See the photos showcasing Butler County in 2025
Nadal Jackson plays with his sisters Maisie Myland, 6, and Milani Myland, 2, in the snow on their trampoline at home in Butler on Saturday, Jan 4. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Alongside the hundreds of stories written by the Butler Eagle staff in 2025 were just as many photographs taken by the Eagle photography staff. The images helped tell the stories visually, to give readers a better understanding of what is happening in their communities.
Check out these images that have been selected by the Eagle photographers as the best of 2025.
Braden Beachem gives coach Clay Kohlmeyer a Gatorade shower after defeating Coudersport 17-0 in a season-opening football game Friday, Aug. 22, at Moniteau High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
George Cedeno is subdued by the police between Diamond Park and the Butler County Courthouse during a protest on Saturday, March 15, 2025. Those attending a protest at Diamond Park called police on the man. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Rachel Beacom fills buckets with corn to feed livestock on the Rea family farm, Beacom Farms, in Tarentum on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Kayson Krautz, 5, plays on the playground at Harcrest Community Park on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Riders in the bike parade ride lead the Mars Borough July 4th Parade through downtown Mars on Friday, July 4, 2025. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle
Dozens gathered during a vigil to celebrate the birthday of Charlie Kirk on Tuesday, Oct. 14. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Cecilia Ornelas sorts through mail at the main Butler Post Office on South Main Street on Friday, Dec. 19. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Freeport's Michael Braun (2) competes in the boys 3200 2A race during the WPIAL Track and Field Individuals Championships held on Wednesday, May 14, at Slippery Rock University's Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
Freeport forwards Camryn Woods (22) and Cecilia Schlegel (24) bite their medals after beating Burrell in the WPIAL Class 2A Girls Soccer Championship game Saturday, Nov. 1, at Highmark Stadium. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
Hailey Cress, 3, plays in the foam at Pumpkinfest, Saturday, Sept. 20. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Streets Department Crew Leader Brian Manipole performs maintenance and repairs on one of the salt trucks at the Cranberry Township Public Works Department, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Attendees of the Walk to Remember event at the Abie Abraham VA Health Care Center leave painted handprints on an art piece to show support for those affected by suicide on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Hailey Cress, 3, plays in the foam at Pumpkinfest, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Concrete is smoothed out after being layed for a memorial honoring fallen state troopers at the Butler State Police Barracks 200, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Sebastian Forte, 3, fishes for rubber ducks at the Harmony Fire District, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Mars forward Max Davis (30) reacts to a call by the referee in a WPIAL Class 3A first-round boys soccer game Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, at Mars Athletic Complex. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Hadley Cypher, 2, takes in the view through a red-tinted magnifying glass at the Bon Aire Early Learning Center in Butler, Oct. 9, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Taylor Kuhlmann pets Frank the duck at J and J Farms Animal Sanctuary, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Freeport forwards Camryn Woods (22) and Cecilia Schlegel (24) bite their medals after beating Burrell in the WPIAL Class 2A Girls Soccer Championship game Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, at Highmark Stadium. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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With a final score of 1-0, Freeport beats Burrell in the WPIAL Class 2A Girls Soccer Championship game Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, at Highmark Stadium. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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North Catholic quarterback Joey Felitsky (8) prays on the sideline with teammates before a WPIAL Class 3A football semifinal game against Avonworth on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, at North Allegheny High School. Avonworth won 44-24. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Lisa Hecker coaxes one of the turkeys out of the coop for food in the morning at J and J Farms Animal Sanctuary, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle
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Nadal Jackson plays with his sisters Maisie Myland, 6, and Milani Myland, 2, in the snow on their trampoline at home in Butler on Saturday, Jan 4, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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George Cedeno is subdued by the police between Diamond Park and the Butler County Courthouse during a protest on Saturday, March 15, 2025. Those attending a protest at Diamond Park called police on the man. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Dozens gathered during a vigil to celebrate the birthday of Charlie Kirk on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Cecilia Ornelas sorts through mail at the main Butler Post Office on South Main Street on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Freeport's Michael Braun (2) competes in the boys 3200 2A race during the WPIAL Track and Field Individuals Championships held on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at Slippery Rock University's Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Santino Sloboda reacts to a no point back call by the referee before defeating Abington Heights Mason Whitney by a 7-1 decision in a 127-pound fourth-round consolation bout on Day 2 of the PIAA Wrestling Individual Championships on Friday, March 7, 2025, at GIANT Center, Hershey. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Braden Beachem gives coach Clay Kohlmeyer a Gatorade shower after defeating Coudersport 17-0 in a season-opening football game Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, at Moniteau High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Mike Crawford prepares a mannequin as he gets ready to demonstrate how a video laryngoscopy works at Quality EMS in MARS on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Steam and smoke permeate the atmosphere as firefighters work to put out a barn fire on Riemer Road on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Eli Fennick, right, plays around with regular George Nani at the Donut Connection on Center Avenue on Monday, Mar. 3,2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Julie Burtner reads to her two kids Evelyn and Elias as Evelyn snuggles with the bunnies during a reading with bunnies event at Prospect Library on Tuesday, Mar. 4, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Dan Bauer, Dean of the School of Liberal Arts at Slippery Rock University, sits on the organ as it rises from the basement through a hole in the floor at the home of Ben Robertson who, along with his partner Don Fink, started the nonprofit organization Blackwood Arts in Marion Township on Saturday, March 22, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Eric McClafferty from the Herman Volunteer Fire Company works on clearing cut limbs from a tree still partially blocking Herman Road after a severe thunderstorm rolled though Western Pennsylvania on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Gabby B., 8, spells out “Dump Trump” with sticks on the sidewalk during a planned “No Kings” demonstration against President Donald Trump on Flag Day at the intersection of Freedom Road (Route 228) and Route 19 in Cranberry Township on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Isaiah Shaffer from team Stout PGH chugs an orange drink during the fourth annual Zelienople Bed Derby on Thursday, June 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Helen Comperatore becomes emotional after a specialized casing for Corey Comperatore’s uniform is unveiled during a Gary Burk III concert to honor Corey Comperatore at No Offsesaon Sports complex in Russellton on Saturday, July 12, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Mason Martin enters the field with the help of Levi Wissinger, Taite Beighley, and Tyler Hutchison for the first time since his incident as cheerleaders welcome hm during an “I Believe” community event held at Diehl Stadium at Karns City High School on Sunday, July 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Gensyn Maseroni splashes in the water during the Butler YMCA summer camp at ARMCO Park in Slippery Rock on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Aubrey Zelmore, left, races her mom Casey Zelmore in her wheelchair through the obstacle course during a bicycle rodeo at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center on Saturday, August 2, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Josh Fry drops into the water after being dunked at the 77th annual Butler Farm Show on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Hunter Wentling, middle, cheers on the contestants with his cousins Felicity Martin, left, and Vera Wentling, right, during the goat obstacle course at the dairy pavilion at the 77th annual Butler Farm Show on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Abbagail Shaffer, left, and Dennis O’Grady participate in a cornhole night hosted by Butler County Community College’s Hope for Dope program at Diamond Park on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Board member Amy Jackson plays with Rey at My Dog's Care Center in Harmony on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Joice Curtician fans herself during a break in activity during a senior dance class at the Tanglewood Center on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Josiah McConnell flips pancakes during the Connoquenessing Volunteer Fire Company’s annual fall pancake breakfast fundraiser at the fire station on Saturday, Oct. 4. (Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle)
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John Kyne blows on his pancakes to cool them down during the 66th annual Pancake Festival at the Tanglewood Center in Lyndora on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Kellie Walker and her son Bennett Green, 21 months, outside their home where two cases water was dropped off that morning at Bernie’s Manufactured Home Community in Cabot on Friday, Nov. 14, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Theo Rossman, 7, has his mom try on his Thanksgiving headpiece during Mars Primary school’s annual first grade Thanksgiving lunchtime feast with the students’ parents on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Ross Morgan mows the grass and leaves after the first snow of the season to make the front of Westminster Presbyterian Church look nice as the church hosts the floats for the Butler Christmas parade the next day on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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A firefighter talks off his mask and helmet after leaving the smoke filled house during a housefire on the 200-block of Home Avenue in Butler Township on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Malina Burtner tries to catch snow with her tongue in between showings of the Concordia at Cabot's 12th Annual Live Nativity on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Dave Jackson, a military veteran, runs through the snow holding a United States flag on South Duffy Street in Butler during the third day of snowfall and below-freezing temperatures Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Mendel Hoexter, middle, dressed as a dreidel dance along with other attendees during the annual Menorah Lighting and Chanukah Celebration at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Zayden Gizzo celebrates finishing his graham cracker gingerbread house by eating some left-over icing as he and his fellow first graders enjoyed some craft time at McQuistion Elementary School on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Nathan Nicklas from Station 21, Park Fire Station, in Cranberry Township makes sure that ladders are easily accessible during an engine inspection on Wednesday, Feb 6. 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Dawn Comperatore Schafer dances to entertain Tim Shaffer to keep his mind away from having a needle put in him for the donation during a blood drive to honor the memory of fallen firefighter Corey Comperatore in Freeport on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler defeated Pine-Richland 2-1 in overtime in a boys soccer game on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, at Butler High School's Art Bernardi Stadium. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler defeated Pine-Richland 2-1 in overtime in a boys soccer game on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, at Butler High School's Art Bernardi Stadium. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Slippery Rock High’s Michael Bossler tries to stay cool in 90-degree heat during football practice on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025, at Slippery Rock High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Karns City defeated Allegheny Clarion 30-0 in a 10U youth football game on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Crouching from left: Butler’s Stone Spack, Beau Burchett, Mark Klemz and Lucas Martin; and jumping from left: Tyson Pino and Nicco Baggetta on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2024 at Butler High School's Art Bernardi Stadium. The Golden Tornado went 4-6 last season and will again play an independent schedule in 2025. Rob MGraw/Butler Eagle
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Seneca Valley volunteer parent Joyce Harrell, left, supports runners of various schools including Freeport’s Kaleb Bodily in a cross country meet Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, at Seneca Valley High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Moniteau’s Baylen Rock cools himself off after finishing the Butler County 5K Fall Classic Scrimmage cross country meet on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, at Seneca Valley High School. Robert McGraw/Butler Eagle.
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Jackson Geiger takes bunker shot form a sand trap during a golf match vs Shenango at the Butler Country Club on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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The Savannah Bananas and the Texas Tailgaters entertained a sold-out crowd of over 40,000 people in a game on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025, at PNC Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Slippery Rock’s DaOne Owens (1) jumps over Shepherd’s defense to score in a college football game on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, at Slippery Rock University's Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Macie McLister (871) and Zari Golojuh (874) hold hands to celebrate before taking second and third place respectively with the time of 21:05.37 in a cross country tri-meet on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Butler's Preston Park. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Slippery Rock’s Joe Cooper (78) takes a moment after a loss to California in a college football game on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, at Slippery Rock University's Mihalik-Thompson Stadium. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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Butler’s Santino Sloboda, Sutton Stoner and Nick Savannah erupt in celebration after Mason Swidzinski pinned Indiana’s Sean Parks in a 139-pound match after falling behind 9-0 in a boys wrestling match on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025, at Butler Intermediate High School. Rob McGraw/Butler Eagle
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