A fire burned down a garage at 228 Saxonburg Road in Jefferson Township on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
Director Conrad Pfeifer of Quality EMS shows the newly outfitted vehicle to Mars Borough Council president Mike Fleming on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. Julia Maruca/Butler Eagle
Bette Peoples, executive director of the Grapevine Center in Butler, leads the candle procession at the annual Remembrance & Celebration of Life event at the Carousel Shelter at Alameda Park on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Genevieve Kilroy, of Butler, sits in the sunlight that shines through the center of the Carousel Shelter at Alameda Park during the Grapevine Center's annual Remembrance & Celebration of Life on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Hope lights up outside St. John’s United Church of Christ in Evans City on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, for a candlelight service held by NAMI Butler County. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
People came out to take part in the NAMI Butler County candlelight service Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, at St. John’s United Church of Christ in Evans City. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Freeport’s Parker Lucas (9) celebrates a fumble recovery against Indiana in a non-conference football game at Freeport Athletic Stadium in August. See a preview of this weekend’s game in the Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, edition of the Butler Eagle. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Justin Guido
Knoch quarterback/cornerback Codi Mullen (2) breaks for a long run in the first half at Deer Lakes on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
Carly Eackles, second from left, sits with her friends at the Grapevine Center's annual Remembrance & Celebration of Life at Alameda Park on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Shannon Harbison, right, sobs after telling the audience about her late ex-husband at the Grapevine Center's annual Remembrance & Celebration of Life in Butler on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Harbison is comforted by her certified peer specialist Kristin Sapienza. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Pastor Brandon Johns, left, reads to the crowd at the NAMI Butler County candlelight service on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, at St. John’s United Church of Christ in Evans City. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Candles of different shapes symbolize that mental illness comes in different shapes. The candles were lighted at a service held by NAMI Butler County on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, at St. John’s United Church of Christ in Evans City. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Pastor Lisa Griffin lights a candle outside St. John’s United Church of Christ in Evans City for the NAMI Butler County candlelight service on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
The Zelienople Area Public Library features a very large kids section Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
The Zelienople Area Public Library has an area set aside for teen use with lots of books they might be interested in and comfortable seating Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
The Zelienople Area Public Library has public use computers Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
The teen area at the Zelienople Area Public Library has many books and seating areas as well as a television Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Zelienople Area Public Library employees Amy Kellner, left, and Sheila Thomas work hard on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
A fire burned down a garage at 228 Saxonburg Road in Jefferson Township on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
Director Conrad Pfeifer of Quality EMS shows the newly outfitted vehicle to Mars Borough Council president Mike Fleming on Monday, Oct. 3, 2022. Julia Maruca/Butler Eagle
Bette Peoples, executive director of the Grapevine Center in Butler, leads the candle procession at the annual Remembrance & Celebration of Life event at the Carousel Shelter at Alameda Park on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Genevieve Kilroy, of Butler, sits in the sunlight that shines through the center of the Carousel Shelter at Alameda Park during the Grapevine Center's annual Remembrance & Celebration of Life on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Hope lights up outside St. John’s United Church of Christ in Evans City on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, for a candlelight service held by NAMI Butler County. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
People came out to take part in the NAMI Butler County candlelight service Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, at St. John’s United Church of Christ in Evans City. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Freeport’s Parker Lucas (9) celebrates a fumble recovery against Indiana in a non-conference football game at Freeport Athletic Stadium in August. See a preview of this weekend’s game in the Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, edition of the Butler Eagle. Justin Guido/Special to the Eagle
Justin Guido
Knoch quarterback/cornerback Codi Mullen (2) breaks for a long run in the first half at Deer Lakes on Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. Seb Foltz/Special to the Eagle
Carly Eackles, second from left, sits with her friends at the Grapevine Center's annual Remembrance & Celebration of Life at Alameda Park on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Shannon Harbison, right, sobs after telling the audience about her late ex-husband at the Grapevine Center's annual Remembrance & Celebration of Life in Butler on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Harbison is comforted by her certified peer specialist Kristin Sapienza. Cary Shaffer/Butler Eagle
Pastor Brandon Johns, left, reads to the crowd at the NAMI Butler County candlelight service on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, at St. John’s United Church of Christ in Evans City. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Candles of different shapes symbolize that mental illness comes in different shapes. The candles were lighted at a service held by NAMI Butler County on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, at St. John’s United Church of Christ in Evans City. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Pastor Lisa Griffin lights a candle outside St. John’s United Church of Christ in Evans City for the NAMI Butler County candlelight service on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
The Zelienople Area Public Library features a very large kids section Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
The Zelienople Area Public Library has an area set aside for teen use with lots of books they might be interested in and comfortable seating Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
The Zelienople Area Public Library has public use computers Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
The teen area at the Zelienople Area Public Library has many books and seating areas as well as a television Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
Zelienople Area Public Library employees Amy Kellner, left, and Sheila Thomas work hard on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. Shane Potter/Butler Eagle
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