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July 26, 2024 - 05:33 pm
Breaking News
July 26, 2024 - 05:33 pm

Trump pledges to return in Butler County, honor Comperatore

Former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said in a Friday, July 26, post on social media he will return to Butler County for a “big and beautiful” rally honoring the former Buffalo Township fire chief Corey Comperatore, who died at the July 13 campaign rally amid an assassination attempt. The post did not includ...
Trump pledges to return in Butler County, honor Comperatore
Former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said in a Friday, July 26, post on social media he will return to Butler County for a “big a...
76 pull-ups at 70: Cranberry Township man celebrates birthday by completing challenge
“59. 60. 61,” a group at the Rose E. Schneider Family YMCA in Cranberry Township counted out loud Friday, July 26. As Mark Bernhard neared his goal of doing 70 ...
Renovations celebrated at Seven Fields pool
SEVEN FIELDS — A project three years in the making has been completed at the Seven Fields Town Park Pool, 390 Castle Creek Drive. The renovation project started...
City council, Italian fest organizers at an impasse
City council and local business owners discussed the cancellation of the Italian Festival during a city council meeting Thursday. Mayor Bob Dandoy emphasized it...
Upgrades coming to Branchton Road and Route 8 intersection
From her office chair at Pry's Towing & Automotive at 101 Branchton Road in Slippery Rock Township, secretary Chris McCormick has seen the dangers of motorists ...
Trump pledges to return in Butler County, honor Comperatore
Trump pledges to retur...
76 pull-ups at 70: Cranberry Township man celebrates birthday by completing chal...
76 pull-ups at 70: Cra...
Renovations celebrated at Seven Fields pool
Renovations celebrated...
City council, Italian fest organizers at an impasse
City council, Italian ...
Upgrades coming to Branchton Road and Route 8 intersection
Upgrades coming to Bra...
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July 26, 2024 Local News
“59. 60. 61,” a group at the Rose E. Schneider Family YMCA in Cranberry Township counted out loud Friday, July 26. As Mark Bernhard neared his goal of doing 70 pull-ups o...
July 26, 2024 Local News
SEVEN FIELDS — A project three years in the making has been completed at the Seven Fields Town Park Pool, 390 Castle Creek Drive. The renovation project started in 2022, ...
July 26, 2024
When retired Texas firefighter Nyal Stromberg made his latest sculpture, a process that took a month of molding and melting, he didn’t know Corey Comperatore’s name. Few ...
July 26, 2024 Local News
Throughout the summer, Butler Memorial Hospital will be hosting a handful of monthly farmers market events in partnership with the Butler County Farm Bureau and Butler Co...
July 26, 2024 Local News
News
The East Butler Baseball Association is looking for land to build new diamonds on, with hopes the site is a little closer to its audience — people who live east of Butler...
July 26, 2024 Local News
The suspect charged in the murder of 14-year-old Pauly Likens, a transgender girl whose remains were found by Shenango River Lake in June, appeared in court for his preli...
July 26, 2024 Crime & Courts
Sunday, July 28, is “Tractor Sunday” at Mt. Nebo Presbyterian Church. The church is encouraging members to drive their tractors to the church for its 9:30 a.m. service, w...
July 26, 2024 Local News
A parent nominated the East Butler Baseball Association for a Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation grant after her son had a good experience playing with the nonprofit when i...
July 26, 2024 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Supervisors reviewed the updated version of the township’s master plan to upgrade the community park facilities during an agenda preparation meeting on Th...
July 25, 2024 Local News
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Community
WINFIELD TWP — In life, Corey Comperatore was an anonymous but beloved public servant. In ...
Today's Verse
Chuckle of the Day
 
Butler Area Public Library will host History of the Clarion River at 6 p.m. July 31. Dale ...
July 24, 2024
BUTLER TWP — If there was one message Sandee Welch and Bob Henry wanted guests to take awa...
July 23, 2024
The Mars Rumble Car Show will return to downtown Mars from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 2...
July 23, 2024
HARDWICK, Vt. — A year after epic summer flooding delayed the official opening of New Engl...
July 23, 2024
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Sports
LATROBE — Russell Wilson missed the early portion of Pittsburgh Steelers training camp wit...
 
As his September induction into the Mars Athletic Hall of Fame looms, boys lacrosse coach ...
July 26, 2024
In less than a year, Rachel Legacy found herself on an international stage. The Butler Tow...
July 26, 2024
LATROBE — Cam Heyward said Thursday he wants to retire with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 3...
July 25, 2024
A replay of 2021 would suit Geoff Patterson just fine. The Butler resident won his second ...
July 25, 2024
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Editorial
July 26, 2024 Cartoons
More than 100 people die from gunshots on an average day in America. In June, the surgeon general declared gun violence a public health crisis. It’s t...
July 26, 2024 Other Voices
The Butler Farm Show is going on as planned. A live music schedule is out, and 4-H members are preparing their barnyard friends for a week of competi...
July 26, 2024 Our Opinion
NEW ORLEANS — Calling it a “misbegotten tax,” a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled Wednesday that a method the Federal Communications Commissi...
July 25, 2024 Other Voices
It’s the dog days of summer, and you’re looking for a good topic to share with your friend as you embark on a walk. You’re seeking “light” conversatio...
July 25, 2024 Other Voices
Business
MILAN — Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares pledged action to tackle problems in North America and elsewhere Thursday after reporting a plunge in first-half...
July 26, 2024 Business
PARIS — Workers went on strike Thursday at the five-star hotel in Paris where members of the International Olympic Committee are staying, walking out ...
July 26, 2024 Business
NEW YORK — A wipeout on Wednesday sent U.S. stock indexes to their worst losses since 2022 after profit reports from Tesla and Alphabet helped suck mo...
July 25, 2024 Business
WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it will increase minimum rest time between shifts for air traffic controllers after hi...
July 25, 2024 Business
NEW YORK — Wiz has rejected a reported $23 billion acquisition proposal from Google parent Alphabet — as the cybersecurity startup pivots back to a p...
July 24, 2024 Business
Weekend Entertainment
The end of July is when the prairie at Jennings Environmental Education Center is in peak bloom, which always calls for a commemoration. The annual Celebrate the Bloom ev...
July 25, 2024 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
PARIS — When Snoop Dogg agreed to become an Olympic torch bearer, the hip-hop star recalled an emotional, iconic moment watching Muhammad Ali light the cauldron at the 19...
July 25, 2024 People
After spending last year in Saxonburg, the Rumble Car Show is returning home to downtown Mars for its fifth installment on Saturday, July 27, from noon to 7 p.m. The show...
July 24, 2024 Weekend Entertainment
NEW YORK — The shades are on, the skinny tie is knotted and the fedora is perched just so — Dan Aykroyd is ready to look back. The actor-comedian is revving up the Blu...
July 24, 2024 Arts & Entertainment
Sharon Stone can act — that we knew. But after her near-fatal brain hemorrhage in 2001, she took up painting, and she’s better than good, according to pal Cheri Kaufman. ...
July 23, 2024 People
Eminem’s 12th studio album, “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce),” has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, unseating Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Departm...
July 22, 2024 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
ADAMS Mailing address and municipal building: 690 Valencia Road, Mars, PA 16046 Telephone: 724-625-2221 Fax: 724-625-4077 Email: info@adamstwp.org ...
July 25, 2024 Special Sections
UNITED STATES President Joe Biden, D Address: The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, DC 20500 Telephone: 202-456-1111 Telephone ...
July 25, 2024 Special Sections
∎Butler Art Center, operated by the Associated Artists of Butler County Address: 344 S. Main St., Butler, PA 16001 Telephone: 724-283-6922 Website: www.butle...
July 25, 2024 Special Sections
BIRTH/DEATH CERTIFICATES Certifications of birth and death records can be obtained for Butler County residents between 1893 and 1905 from the Register of Wills and Clerk...
July 25, 2024 Special Sections
∎American Red Cross Address: 789 Herman Road, Butler, PA 16002 Telephone: 724-283-2810 Website: www.redcross.org or www.redcross.org/greaterPA Contac...
July 25, 2024 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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
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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...
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