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PIAA baseball playoffs 2026: Breaking down Butler’s semifinal vs Owen J. Roberts
The PIAA tournaments continue Monday, and the Butler Golden Tornado are one win away from playing for their first state championship. Here’s what to know about ...
Butler volleyball’s historic season continues into PIAA semifinals with win over Neshaminy
BOGGS TWP, Centre County — Butler boys volleyball brings a strong presence at the net from a slew of players. Saturday afternoon, Neshaminy learned first-hand j...
Voegler Memorial Training brings neighboring crews together
BUTLER TWP. — William “Bill” Voegler, former chief of the Unionville Volunteer Fire Company, fell in love with firefighting at a young age, and dedicated his li...
Zelienople Area Public Library postpones Wine Walk
The Wine Walk fundraiser for the Zelienople Area Public Library was postponed from its original date of Saturday, June 6, to an unspecified date and time. The e...
Cornhole just part of reason for Jean B. Purvis event support
Mission, founder cited as impetus for attendance
PIAA baseball playoffs 2026: Breaking down Butler’s semifinal vs Owen J. Roberts
PIAA baseball playoffs...
Butler volleyball’s historic season continues into PIAA semifinals with win over...
Butler volleyball’s hi...
Voegler Memorial Training brings neighboring crews together
Voegler Memorial Train...
Zelienople Area Public Library postpones Wine Walk
Zelienople Area Public...
Cornhole just part of reason for Jean B. Purvis event support
Cornhole just part of ...
Top Headlines
One person was transported from the scene of a go-kart crash Friday night, June 5, on Claytonia Road in Clay Township, according to Butler County Emergency Services dispa...
June 06, 2026 Local News
GROVE CITY — Alyssa Huffmyer, of Sharon, was initially recommended to the My Voice program to receive a communication device for her daughter, Sophia; so when the 5-year-...
June 05, 2026 Local News
The Karns Crossing bridge, which spans Connoquenessing Creek on Route 68 and East Jefferson Street, will be restricted to one lane Wednesday, June 10, for beam setting, a...
June 05, 2026 Local News
The Slippery Rock University Council of Trustees named Joshua Young its new chairman at its Friday, June 5, meeting. Young succeeds Angèle Stoebener, who served two term...
June 05, 2026 Education
A Pittsburgh man pleaded guilty Wednesday, June 3, to possessing firearms stolen from a Butler County store, according to a Thursday, June 4, news release from the U.S. A...
June 05, 2026 Local News
News
A Butler man is accused of assaulting a security officer and a care technician at Butler Memorial Hospital. Butler Township police charged Troy Jordan Whitmire, 29, Thur...
June 06, 2026 Local News
Two people are accused of stealing rented power tools from True Value Hardware on South Pike Road in Buffalo Township. Katelyn Anne Condon, 35, of New Kensington, and Ch...
June 06, 2026 Local News
A pair of bills working their way through the Pennsylvania General Assembly is aimed at addressing one of the principal problems for emergency service providers in Pennsy...
June 06, 2026 Pennsylvania News
Costs exceeded expectations
June 06, 2026 Local News
CHERRY TWP — Before shaking his hand, Moniteau Jr./Sr. High School Class President Kameron Hershey walked across the graduation stage Friday, June 5, handed principal Lan...
June 05, 2026 Local News
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Community
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
The Butler County Genealogical Society will meet Tuesday, June 9, at St. Andrews Presbyter...
June 05, 2026
The Greater Pittsburgh Civil War Roundtable will have its next meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, J...
June 05, 2026
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Slippery Rock, Mount Ch...
June 04, 2026
The following area residents were named to the dean’s list at their respective colleges an...
June 04, 2026
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Sports
Butler’s quest for a PIAA baseball tournament championship continues Monday against Owen J...
 
The PIAA boys and girls lacrosse tournaments continue Tuesday, and Mars’ boys are hoping t...
June 07, 2026
The PIAA softball tournament began Monday and continues with Monday’s semifinals. See the ...
June 07, 2026
Butler’s Carl Bowser won the pole position and didn’t relinquish the top spot by the end o...
June 07, 2026
MECHANICSBURG, Cumberland County — Reed Fuller couldn’t quite describe it. Neither could h...
June 06, 2026
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Editorial
On behalf of the Rodgers family, the employees of Rodgers Brothers Inc. and the historic community of Harmony, we wanted to thank the Harmony Fire Dis...
June 06, 2026 Letters to the Editor
As our country celebrates our 250th anniversary, the Butler Eagle invites Butler County residents to submit letters about what they feel life is like ...
June 06, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Butler County commissioners said it themselves: Data centers coming here isn’t a question of if, but when. Commissioner Kevin Boozel called the energy...
June 06, 2026 Letters to the Editor
June 05, 2026 Cartoons
Paul Miller Jr., a 21-year-old Scranton man, was killed July 5, 2010, when a tractor-trailer driver reached for his cellphone, lost control and crashe...
June 05, 2026 Our Opinion
Business
LOS ANGELES — Television and movie actors on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to ratify a four-year contract with studios and streaming services, a month...
June 05, 2026 Business
Allegheny Health Network and Highmark Health are expanding their footprint in Washington County. The two organizations have announced plans to build a...
June 05, 2026 Business
WASHINGTON — The rise of remote work since the pandemic has made businesses more reluctant to hire young, inexperienced workers and is the key driver ...
June 05, 2026 Business
The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than a half century, with an infestation f...
June 04, 2026 National News
Steel City Tunnel Partners, a joint venture between Saxonburg-based Brayman Construction Corporation and The Lane Construction Corporation, of Charlot...
June 04, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
A charity golf scramble in memory of Greg Adams is set to take place on Friday, June 19, with a 9 a.m. shotgun start time. The event will take place at Saxon Golf Club to...
June 03, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
“Masters of the Universe” might not know who its audience is. Sure, yes, perhaps “everyone” is the goal. Modern blockbusters are usually aiming for those golden four ...
June 06, 2026 Reviews
Let’s just say that the wedding band has never occupied the most exalted rung of the ladder in music. Playing “September” and “Celebration” is often what’s most required....
June 06, 2026 Reviews
LOS ANGELES — A man was charged with murder Friday in the stabbing of “Jumanji” and “Top Gun: Maverick” actor James Handy, who was in a relationship with the suspect's mo...
June 05, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
LONDON — Anthony Head, the suave, smooth-voiced British actor known for roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso,” has died, his family said Friday. He was 72. ...
June 05, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
PARIS — Acclaimed Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi, a prominent advocate for women’s rights and author of “Persepolis,” has died at 56, the French ...
June 04, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
The following is a list of graduates from Freeport Area Senior High School’s class of 2026: Alyssa Elizabeth Alcorn Kelly Zhanara Andrews Levi Green Anthony Adam Thomas A...
June 03, 2026 Special Sections
Allegheny-Clarion Valley Junior/Senior High School’s graduation will took place May 27 in the high school gymnasium. The valedictorian is Ava Rachelle Lutz. Ava is the da...
June 03, 2026 Special Sections
The following are candidates for graduation from Knoch High School: Jessica Abersold Aurura Ackerman Elijah Adley Kadence Alchier Benjamin Allen Cooper Allison Samuel Alt...
June 03, 2026 Special Sections
The following are the candidates for graduation from Butler Senior High School: Amelia Faith Aaron Grace R. Acheson Anna Lynn Acquaviva John Henry Adams Avery Leigh Aglio...
June 03, 2026 Special Sections
The following is a list of graduates from Karns City High School’s class of 2026: Aidyn A. Adams Peyton R. Atkinson James T. Baker Zackary Dalton Barrett Peyton C. Barton...
June 03, 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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