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Gary Jordan, voice of the Artemis II, was shaped by Seneca Valley
The NASA official is already looking toward what the next mission may have in store.
Middlesex Township manager Winkle to retire
Municipality advertises job posting for replacement
Business leaders honored at annual chamber gala
CRANBERRY TWP — The Pittsburgh North Regional Chamber of Commerce honored six standout businesses, nonprofits and individuals Thursday during its annual awards ...
Can loaded No. 1 seed Butler finally win its first WPIAL baseball championship?
No. 1 seed. Ten-game winning streak. Only three losses all season. Butler baseball is in a position no Golden Tornado team has been before. When Butler (17-...
Municipal Authority of Buffalo looking to expand sewage treatment plant
BUFFALO TWP — The Municipal Authority of Buffalo Township, which provides the township with public water and sewage, was given the green light to begin work on ...
Gary Jordan, voice of the Artemis II, was shaped by Seneca Valley
Gary Jordan, voice of ...
Middlesex Township manager Winkle to retire
Middlesex Township man...
Business leaders honored at annual chamber gala
Business leaders honor...
Can loaded No. 1 seed Butler finally win its first WPIAL baseball championship?
Can loaded No. 1 seed ...
Municipal Authority of Buffalo looking to expand sewage treatment plant
Municipal Authority of...
Top Headlines
BUTLER TWP — A record 106 graduates of Butler County Community College’s registered nursing program took a big sigh of relief Thursday evening, May 14, as their hard work...
May 15, 2026 Local News
Butler City Farmers’ Market will be receiving its bathroom on May 28, Mayor Bob Dandoy announced at a city council meeting Thursday. The bathroom will be delivered and in...
May 15, 2026 Local News
The South Tower at Allegheny Health Network’s Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh is set to receive a $36 million renovation. The 22-story facility is set to undergo...
May 15, 2026 Business
FORWARD TWP — In response to numerous complaints from township residents, the board of supervisors revealed during its monthly meeting on Thursday night, May 14, it is wo...
May 15, 2026 Local News
A Red Lion, Pa., man is accused of assaulting a man at a Taco Bell in Slippery Rock. Christopher Lee Powell, 22, was charged Wednesday, May 13, by Slippery Rock police w...
May 14, 2026 Local News
News
The southbound lane of Route 19 near the Zelienople Bridge will be closed Wednesday, May 20, while the bridge undergoes preservation work. The closure is expected to last...
May 14, 2026 Local News
A North Apollo man is accused of harassing a Buffalo Township business. Spencer Thomas Baker, 21, was charged Monday, May 11, by Buffalo Township police with one misdeme...
May 14, 2026 Local News
A 50-year-old man was rendered unconscious in a bicycle crash Thursday afternoon, May 14, near Alameda Park in Butler Township, according to Butler County Emergency Servi...
May 14, 2026 Local News
BUFFALO TWP — Township manager Rich Hill intends to retire from his position by the end of 2026. The news was announced during the monthly board of supervisors meeting on...
May 14, 2026 Local News
PENN TWP — From the roaring cheers following the two Distinguished Service Award recipients’ speeches, it was clear the attendees believed in the recipients just as much ...
May 14, 2026 Local News
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Community
Even in the worst areas of light pollution, you can’t miss Venus. After hiding out in the ...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
The following area residents were named to the dean’s list at their respective colleges an...
May 14, 2026
CRANBERRY TWP — While it takes a lot of focus and time for Wendy Clibbens to complete her ...
May 14, 2026
Lutheran Senior Life is offering its next Family and Caregiver Support Group, a safe, conf...
May 12, 2026
More than 1,000 students from Evans City elementary and middle schools on May 13, 2011, ra...
May 12, 2026
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Sports
PITTSBURGH — Before Paul Skenes. Before Konnor Griffin. Before Bubba Chandler. Before Henr...
 
SLIPPERY ROCK — Butler wasn’t at its best, but it was still better than anyone else. The G...
May 14, 2026
Mars boys lacrosse made sure four-goal leads stuck just enough to win 8-7 over No. 6 Bethe...
May 14, 2026
Butler has been one of the best baseball teams in the WPIAL and was rewarded as such with ...
May 14, 2026
Butler County boasts four teams in this season’s WPIAL softball playoffs, which get underw...
May 14, 2026
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Editorial
May 13, 2026 Cartoons
Kids Day America took place Saturday, May 9, at the Butler Farm Show grounds. The event, which is still organized by the same group that founded it, ...
May 13, 2026 Our Opinion
From the founding, Americans understood that a republic depends on the character and judgment of its citizens. In the years after the Revolution, that...
May 13, 2026 Other Voices
May 11, 2026 Cartoons
Not all victories are won on the playing field. Sometimes the winners can be found on the sidelines. The Mars Area High School mascot, the Fightin’ Pl...
May 11, 2026 Our Opinion
Business
NEW YORK — Shoppers tempered their spending in April as higher gas prices fueled by the Iran war meant less money left over for some nonessentials lik...
May 14, 2026 Business
After a trend of improvement over the past year, financial results for Butler Health System are showing signs of stagnation, according to the most rec...
May 14, 2026 Business
LONDON — Meta Platforms said Wednesday it’s rolling out an “incognito” mode for WhatsApp users to have private conversations with its AI chatbot, a mo...
May 13, 2026 Business
Americans paid more for their groceries last month, but high gasoline prices resulting from the Iran war were only one of the reasons why. Prices for...
May 13, 2026 Business
Tri-State Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine has officially expanded its Butler County presence. On Wednesday, May 13, Tri-State opened its Butler locatio...
May 13, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
An Ever-Present Help, a Houghton University chamber choir, will perform in Evans City on Monday, May 18. The chamber choir’s performance begins at 7 p.m. at St. John's Un...
May 13, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Decades after the last “Godfather” movie and more than 10 years since the last “Godfather” novel, the story of the Corleone crime family has a new chapter, pre...
May 14, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
The World Cup final will feature a star-studded halftime show headlined by Madonna, Shakira and boy-band BTS. FIFA has announced that, for the first time, the final at t...
May 14, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — A week after Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni settled their “It Ends with Us” legal battle, averting a trial that would have started next week, a federal New Yo...
May 13, 2026 People
MADISON, Wis — Pop star Debbie Gibson and Terry “Geezer” Butler, co-founder of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, are singing the same tune when it comes to sparing dogs...
May 12, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Comedian Martin Short, still in the early stages of processing his daughter Katherine’s death in February, revealed some of the “nightmare” his family has endured since s...
May 11, 2026 People
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Special Sections
To view the Butler Eagle’s PDF version, click here. ...
May 12, 2026 Special Sections
Not all par-5s are unbeatable monsters. Some can give a golfer an opportunity to shake off a bad bogey the hole before or build momentum with an layup of a birdie opportu...
May 10, 2026 Sports
It’s been a series of Western Pennsylvania false springs of late, but golf weather is increasing in regularity in the Butler area. And that means one thing: time to get o...
May 10, 2026 Sports
Stephen Harding, an instructor at the Butler Art Center and Gallery, has plenty of ideas for unique, affordable crafts for all ages. From bookmarks to painted terracotta ...
May 04, 2026 Special Sections
Keller Williams Realty is asking everyone, parent or not, to “run like a mother” this Mother’s Day, May 10, for their annual 5K and one-mile walk at Moraine State Park. B...
May 04, 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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