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1 year after changes: Thousands of Butler County residents have lost SNAP benefits
Last year’s changes to federal eligibility guidelines for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program have led to steeper-than-expected drops in enrollment, c...
Butler man accused of stealing $48k from former business released before trial
A former employee accused of stealing more than $48,000 in equipment from the now-closed Miller’s Quality Meats in Butler had his bail changed in two cases to u...
Butler 13-year-old in national Stan Lee’s Super Kid contest
Mom immediately thought of son after finding competition
Butler Area School District sets communication test for Wednesday
Butler Area School District announced it will conduct an Emergency Communication System test at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The test comes after a Sept. 30 swatting incid...
State, county, local officials discuss issues at Southern Butler County Business Association roundtable
CRANBERRY TWP — State legislators, county commissioners and other local officials voiced their opinions on a variety of topics Friday at a legislative roundtabl...
1 year after changes: Thousands of Butler County residents have lost SNAP benefi...
1 year after changes: ...
Butler man accused of stealing $48k from former business released before trial
Butler man accused of ...
Butler 13-year-old in national Stan Lee’s Super Kid contest
Butler 13-year-old in ...
Butler Area School District sets communication test for Wednesday
Butler Area School Dis...
State, county, local officials discuss issues at Southern Butler County Business...
State, county, local o...
Top Headlines
Mars council believes vote on merger with Adams Township will be close
MARS — Council members discussed their takes on the possible outcome of the Mars-Adams Township merger vote in November at their meeting Monday. Mayor Gregg Hartung said...
October 20, 2026 Local News
Lancaster Township looking to repair roof at maintenance building
LANCASTER TWP — The township is looking to repair one of the buildings it purchased last year at 600 Perry Highway as part of its plan for a new municipal campus. The bu...
October 20, 2026 Local News
Butler Township to sell excess vehicles to highest bidders
BUTLER TWP — Township officials are hoping to offload a few excess vehicles through a bidding process. Supervisors voted 4-0 at a Monday, Oct. 19, township meeting to aut...
October 20, 2026 Local News
Scammers posing as Spark drivers cost Cranberry Township Walmart thousands
Two Michigan men posing as Spark drivers are accused of stealing thousands of dollars in merchandise in June from Walmart in Cranberry Township, according to police. Cra...
October 19, 2026 Local News
Reported hand amputation prompts helicopter response in Slippery Rock Township
A person amputated their hand in a lawn mower rollover Saturday, Oct. 17, prompting a response from a medical helicopter and several other emergency responders in Slippe...
October 18, 2026 Local News
The Latest
World Series matchup set | Brewers-Rays will produce a first-time champion, more
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Jackson Community Foundation to host trunk or treat
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Good Samaritan Hospice to host bereavement workshop
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Route 422 ramp off Route 8 closing for repaving
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Richard Riehle, dependable TV and film character actor who was in ‘Glory’ and ‘Office Space,’ dies
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VA Butler Healthcare gets funds for infrastructure improvements
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News
Cleveland-Cliffs’ third quarter revenue climbs
Steel producer Cleveland-Cliffs, which has a plant in Butler Township, reported its third-quarter earnings results for the period ended Sept. 30. Third-quarter 2026 conso...
October 20, 2026 Local News
PNRC, BCCC to host local candidates during Business After Hours event
The Pittsburgh North Regional Chamber of Commerce and Butler County Chamber of Commerce are hosting a meet and greet event with state and local officials during its Busin...
October 20, 2026 Local News
Slippery Rock Watershed Coalition takes on mine pollution in creek tributaries for more than 30 years
WASHINGTON TWP — In the tributaries of Slippery Rock Creek, pollution from mine drainage had been a brewing problem for more than 100 years. Abandoned and unreclaimed min...
October 20, 2026 Local News
Cranberry Township police request help to identify person
Cranberry Township police are requesting the public’s help in identifying the pictured individual who, among others, is suspected of being involved in criminal mischief a...
October 19, 2026 Local News
Portion of Rt. 228 shut down Monday morning due to fuel leak following crash
A portion of Route 228 in Adams Township was temporarily shut down Monday morning, Oct. 19, following a two-vehicle crash that ruptured a fuel tank and caused diesel fuel...
October 19, 2026 Local News
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Community
Why all the occupational therapy growth?
SRU students say personal experience, statistics say good pay and job availability
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Zelienople Library offers resources for stuttering, cluttering
Zelienople Area Public Library has received books and DVDs from the Stuttering Foundation ...
October 19, 2026
Slippery Rock University announces homecoming events
Slippery Rock University welcomes students, alumni and community members to campus as fall...
October 19, 2026
Holiday grief support group starting in November
To help individuals and families navigate the holiday season, Lutheran SeniorLife’s Visiti...
October 19, 2026
Mars High School crowns Homecoming king and queen
Mars Area High School seniors Brian Biaku and Marin Raible were crowned as the school’s 20...
October 15, 2026
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Sports
NFL eyes big debut in Paris as Steelers-Saints game comes amid security concerns
The NFL hopes to bring a “mini-Super Bowl” vibe to Paris this week for its first regular-s...
 
NFL says heightened security measures will be in place for the Steelers-Saints game in Paris
NEW YORK — The NFL said security will be heightened for the game in Paris between the Pitt...
October 20, 2026
Knoch’s ‘motivated’ Carter French ready to chase one last WPIAL Cross Country Championships medal
Cross country is the most grueling of high school sports in Knoch head coach Shawn McA...
October 20, 2026
Faber, Rapp, Kontul in hunt for PIAA golf medals; North Catholic tennis makes WPIAL final: Roundup
North Catholic’s Christopher Faber and A-C Valley/Union’s Joe Rapp are in the medal hunt a...
October 19, 2026
Steelers’ belief in their massive rookie class is paying early dividends after 4-2 start
PITTSBURGH — Shortly after hearing their names called in front of record-setting crowds on...
October 19, 2026
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Editorial
Butler Area’s perimeter lockdown not safe
Butler Area School District responded to a threat on Wednesday, Sept. 30, with a modified perimeter lockdown. My understanding of this safety measure ...
October 17, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Handling of USS Lincoln unacceptable
How dare President Donald Trump say a 250-day deployment for sailors and Marines aboard the USS Lincoln carrier group “is not nearly long enough.” I w...
October 17, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Eagle highlights both progress and injustice
The Oct. 9 edition of the Butler Eagle illustrates the positive and negative outcomes of our current ideological division. We read of the deportation...
October 17, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Colorectal cancer screening essential for older adults
As we get older, most of us start paying closer attention to our health. Yet one of the most important steps we can take is also one of the easiest to...
October 17, 2026 Letters to the Editor
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October 16, 2026 Cartoons
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Business
America’s Growing National Debt: Why Should We Care?
The United States has accumulated more than $40 trillion in national debt. That’s a number so large it’s difficult to comprehend, let alone imagine pa...
October 20, 2026 Business
U.S. is reviving shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and to power data centers
The United States is making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet rising energy demand, including from large-scale...
October 20, 2026 National News
Tesla's new Roadster car can thrust itself in the air. But don't expect to drive it anytime soon
CHICAGO — Tesla has unveiled its new Roadster sports car, which can thrust itself in the air, among other engineering bells and whistles. But drivers ...
October 18, 2026 Business
Shepard’s Diner opens doors in former Lyndora Hotel
Owner plans for another tenant on second floor
October 17, 2026 Local News
Butler County vape shops brace for ban of products
Vape shops across Pennsylvania are preparing for Monday, Oct. 19, when Pennsylvania law enforcement is scheduled to begin enforcing Act 57. The act ba...
October 17, 2026 Local News
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Weekend Entertainment
Miller Minutes: ‘Finding out what’s around the corner can be a little exciting’
I have started to appreciate a little hocus-pocus in the past year or so. Previously, I wanted nothing to do with jumpscares, suspense or hair-raising tales. The world is...
October 14, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
Box Office: Elizabeth Holmes movie ‘You Can See Everything’ is now a hit in theaters too
North American movie theaters were flooded with new films this weekend, including a video game reboot, a big budget survival thriller and a Jane Austen adaptation. While...
October 18, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Movie Review: Rom-com or sib-com? Sisterhood rules in a 21st-century take on ‘Sense and Sensibility’
It is a truth universally acknowledged, as somebody once wrote, that a Jane Austen novel is a precursor to the modern rom-com. And so we find ourselves, in a new adaptati...
October 15, 2026 Reviews
Movie Review: ‘Street Fighter’ is a campy ’90s nostalgia ride and a complete mess
Since we're going back to the 1990s in “Street Fighter,” let’s use a “Seinfeld” episode to describe how I felt coming out of Kitao Sakurai’s adaptation of the vintage arc...
October 15, 2026 Reviews
Dot-to-dot puzzles in the heavens
When you gaze at the Butler night sky, especially in the dark countryside, you can see all kinds of “people and creatures” up there. Right now, there’s a disgraced hunte...
October 15, 2026 Community
Kelly Clarkson and a Brooklyn store clashed on social media. Behind it, power dynamics loomed
NEW YORK — It was something most people have likely done at one time or another: complain to others about feeling judged or dismissed during an interaction, maybe even ta...
October 15, 2026 People
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Special Sections
Fall Festival kicks off in Zelienople
This year’s Zelienople Fall Festival brought together the community for an evening of activities Friday. The event will continue from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Saturday and fr...
October 10, 2026 Local News
Plants, containers and seasonal accents can bring autumn to landscapes, porches and patios
When neighbors walk past Deb West’s patio home in the Meeder neighborhood in Cranberry Township, her front porch catches their attention. Filled with colorful seasonal fl...
October 07, 2026 Special Sections
K&J’s Complete Woman offers hope, support to breast cancer survivors
Kathy Garrison has been cancer free for decades now, but her experiences during and after treatment had stuck with her. One especially impactful struggle for her was in ...
October 06, 2026 Special Sections
Longtime support group battles cancer together
CENTER TWP — When it comes to cancer, Cheryl Schaefer is all about the fight. Schaefer, 68, of Center Township, has fought uterine, breast and thyroid cancer over the yea...
October 06, 2026 Special Sections
Parish sewing ministry stitches comfort for patients
St. Faustina Kowalska, a Polish Catholic nun, spent her life sharing a message of compassion and mercy. At the Slippery Rock parish named for her, sewing ministry volunte...
October 06, 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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