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WPIAL, PA football scores Week 6: Updates, highlights from Butler, Knoch vs North Catholic, Moniteau, more
Welcome to the second half of the PIAA high school football season. Otherwise known as Spooky SZN. Playoff races are heating up, and we’ve got you covered from ...
One week late, Forward Township data center meeting draws massive, passionate crowd
The nationwide debate over data centers finally spilled over into Butler County on Thursday night, Oct. 1. Hundreds of Forward Township residents near-unanimous...
Coalition forms in opposition to proposed Forward Township data center
Planning commission to meet Thursday
Proposed Forward Township data center could be operational as early as 2029, if approved
The business behind a proposed data center in Forward Township began exploring whether or not its Prospect Road property could support an energy and data campus...
Independence Health System officially joins WVU Health System
Nearly a year after West Virginia University Health System and Independence Health System announced plans to join forces, the two health systems have officially...
WPIAL, PA football scores Week 6: Updates, highlights from Butler, Knoch vs Nort...
WPIAL, PA football sco...
One week late, Forward Township data center meeting draws massive, passionate cr...
One week late, Forward...
Coalition forms in opposition to proposed Forward Township data center
Coalition forms in opp...
Proposed Forward Township data center could be operational as early as 2029, if ...
Proposed Forward Towns...
Independence Health System officially joins WVU Health System
Independence Health Sy...
Top Headlines
Residents of Mars or Adams Township: What do you think of the merger proposal? Take this survey.
This upcoming election day, residents of Adams Township and the borough of Mars will make one of the most consequential decisions in Butler County’s political history — t...
October 02, 2026 Government
Local company hosts Manufacturing Day event
Butler Technologies hosted its annual Manufacturing Day Open House event on Thursday, Oct. 1. Local school students, businesses and community leaders got a chance to get ...
October 02, 2026
Finances, new library lead discussions at fifth Mars/Adams merger meeting
ADAMS TWP — With just over a month remaining until Mars Borough and Adams Township residents decide if their two municipalities will merge, boards from the municipalities...
October 02, 2026 Local News
Man, 20, charged with indecent assault
A Butler area man is accused of assaulting a minor in April 2025, according to charges filed Thursday, Oct. 1, in the district judge’s office in Chicora. Jeffrey Allen B...
October 01, 2026 Local News
Cranberry Township strikes down request by local business to approve skill game machines
CRANBERRY TWP — A conditional use application filed by a local business for permission to use eight skill games machines at its existing space was struck down by township...
October 02, 2026 Local News
The Latest
Police bodycam footage of Luigi Mangione’s arrest released
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Meet ‘Dr. Right’ through upcoming AHN events
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Dean’s list
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CarFit checks happening in Cranberry Township
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Slippery Rock blood drive
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Trail at BC3 an amenity for all
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News
Butler Township man charged with animal abuse after police find deceased, malnourished dogs in home
A Butler Township man is facing animal abuse charges after police found a deceased dog and another dog that appeared malnourished inside his house, which the man himself ...
October 02, 2026 Local News
November trial anticipated in 2023 Butler Township boy’s death
A proposed mid-November trial was discussed Thursday for a man charged with striking and killing 15-year-old Aiden Lutz while he was riding his bicycle in October 2023. J...
October 02, 2026 Local News
Harmony man has child endangerment charge dismissed after taking driving course
A Harmony man who allowed a 14-year-old boy to drive a vehicle that struck a house had a misdemeanor child endangerment charge dismissed after he and the boy took a defen...
October 01, 2026 Local News
Brockway man pleads guilty to assaulting Butler County Prison guards
A Brockway man being held in Butler County Prison pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges filed by Butler County detectives for assaulting corrections officers in the jail an...
October 01, 2026 Crime & Courts
Delmont business owner charged with failing to perform services despite payment
A Delmont business owner is being charged with failing to perform services after he was allegedly paid $15,000 in advance for installation of a new fence. Jesse J. Mengel...
October 01, 2026 Local News
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Community
Karns City Area Jr./Sr. High School selects homecoming king and queen
Karns City Area Jr./Sr. High School crowned Bryce Galan and Phoebe Brandon as homecoming k...
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The stretched celestial dragon
I have mixed feelings about this time of year, with autumn underway. I really love summer,...
October 01, 2026
Jennings park staffers lay out plans for newly acquired Old Stone House
BRADY TWP — After years of Wil Taylor wishing Jennings Environmental Education Center mana...
October 01, 2026
Music of Studio Ghibli to open Butler symphony season
‘Pops’ concert planned in hopes to introduce anime fans to symphony, and vice versa
September 30, 2026
Slippery Rock Area High School homecoming court
Slippery Rock Area High School will crown its homecoming king and queen Friday, Oct. 2, du...
September 29, 2026
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Sports
After last year’s upset, No. 8 SRU football not willing to let Gannon spoil another season
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Slippery Rock University football is riding high. The Rock lead all of...
 
Steelers’ JPJ saga ends with trade to Cowboys
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have acquired disgruntled cornerback Joey Porter Jr. fr...
October 01, 2026
Butler County football midseason MVP, surprises, storylines with John Enrietto | ‘Eye on Sports’
John Enrietto is back, repeatedly asking himself “what is this show?” Good question, John....
October 01, 2026
PIAA football Butler County midseason power rankings | See who’s No 1, where Butler sits, more after Week 5
Somehow, the high school football regular season is already halfway through. There are sti...
October 01, 2026
Our Week 6 PIAA football picks | Can Knoch get right against North Catholic? How about Butler?
It’s another big week in the Allegheny 7 Conference, where Knoch will visit North Catholic...
October 01, 2026
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Editorial
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October 02, 2026 Cartoons
Cranberry Township skill games application decision may not matter
It’s interesting an amusement arcade in Cranberry Township is seeking a conditional use application for a skill game operation when the whole future o...
October 02, 2026 Our Opinion
An attempt to control what gets reported is an attempt to control what you know
When someone in a position of power moves to punish or shut out independent reporting, it's often viewed as another media story — an argument between ...
October 02, 2026 Other Voices
Freedom of the press essential
President Donald J. Trump’s reported ban of MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House is outrageous, dangerous and fundamentally contrary to the C...
September 26, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Horse statue could use some sprucing up
Why doesn’t someone do some painting on the horse statue at the end of the viaduct in Butler. It is rusting away. It was a beautiful thing when first ...
September 26, 2026 Letters to the Editor
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Business
Webinars for National Disability Employment Awareness Month announced
Three free upcoming webinars aim to help Pennsylvanians with disabilities navigate personal finances, employment and disability benefits during Nation...
October 01, 2026 Business
Dollar Energy Fund applications now open
Peoples Natural Gas has opened up applications for its 2026-27 Dollar Energy Fund grant for qualified households. Through the program, income-eligible...
October 01, 2026 Business
UPMC honored for Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality
UPMC has received national recognition for innovation in patient safety and quality from an industry nonprofit. The health system was presented with t...
October 01, 2026 Business
Butler VA wins industry award
The VA Butler Healthcare System has been recognized at VA’s 2026 National Customer Experience Symposium with the Veterans Health Administration Custom...
September 28, 2026 Business
Clearview Mall’s new owners aiming to attract retailers, fill space
More than half the storefronts at the Clearview Mall sit vacant, but the Florida company that has operated the mall since the start of 2024, hopes to ...
September 25, 2026 Business
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Weekend Entertainment
Lyndora 5K to raise money for manufacturing monument
The Butler AM Rotary Club wants to not only celebrate the Lyndora area, but honor the people who helped build it and surrounding communities. On Saturday, Oct. 10, the R...
October 01, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
Movie Review: In ‘Digger,’ a ‘Dr. Strangelove’ for the climate change era
Just as the fate of the world hangs in the balance in “Digger,” Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s over-the-top, climate-disaster satire teeters on the brink. It’s an audacious pla...
October 02, 2026 Reviews
Movie review: ‘Verity’ cracks the code of adapting Colleen Hoover’s work
Did director Michael Showalter just nail the Colleen Hoover adaptation? The third major movie version of the blockbuster author’s work hits the big screen with “Verity,” ...
October 02, 2026 Reviews
Gordon Johncock, a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, dies at 90
INDIANAPOLIS — Gordon Johncock, a two-time Indianapolis 500 champion and winner of 25 career IndyCar races, has died. He was 90. Johncock died from natural causes Monday ...
October 01, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Woman accused of firing at home of Rihanna indicted on attempted murder with assault weapon
Los Angeles — A Florida woman accused of driving across the country to fire a rifle at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s home, hitting a trailer the celebrity couple was inside an...
September 30, 2026 People
Dennis Haskins, who played the hapless principal on ‘Saved by the Bell,’ dies at 75
Dennis Haskins, the actor best known for playing the affable Principal Richard Belding on the hit NBC sitcom “Saved by the Bell,” has died. He was 75. Haskins' death was ...
September 29, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
How autumn leaves can benefit lawns
Jerry Zona, executive director of Tri-County CleanWays, uses compost mixed with potting soil around his landscaping. It’s just one of the uses for compost, and fall is th...
October 01, 2026 Special Sections
Butler County libraries
Butler County Federated Library System Note: The Butler County Federated Library System operates a system of autonomous public libraries within Butler County, in...
September 30, 2026 Special Sections
Butler County judges
County judges Butler County Courthouse address: 124 West Diamond Street, Butler, PA 16001 Mailing: Court of Common Pleas of Butler County, Butler County Governmen...
September 30, 2026 Special Sections
Senior centers
Area Agency on Aging The Butler County Area Agency on Aging provides information and services to help seniors remain independent in the community. The agency admini...
September 30, 2026 Special Sections
Butler Eagle History
Journalism in Butler County can be traced to Aug. 17, 1818, when the Palladium and Republican Star first published in Butler, the county seat. The first daily appeared in...
September 30, 2026 Special Sections
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Seeking Refuge
Ukrainians who fled homeland face 1st anniversary of invasion
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
Ukrainian families assimilating in Butler County as war rages on in homeland
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
Another family will join Ukrainians who fled to Cranberry Twp.
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
Efforts started to help Ukrainian families in Cranberry Twp.
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
2 young families flee war-torn Ukraine, staying in Cranberry
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
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Digital Divide
Obstacles abound as Pa. plans for surge of federal broadband funding
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
Biden administration announces more funding for rural broadband infrastructure
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
What’s next as Pa. prepares to spend $1.2B on broadband
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
Broadband authority seeks feedback on plans
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
FCC maps still under criticism from the Butler County residents, government officials
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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