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Jefferson Township receives boost in grant money for SEBCO Pool renovation
Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is chipping in a little more than initially planned toward the renovation of SEBCO Pool. At a Je...
Cardinals’ JJ Wetherholt, former Mars High star, is one of MLB’s top prospects and ready for his breakout
ADAMS TWP — JJ Wetherholt can just plain hit. Anywhere, apparently. The 2021 Mars graduate has hit above .300 for every team he’s ever played for from his fresh...
Mars board to consider more renovations
ADAMS TWP — While Mars Area School District looks to complete its elementary school renovation after it recently broke ground, additional future-shaping project...
Karns City residents raise concern about books, items left behind in elementary school
KARNS CITY — Residents in the Karns City Area School District voiced their discontent with the school board’s handling of the former Sugarcreek Elementary Schoo...
Valencia not included in Adams-Mars merger
VALENCIA — As residents of Adams Township and Mars will consider a merger, Valencia — the other borough positioned squarely inside the township — is not include...
Jefferson Township receives boost in grant money for SEBCO Pool renovation
Jefferson Township rec...
Cardinals’ JJ Wetherholt, former Mars High star, is one of MLB’s top prospects a...
Cardinals’ JJ Wetherho...
Mars board to consider more renovations
Mars board to consider...
Karns City residents raise concern about books, items left behind in elementary ...
Karns City residents r...
Valencia not included in Adams-Mars merger
Valencia not included ...
Top Headlines
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran's attacks on oil infrastructure and pledges to choke off a vital waterway left markets on edge Tuesday as the United States promised bl...
March 10, 2026 International News
A Butler County Common Pleas Court judge denied a motion to release a man who has been jailed for nearly two years for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a second ...
March 11, 2026 Crime & Courts
PENN TWP — A well-known, former township supervisor who recently died will be memorialized in part of the township’s community park. At their monthly meeting on Tuesday, ...
March 11, 2026 Local News
Clinton Township-based manufacturer Coherent is set to join one of the country’s premier stock market indexes. Coherent will join the S&P 500 on March 23, according to a ...
March 11, 2026 Business
A Cranberry Township man is accused of beating a couple in his apartment. Derek James Cowan, 35, was charged Monday, March 9, by Cranberry Township police with two felon...
March 11, 2026 Local News
News
More opportunities for new and returning riders to try out Butler Transit Authority will appear in the coming months as part of its upcoming marketing campaigns. Kelly St...
March 11, 2026 Local News
When Jim Weppelman looked out his sliding glass door and watched the storm clouds roll over his property on Hufnagel Road in Muddy Creek Township on Saturday afternoon, M...
March 11, 2026 Local News
After hearing feedback from other transit agencies around the state, Butler Transit Authority has chosen a new bus wash system for its ongoing construction project. Autho...
March 11, 2026 Local News
CHICORA — Erik Cupps occasionally shook his head Tuesday, March 10, during a preliminary hearing in which the prosecution detailed evidence allegedly connecting him to bu...
March 11, 2026 Local News
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a generic medication for a rare brain disorder, while walking back statements by President Donald Trump ...
March 10, 2026 Health
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Community
The members of the Rock Dance Company, a group that formed in 2009 at Slippery Rock Univer...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
Eight years ago, Luke Miller might have been sent to the hospital after colliding with ano...
March 10, 2026
The Cranberry Public Library has received a $3,000 grant from the Rotary Club of Cranberry...
March 10, 2026
The Butler Chapter of the North Country Trail Association has two events planned in March....
March 09, 2026
Good Samaritan Hospice, a mission of Concordia Lutheran Ministries, will host a free weekl...
March 09, 2026
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Sports
PLUM — This one was all it was cracked up to be. North Catholic’s 77-69 triple-overtime PI...
 
Knoch bocce ball finished fourth in a Special Olympics Pa. regional championship on March ...
March 10, 2026
Knoch boys will take on North Catholic for the fourth time this season in the PIAA Class 4...
March 10, 2026
Running back Rico Dowdle and the Pittsburgh Steelers have agreed on a $12.25 million, two-...
March 10, 2026
The 2026 Lernerville Speedway schedule is out, and racing is just a month away. The calend...
March 10, 2026
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Editorial
March 11, 2026 Cartoons
It’s good news for sports enthusiasts across the region that the Butler Township Planning Commission has recommended approval for the second phase of ...
March 11, 2026 Our Opinion
Taxpayers aren’t usually inclined to sympathize with the Internal Revenue Service, but this year they probably should. Thanks to a brutal combination ...
March 11, 2026 Other Voices
March 10, 2026 Cartoons
People representing businesses and organizations in the Butler area attended an informational session on the evening of March 3, where leaders of the ...
March 10, 2026 Our Opinion
Business
On Tuesday, a public relations representative from Dollar General said construction on a new location in Clay Township has already begun and the store...
March 11, 2026 Business
For the third consecutive year, Michael Bloomberg landed the No. 1 spot on the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s exclusive ranking of the 50 biggest donors ...
March 10, 2026 Business
All JetBlue flights were briefly grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration early Tuesday at the request of the airline as it dealt with a short ...
March 10, 2026 Business
LOS ANGELES — Meta said Tuesday it is acquiring Moltbook, a social network built exclusively for artificial intelligence agents to make posts and inte...
March 10, 2026 Business
Dollar General will continue to expand its presence in Butler County with a new store in Clay Township. The township’s board of supervisors approved p...
March 10, 2026 Local News
Weekend Entertainment
Moraine State Park has a full schedule of special events lined up for the month of March. March 14, 12:30 p.m.: In honor of Women’s History Month, history buffs are i...
March 07, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
Lynette Howell Taylor has seen the Oscars from a few different vantage points: As a nominee, in 2019 for “A Star is Born,” as a producer of the broadcast in 2020, as ...
March 11, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Tommy DeCarlo, who became the lead singer of classic rockers Boston for nearly 20 years based on a Myspace tribute to the band’s original singer, has died. DeCarlo’s chi...
March 09, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police took a woman into custody after she fired gunshots outside Rihanna’s gated home, according to authorities and news reports on Monday. No...
March 09, 2026 People
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said Monday it has tentatively settled its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment, striki...
March 09, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Disney and Pixar’s environmental adventure “Hoppers” topped the North American box office this weekend with $46 million in domestic ticket sales in its opening weekend, a...
March 09, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
To view the Butler Eagle’s PDF version, click here. ...
March 10, 2026 Special Sections
At Passavant Community in Zelienople, the beauty of kindness arrives on four wheels. Once a month, a pushcart filled with fresh-cut flowers donated by Trader Joe’s makes...
February 18, 2026 Special Sections
Cranking up the volume in your car may sound harmless and fun, but it could lead to hearing problems in your older years -- and possibly even increase your risk of dement...
February 18, 2026 Senior
WASHINGTON — Colorectal cancer is a threat not just to older adults but increasingly to young men and women, too. It’s now the top cancer killer of Americans younger than...
February 18, 2026 Special Sections
BUTLER TWP — The dance floor may be new for the group of seniors who get together every Monday to line dance together, but the steps remain the same. The senior line danc...
February 18, 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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