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A change in wind direction helps dissipate effects of smoke in Butler County
The air quality remained at Code Red in Butler Saturday afternoon, July 18, but the wet weather and change in wind pattern did help push some of the particles o...
Teams compete in puzzle race at South Butler Community Library
SAXONBURG — Putting together a jigsaw puzzle is usually a serene, relaxing hobby. However, for the six teams in the South Butler Community Library puzzle contes...
Horse Trading Days cancels Saturday entertainment
Entertainment at Horse Trading Days Saturday night, July 18, has been canceled due to expected severe thunderstorms and high winds, according to a Facebook post...
2 years after tragedy: Comperatores find peace in family, giving back to community
BUFFALO TWP — Two years after the untimely death of her husband, Corey Comperatore, at the campaign rally for now-President Donald Trump on July 13, 2024, Helen...
State budget gives Butler County schools slight boost
With a $50.85 billion state budget agreement signed Sunday, July 12, local school leaders avoid another four months of panicking over lost funds. The agreement...
A change in wind direction helps dissipate effects of smoke in Butler County
A change in wind direc...
Teams compete in puzzle race at South Butler Community Library
Teams compete in puzzl...
Horse Trading Days cancels Saturday entertainment
Horse Trading Days can...
2 years after tragedy: Comperatores find peace in family, giving back to communi...
2 years after tragedy:...
State budget gives Butler County schools slight boost
State budget gives But...
Top Headlines
Families whose children receive free or reduced-price school meals in Pennsylvania public schools could see changes in their eligibility for the upcoming school year. The...
July 18, 2026 Education
A Lyndora man on the Megan’s Law registry offered a 10-year-old boy $50 to perform sexual acts on him, according to Butler Township police. Bernard Richard Godfrey, 55, ...
July 18, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — An FBI special agent spoke to a township man for just over a week while posing as a father soliciting his 11-year-old stepson for sex, according to testim...
July 18, 2026 Local News
CHICORA — After a recent Erie boating accident killed his cousin, David “Bullwinkle” Rodgers, Zach Scherer and the Scherer Foundation are holding a charity concert to ben...
July 18, 2026 Local News
The Butler Eagle received six first place awards, three second place awards and two honorable mentions from the 2026 Professional Keystone Media Awards. The Eagle’s news ...
July 18, 2026 Local News
News
ZELIENOPLE — As Horse Trading Days continued Friday, things got off to a sluggish start, with a few visitors trickling in early in the afternoon as the region remained un...
July 17, 2026 Local News
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced upcoming road closures and road modifications for two road construction projects. The final paving of Route 22...
July 17, 2026 Local News
VA Butler Healthcare System’s leadership team will host a town hall for veterans at 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 22, at the Abie Abraham VA Health Care Center, 353 N. Duffy Roa...
July 17, 2026 Local News
All residents, especially those with lung disease, are advised to stay inside and avoid outdoor activities after an unhealthy air quality alert was issued Friday because ...
July 17, 2026 Local News
The Clearview Mall said it is working hard to bring new businesses to the location following outcry from shoppers. “Butler, we heard you loud and clear! You want your mal...
July 17, 2026 Local News
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Community
Samantha Capriotti, 17, of Butler Township, recently became a top 10 finalist in the Ms. D...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
The following area residents were named to the dean’s list at their respective colleges an...
July 16, 2026
Ian and Theresa Smith, of Butler, will celebrate 65 years of marriage on July 17 with a pr...
July 16, 2026
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Slippery Rock, Mount Ch...
July 16, 2026
Last week in Starwatch, I described how stars are born in gigantic families in part one of...
July 16, 2026
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Sports
Kyle Casteel’s name hadn’t even stopped echoing when he’d pulled up to a familiar spot Mon...
 
The Little League tournament season is under way. Butler Township has two teams in the Pen...
July 17, 2026
Kyle Casteel’s pro career has officially begun. The standout Butler right-hander has signe...
July 16, 2026
Happy second birthday to “Eye on Sports!” Not really, but it’s close. The Butler Eagle’s t...
July 16, 2026
It’s not how you start, but how you finish. Mike Battista and his son, Jacob, both of Cran...
July 16, 2026
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Editorial
I'm writing in response to Justin Wagner’s letter published July 12 (“Our seniors earned Social Security,” Page A4). It’s encouraging seeing someone s...
July 18, 2026 Letters to the Editor
For over 200 years, America has demonstrated to the world that people of all backgrounds, regardless of race, national origin or beliefs, can work and...
July 18, 2026 Letters to the Editor
July 17, 2026 Cartoons
Butler Area School District is the latest in the area to vote to ban cellphone usage. The state may soon step in to remove the handheld distractions i...
July 17, 2026 Our Opinion
Something is breaking in farm country and the warning signs are growing harder to ignore. The clearest indicator arrived this spring, when farm bankru...
July 17, 2026 Other Voices
Business
Water utility company Pennsylvania American Water said in a media release the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has approved a decision on the co...
July 17, 2026 Business
The World Cup has been a bonanza for beer in the U.S. Bars in Boston reported needing emergency deliveries to keep taps from running dry on some game ...
July 17, 2026 Business
Todd Williams, co-owner of Kat’s Coffeehouse in Pine Township, Allegheny County, had a problem. After the morning rush, hardly anyone showed up to buy...
July 17, 2026 Local News
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which ended Saturday. Costume Class Dairy Cattle, Nathan Rassau, Enon Valley Beef Cat...
July 17, 2026 Agriculture
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which ended Saturday. BEEF CATTLE Angus Junior Bull Calf, Beacom Farms, Tarentum Seni...
July 17, 2026 Agriculture
Weekend Entertainment
Below is the schedule for the upcoming Horse Trading Days in Zelienople: Thursday, July 16 Around Town Craft and food vendors, 2 to 8 p.m. at Four Corners Park ...
July 15, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
LONDON — Brenda Fricker, who won an Academy Award for her role as Bridget Fagan Brown in the 1989 film “My Left Foot,’’ has died. She was 81. The Irish character actor di...
July 17, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Getting home, and turning back the clock, has long been at the root of Christopher Nolan’s films. The astronauts of “Interstellar” painstakingly lose 23 years in space tr...
July 17, 2026 Reviews
Christopher Nolan's “The Odyssey” was an epic undertaking for all involved. The cast and crew embarked on a globe-trotting mission to bring the story of Odysseus' hom...
July 17, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
BUTLER TWP — One green ogre’s far-away swamp is getting a fairy tale reimagining next week at Butler County Community College’s Succop Theater. Children and adults alike ...
July 15, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — A wide array of performers, from actor Tom Cruise to streamer IShowSpeed, will help close out the World Cup, FIFA announced Tuesday. Soccer's governing body re...
July 15, 2026 People
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Special Sections
To view the Butler Eagle’s PDF version, click here. ...
July 07, 2026 Special Sections
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Below are the even...
July 04, 2026 Special Sections
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Below are a number...
July 03, 2026 Special Sections
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Butler Area Pu...
July 03, 2026 Special Sections
This list is one in a series showing a snapshot of what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Butler Transit Aut...
July 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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