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Butler Township man sentenced to 4 years in prison for threatening Trump, ICE
A Butler Township man was sentenced Tuesday, Sept. 1, in U.S. District Court to four years in prison followed by three years of supervised release after pleadin...
Local school bus provider A.J. Myers & Sons being sold
ADAMS TWP — A.J. Myers & Sons, the transportation company that serves Mars and Butler area school districts, as well as others throughout the region, announced ...
Slippery Rock residents speak minds on rejection of ICE agreement
SLIPPERY ROCK — Even after a proposed 287(g) agreement between the borough’s police department and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was voted down by co...
Trio has electric night serving, blasting 14 aces in Freeport girls volleyball’s win vs Knoch
JEFFERSON TWP — Freeport’s girls volleyball team had a few aces up its sleeve Tuesday night. The Yellowjackets had plenty, actually. “That’s what won us the mat...
AG Sunday touts his office’s efforts in combating retail theft, organized crime at Cranberry appearance
CRANBERRY TWP — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday made an appearance at Walmart in the township on Tuesday, Sept. 1, to celebrate the second anniversary...
Butler Township man sentenced to 4 years in prison for threatening Trump, ICE
Butler Township man se...
Local school bus provider A.J. Myers & Sons being sold
Local school bus provi...
Slippery Rock residents speak minds on rejection of ICE agreement
Slippery Rock resident...
Trio has electric night serving, blasting 14 aces in Freeport girls volleyball’s...
Trio has electric nigh...
AG Sunday touts his office’s efforts in combating retail theft, organized crime ...
AG Sunday touts his of...
Top Headlines
Slippery Rock Area School District administrators will temporarily oversee operations at Moraine Elementary after its principal voluntarily transferred to a newly created...
September 01, 2026 Local News
Water issues at Rolling Valley Estates mobile home park in Connoquenessing Township have drawn the attention of a state legislator. State Rep. Aaron Bernstine, R-8th, cal...
September 01, 2026 Pennsylvania News
CRANBERRY TWP — The legitimacy of skill games was at the center of a lengthy dialogue at the township supervisors’ Thursday, Aug. 27, agenda preparation meeting. Supervis...
September 02, 2026 Local News
Butler County Family YMCA has announced it intends to close its third childcare location at the HIS Kids Christian School building in Jefferson Township and consolidate i...
September 02, 2026 Education
Despite some delays, work toward the demolition of 123 S. Main St. in Butler is still ongoing, city officials clarified at a Monday, Aug. 31 meeting. City Mayor Bob Dando...
September 01, 2026 Local News
News
Parking will be restricted on eight streets in Butler between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, for street cleaning. The roads affected are Beckert and Madison avenue...
September 01, 2026 Local News
West Nile virus was found in mosquitoes collected from Butler, according to the Mercer County Conservation District. This is the ninth sample to test positive for the vir...
September 01, 2026 Local News
A Penn Township man is facing DUI and other charges after witnesses told state police he wrecked his motorcycle and then hid in the woods. Nicholas Dav Kristophel, 36, wa...
September 01, 2026 Crime & Courts
State police are reminding people to remain vigilant and never send money — whether cash or gift cards — to unknown individuals as residents continue to lose significant ...
September 01, 2026 Crime & Courts
VA Butler Healthcare System is hosting a walk and resource fair Sept. 10 for veterans at the Abie Abraham VA Health Care Center, 353 N. Duffy Road in recognition of Suici...
September 01, 2026 Health
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Community
Susan Hetz would spread a purple yoga mat onto her wooden porch every morning in 2009, whe...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
The Butler Collaborative for Families is partnering with the Butler County Suicide Coaliti...
August 31, 2026
The Rotary Club of Slippery Rock installed its 2026-27 executive board during a luncheon l...
August 31, 2026
Butler Township woman in training for 2027 international race
August 31, 2026
The Farm Show grounds will be full of family fun at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, and Wednesday...
August 31, 2026
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Sports
The last play of the 2025 regular season determined the winner of the AFC North. Then Bal...
 
Spencer Valasek scored a pair of goals and dished out three assists to lead Freeport to a ...
September 01, 2026
PITTSBURGH — Brandon Lowe scored from third when San Francisco third baseman Oseilvis Basa...
September 01, 2026
PITTSBURGH — Joey Porter Jr.'s balky back felt good enough to return to practice Tuesday f...
September 01, 2026
Sustaining success to the level achieved by North Catholic girls basketball requires young...
September 01, 2026
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Editorial
Speaker Jam, the annual gathering of Butler County social service agencies and nonprofits, couldn’t have come at a more opportune time. The event, whi...
September 02, 2026 Our Opinion
This letter is in praise of Dr. Prasad Vemala’s recent editorial in this newspaper (“The state has a partnership shortage, not a worker one, Aug. 2, P...
August 29, 2026 Letters to the Editor
In the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 8, Congress couldn’t agree that people need proof of citizenship to vote. The Fourteenth Amendment prohib...
August 29, 2026 Letters to the Editor
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
Business
Butler-based telecommunications company Armstrong is launching its ninth annual Avenge Hunger Month campaign to fight hunger across its service area. ...
September 01, 2026 Business
NexTier Bank, headquartered in Butler, has officially completed a legal merger with an Ohio-based bank. As of Aug. 31, NexTier has merged with Riversi...
September 01, 2026 Business
Construction is currently underway for UPMC’s specialty care location at the Clearview Mall in Center Township. The facility is expected to be complet...
August 31, 2026 Business
A petroleum distributor has filed suit in federal court alleging it supplied $4 million worth of gasoline sold to multiple Freedom Fuel Network gas st...
August 30, 2026 Business
WASHINGTON — Besides a social media post from President Donald Trump, the White House has said little about what he is calling “THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL I...
August 30, 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
Evoking the same do-it-yourself pop-rock feminism of her '90s musical influences, Olivia Rodrigo raised $20 million for women's well-being with a benefit show that activa...
September 01, 2026 People
NEW YORK — Three years after Warner Bros. abruptly canned “Coyote vs. Acme,” the Looney Tunes feature film that was given a new lease on life by Ketchup Entertainment deb...
August 30, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Dolly Parton was many things: A country star, actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur, theme park enthusiast, Christian who centered acceptance in her personal th...
August 30, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Smiling on the January 1987 cover of Ms., the magazine co-founded by feminism pioneer Gloria Steinem, are its 12 Women of the Year. They include a U.S. senator, a renowne...
August 30, 2026 National News
Dolly Parton left a lifetime of fantastic work behind when she died Tuesday — and the 80-year-old star still had more projects in store. The “9 to 5” singer and actor’...
August 30, 2026 National News
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Special Sections
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15. Rabbit Breeds Dwarf Papillion – Blue/Sr. Buck, Cora Schneider, Ellwood Cit...
August 31, 2026 Local News
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
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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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