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Crowd gathers at sunrise as Dollar General Market opens in Butler city
A line of shoppers wrapped around a newly renovated South Main Street storefront before sunrise Saturday, Nov. 15, as Butler city residents welcomed the return ...
BC3 women’s volleyball takes home 7th at NJCAA national championships, sweeps Northampton CC
Butler County Community College women’s volleyball closed out the season with a win, ending one of the best years in program history with another top-10 fin...
Prospect Franklin Township VFD expanding, renovating fire station
PROSPECT — Prospect-Franklin Volunteer Fire Department’s station will be bigger and better in late spring when an addition and renovation project is finished. “...
Residents of Winfield Township mobile home park unable to use water since October
Whether its drinking, showering or bathing her 1-year old, Kellie Walker said she has not been able to use the water in her mobile home in nearly a month. In Oc...
WPIAL, PIAA football playoffs final scores, recaps from Karns City-Farrell, North Catholic-Avonworth
And then there were two. Karns City and North Catholic are the last two Butler County teams standing in the 2025 WPIAL and PIAA playoffs. And their paths forwa...
Crowd gathers at sunrise as Dollar General Market opens in Butler city
Crowd gathers at sunri...
BC3 women’s volleyball takes home 7th at NJCAA national championships, sweeps No...
BC3 women’s volleyball...
Prospect Franklin Township VFD expanding, renovating fire station
Prospect Franklin Town...
Residents of Winfield Township mobile home park unable to use water since Octobe...
Residents of Winfield ...
WPIAL, PIAA football playoffs final scores, recaps from Karns City-Farrell, Nort...
WPIAL, PIAA football p...
Top Headlines
Tammy Schuey, publisher and general manager of the Butler Eagle, is one of five news industry professionals who were recently honored by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Associ...
November 15, 2025 Business
BUTLER TWP — Even after nearly 150 years of operation in Butler County, Concordia Lutheran Services remains an active part of the community, especially through its charit...
November 15, 2025 Business
Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company garnered national recognition on Thursday for its commitment to safety, teamwork and modernization. The department was honored w...
November 15, 2025 Local News
Police are investigating after a pellet gun and crossbow were shot into the side of a residence on North Washington Road in Washington Township. Police said the incident...
November 14, 2025 Local News
A Butler County Common Pleas Court judge is weighing whether the state violated a defendant’s rights by failing to hold a trial within 365 days of his charges being filed...
November 15, 2025 Local News
News
Pennsylvania American Water announced Friday that it is seeking approval for new water and wastewater rates that would impact 2.4 million customers across the state, incl...
November 15, 2025 Local News
Each year during American Education Week, the Distinguished Graduate Steering Committee begins the process of selecting a graduate from Butler High School to receive the ...
November 15, 2025 Local News
Kevin Motko has traveled through Pittsburgh International Airport plenty of times in his career, but he said he thinks the experience will change for the better next time...
November 14, 2025 Local News
NEW YORK — A Washington state resident has bird flu, and it's a different type than what was seen in previous infections, state health officials said Friday. It is the na...
November 14, 2025 National News
NEW YORK — Researchers have reported what they believe is the first documented death from a meat allergy that can be triggered by tick bites. A 47-year-old New Jersey ma...
November 14, 2025 Health
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Community
Butler Area Public Library hosting talk next week
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Mars, Slippery Rock, Mo...
November 15, 2025
The Mars Area Public Library will host a presenter who will discuss the effects of herbs o...
November 15, 2025
Butler County Community College’s Community Initiatives Department is offering its final H...
November 15, 2025
People can celebrate Thanksgiving a bit early with a hike and pitch-in picnic Nov. 22, spo...
November 12, 2025
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Sports
The mature hardwood tree, one sporting two main trunks, lay in a perpendicular angle to th...
 
PITTSBURGH — Jeremiyah Love ran for 147 yards and a score, Malachi Fields hauled in a pair...
November 15, 2025
Karns City and North Catholic saw their playoff runs come to an end, the last teams standi...
November 15, 2025
KARNS CITY — Just as Karns City received a much-needed spark, Juelz Johnson doused it with...
November 14, 2025
WEXFORD — Accustomed to leaving opponents feeble on the mat, Avonworth appeared to already...
November 14, 2025
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Editorial
I would like to know why state Sen. Scott Hutchinson voted against funding our schools and social services. How is it acceptable to neglect one of th...
November 15, 2025 Letters to the Editor
If there is one thing you can say about Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, it’s that she’s handled President Donald Trump quite well so far. This wa...
November 15, 2025 Other Voices
Not only is it completely unlawful and a criminal violation of international law being undertaken by our military by bombing small boats to smithereen...
November 15, 2025 Letters to the Editor
Recently I joined six retired coworkers from the VA hospital at Eat’n Park for breakfast. As we were catching up on each others’ lives, our waitress i...
November 15, 2025 Letters to the Editor
November 15, 2025 Cartoons
Business
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday to get rid of tariffs on a broad swath of commodities, including beef, coffee and...
November 14, 2025 Business
NEW YORK — Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, who turned America's largest retailer into a tech-powered giant and spearheaded a period of robust sales growth ...
November 14, 2025 Business
While waiting for Pennsylvania’s budget impasse to finally end Wednesday, Nov. 12, the nonprofit Community Partnership staffers stepped up and worked ...
November 14, 2025 Pennsylvania News
Several thousand Boeing machinists in the Midwest who assemble military aircraft and weapons voted Thursday to approve a new contract, ending a three-...
November 13, 2025 Business
More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers went on strike at 65 U.S. stores Thursday to protest a lack of progress in labor negotiations with the com...
November 13, 2025 Business
Weekend Entertainment
A Thanksgiving race will give runners and walkers a reason to get up early, aside from preparing food. Gobbler’s Gallop takes place Thursday morning, Nov. 27, at Riversid...
November 13, 2025 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
It’s always interesting when time overtakes the dystopias of the past. In Stephen King’s 1982 novel “The Running Man,” the United States has fallen into a totalitarian st...
November 15, 2025 Reviews
NEW YORK — For many, the name Selena Quintanilla-Pérez is the stuff of mythology. The Queen of Tejano broke barriers for women in Latin music genres of all kinds; it's ea...
November 14, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — The Screen Actors Guild Awards are now called the Actor Awards. The show commonly known as the SAG Awards will officially become the Actor Awards presented...
November 14, 2025 Arts & Entertainment
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the glam rock band Kiss, died from blunt force injuries to the head that he suffered in...
November 13, 2025 People
NEW YORK — Asked what viewers should expect when television’s MSNBC makes its corporate divorce from NBC News final this weekend, network president Rebecca Kutler points ...
November 12, 2025 Business
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Special Sections
The holiday season holds a special place at the table. It is where conversation lingers, food becomes more than sustenance and traditions take shape year after year. Whet...
November 14, 2025 Special Sections
To view the Butler Eagle’s PDF version, click here. ...
November 12, 2025 Special Sections
How farmland is being preserved amid development
November 06, 2025 Agriculture
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
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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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