academy Award nominee whose roles ranged from the brash waitress in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” to the protective mother i...
November 03, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
There’s no better way to take in the fall season’s cool weather and foliage than hiking. As many dog owners know, plenty of dogs enjoy hiking just as much as their owners...
November 04, 2025 Special Sections
Nevin’s Hunting Friends is still working to provide opportunities for enjoying the outdoors to those who otherwise wouldn’t have the chance. Nevin’s Hunting Friends is th...
November 04, 2025 Special Sections
Summary: Learn how Jackson Township is working to keep its recreational options in tip-top shape amid population growth. Don't miss out on “Tracking our Progress” — a...
October 22, 2025 Special Sections
Becoming a third class county could net a convention center for Butler County
October 21, 2025 Progress
Winter weather is inevitable, but Butler County residents can travel prepared this winter. Rick Fennel Rustproofing office manager Leah Felmlee said drivers can take ste...
October 15, 2025 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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