Photo Gallery: Friday, Aug. 16, 2024

2024-08-16 00:15:00

Traffic is stopped as a large excavator moves dirt along the side of the road on Route 356 near the intersection of Freeport Road with Hinchberger Road on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw

A flagger stands by as the excavator moves back and forth across the road to help with traffic control on Route 356 near the intersection of Freeport Road with Hinchberger Road on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw

A medical helicopter arrives on the scene to pick up a driver who was injured in a car accident in Clinton Township on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. William Pitts/Butler Eagle

Emergency crews load a patient into a medical helicopter. The patient was injured in a car accident in Clinton Township on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. William Pitts/Butler Eagle

A medical helicopter takes off for a local hospital carrying a patient who was injured in a car accident in Clinton Township on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. William Pitts/Butler Eagle

Varsity cheerleaders at Slippery Rock Area High School perform some routines at Moraine Elementary School's Back to School Blast Off on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Irina Bucur/Butler Eagle

Delilah Gutauskas, 6, who is going into first grade, and her brother, Landon Gutauskas, 8, who is going into third grade, hug at Moraine Elementary School's Back to School Blast Blast Off on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Irina Bucur/Butler Eagle

Grayson Evans, 8, left, hugs his little brother, Cayden, 5, who will start kindergarten next week at Moraine Elementary School. Cayden is excited to go to school with his older brother and ride the bus, his mother, Jessica Evans, said. At Moraine Elementary School's Back to School Blast Blast Off on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, the boys played football with friends shown in the background. Irina Bucur/Butler Eagle

Evelyn Burtner, 5, of Prospect recognized a few friends from her preschool at Moraine Elementary School's Back to School Blast Off on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Evelyn will start kindergarten next week, where she said she is excited to continue making friends. Irina Bucur/Butler Eagle

Kinsley McCandless, 6, of Slippery Rock, holds a popsicle at Moraine Elementary School's Back to School Blast Off on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Kinsley said she is excited to start kindergarten in a few days, make new friends and ride the bus. Irina Bucur/Butler Eagle

Sandy Curry is helping to get Community Partnership settled into its new location on New Castle Road. Read the article on the cover of the Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, edition of the Butler Eagle. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle

Traffic is stopped as a large excavator moves dirt along the side of the road on Route 356 near the intersection of Freeport Road with Hinchberger Road on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
A flagger stands by as the excavator moves back and forth across the road to help with traffic control on Route 356 near the intersection of Freeport Road with Hinchberger Road on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle

Rob McGraw
A medical helicopter arrives on the scene to pick up a driver who was injured in a car accident in Clinton Township on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
Emergency crews load a patient into a medical helicopter. The patient was injured in a car accident in Clinton Township on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
A medical helicopter takes off for a local hospital carrying a patient who was injured in a car accident in Clinton Township on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. William Pitts/Butler Eagle
Varsity cheerleaders at Slippery Rock Area High School perform some routines at Moraine Elementary School's Back to School Blast Off on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Irina Bucur/Butler Eagle
Delilah Gutauskas, 6, who is going into first grade, and her brother, Landon Gutauskas, 8, who is going into third grade, hug at Moraine Elementary School's Back to School Blast Blast Off on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Irina Bucur/Butler Eagle
Grayson Evans, 8, left, hugs his little brother, Cayden, 5, who will start kindergarten next week at Moraine Elementary School. Cayden is excited to go to school with his older brother and ride the bus, his mother, Jessica Evans, said. At Moraine Elementary School's Back to School Blast Blast Off on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, the boys played football with friends shown in the background. Irina Bucur/Butler Eagle
Evelyn Burtner, 5, of Prospect recognized a few friends from her preschool at Moraine Elementary School's Back to School Blast Off on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Evelyn will start kindergarten next week, where she said she is excited to continue making friends. Irina Bucur/Butler Eagle
Kinsley McCandless, 6, of Slippery Rock, holds a popsicle at Moraine Elementary School's Back to School Blast Off on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Kinsley said she is excited to start kindergarten in a few days, make new friends and ride the bus. Irina Bucur/Butler Eagle
Sandy Curry is helping to get Community Partnership settled into its new location on New Castle Road. Read the article on the cover of the Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, edition of the Butler Eagle. Holly Mead/Special to the Eagle