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Butler Veterans Day parade gives community members chance to reflect on service
The Veterans Day parade once again filled Butler’s Main Street, giving veterans, their families and the wider community an opportunity to pause and remember tho...
House Rules Committee votes unanimously to censure state Rep. Aaron Bernstine
The state House’s rules committee voted unanimously Tuesday, Nov. 10, to introduce a resolution that would censure Rep. Aaron Bernstine over alleged homophobic ...
Buffalo Twp. sets public hearing on data center ordinance
BUFFALO TWP -- The township’s board of supervisors will hold a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 9 to discuss a proposed amendment to the township’s zoning ordin...
BC3 announces $1.25 million renovation through donation, grant
A one-time, six-figure donation and a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education will allow Butler County Community College to follow through on long-p...
Freeport girls soccer is healthy and dangerous after PIAA tournament first-round win over Clearfield
BUFFALO TWP — Not all district champions are cast from the same mold. Freeport girls soccer’s PIAA Class 2A first-round playoff matchup Wednesday, Nov. 11, pitt...
Butler Veterans Day parade gives community members chance to reflect on service
Butler Veterans Day pa...
House Rules Committee votes unanimously to censure state Rep. Aaron Bernstine
House Rules Committee ...
Buffalo Twp. sets public hearing on data center ordinance
Buffalo Twp. sets publ...
BC3 announces $1.25 million renovation through donation, grant
BC3 announces $1.25 mi...
Freeport girls soccer is healthy and dangerous after PIAA tournament first-round...
Freeport girls soccer ...
Top Headlines
ADAMS TWP — Mars Area School District’s board of education is pushing forward with ongoing projects and proposals. In addition to the Mars Area Elementary School renovat...
November 12, 2026 Local News
PENN TWP — The township is looking to draft a curative amendment to address gaps in its zoning ordinance regarding oil and gas-related uses, as well as power and energy g...
November 11, 2026 Local News
Just in time for Veterans Day, Saxonburg’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7376 has added a new wave of veterans memorial banners for display throughout the borough. Member...
November 12, 2026 Military News
Butler’s streets will once again be filled with people and vehicles on Veterans Day, commemorating military personnel for their service. The 2026 Veterans Day parade will...
November 08, 2026 Local News
The Butler County Computation Board had not finished certifying election results as of Tuesday afternoon. Chantell McCurdy, Butler County Bureau of Elections director, sa...
November 10, 2026 Local News
News
The halls of Butler Intermediate High School were flooded with Minions, pirates, Disney characters, fast food icons, Weezer and more Oct. 29 as the school hosted its annu...
November 11, 2026 Local News
A fire official said he thought they had responded to a fatal crash when a car was trapped underneath the rear axle of a cement mixer Tuesday, Nov. 10, on Interstate 79. ...
November 11, 2026 Local News
Veterans organizations in Butler County use events, activities and word-of-mouth to recruit members and are pleased with the results. VFW Post 117 in Butler has relied on...
November 11, 2026 Local News
5th Cranberry Conversations session focuses on transportation
November 11, 2026 Local News
RICHLAND TWP, Allegheny County — Many generations were present at The Village at St. Barnabas on Tuesday morning, Nov. 10, for St. Barnabas Health Systems’ observation of...
November 11, 2026 Local News
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Community
With help from Wayne Cooper, antique pedal tractors have been showcased in youth tractor p...
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Ceremony appreciated by veterans in attendance
November 10, 2026
Chicora resident Ruby Wissinger has original artwork on display at the juried 2026 Annual ...
November 10, 2026
A new health-related presentation will be shown at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at South Butl...
November 09, 2026
The Harrisville Community Band will present its annual fall concert Friday, Nov. 20, which...
November 09, 2026
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Sports
Just two Butler County football teams are left in the second week of the playoffs: Karns C...
 
The PIAA Girls Volleyball Championships begin Tuesday, Nov. 10, and will wrap up in two we...
November 11, 2026
The PIAA Boys Soccer Championships begin Tuesday, Nov. 10, and for the first time in decad...
November 11, 2026
Jake Olkowski ran up on a ball and kicked it off the outstretched hand of Westmont Hilltop...
November 11, 2026
JACKSON TWP — After scoring three goals and limiting the opposition to one shot on net in ...
November 11, 2026
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Editorial
November 11, 2026 Cartoons
There was one result from Nov. 3’s midterm elections that should please everyone, regardless of their political leanings. Voter turnout for the electi...
November 11, 2026 Our Opinion
The big message from the midterms is that Americans are struggling with the cost of living. In case anyone missed it, people need relief now. This wi...
November 11, 2026 Other Voices
I grew up in Lyndora, the granddaughter of Eastern European immigrants. My “Baba” was only 12 when she came by ship with her older sister in 1910, to ...
November 11, 2026 Letters to the Editor
I am no expert, but, in my opinion, this could be the worst paving project that I can remember involving Main Street, North Main Street and Route 8 So...
November 11, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Business
WASHINGTON — U.S. inflation was higher than expected last month as the rising prices that powered sweeping Democratic victories in last week’s midterm...
November 10, 2026 Business
SAN FRANCISCO — Investigations into whether Nvidia’s CEO was the target of a “foreign intelligence effort” are raising questions about the future of t...
November 10, 2026 Business
Stunning allegations of a spy plot have prompted investigations of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s affair with a purported Chinese government agent. Over t...
November 10, 2026 Business
Family owned Altoona-based convenience store chain Sheetz has promoted Adam Sheetz to the role of president and chief operating officer, effective Jan...
November 09, 2026 Business
Shares of Nvidia tumbled more than 5% Monday after the computer chipmaker, central to the artificial intelligence race, opened an investigation into r...
November 09, 2026 Business
Weekend Entertainment
New Beginnings Free Methodist Church at 416 Center Ave. in Butler will host a free clothing giveaway from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Nov. 14. Men’s, women’s and children’...
November 11, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
LOS ANGELES — Billy Idol, Oasis, Wu-Tang Clan, Phil Collins, Sade, Queen Latifah, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order and the late Luther Vandross will be inducted into t...
November 11, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Stacy Keach, one of America's finest stage actors who became best known for playing scruffy private eye Mike Hammer on TV and whose career was nearly derailed after h...
November 11, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Irma P. Hall, the veteran actor who brought warmth and authority to matriarchal roles in “Soul Food” and “The Ladykillers,” and whose acting career took off after decades...
November 11, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Dolly Parton’s longtime manager moved Thursday to drop a complaint that accused the late singer’s nephew who acted as her head of security with threatening her estate...
November 10, 2026 People
NEW YORK — Superman, Batman and the rest of the DC heroes are getting a new boss, yet again. Skydance Motion Picture Group announced Monday that James Gunn and Peter Saf...
November 09, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
LOS ANGELES — Strapped into a harness, Josh Law was lowered from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter into the rough Pacific Ocean in the pitch black night, far off the Mexican ...
October 28, 2026 Special Sections
A longtime Western Pennsylvania firefighter who died in 2022 at the age of 49 left behind memories for his colleagues and a lasting legacy as a fire instructor. Jimmy...
October 28, 2026 Special Sections
Matt Boehm can pinpoint when his interest to start the Model Train Club of Zelienople began. A little more than five years ago, his sister, Sandy, gave him their father’s...
October 26, 2026 Special Sections
Adams Area Fire District Address: 645 Route 228, Mars Phone: 724-625-1210 Email: info@adamsarea42.com Website: adamsarea42.com Fire Chief: Ta...
October 26, 2026 Special Sections
Thomas Burnatoski lost his life in the line of duty as an EMT in 1983, but he will always be remembered by those who knew him as a hard worker and a gentle giant. Burnato...
October 26, 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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