Flooding caused several sections of Route 38 to close earlier in June.

As another year comes to a close, the Butler Eagle staff looked back on the news and sports stories, photos and social media posts that best defined 2019 in Butler County.

Additionally, for the first time ever, the Eagle turned to its readers for input on the news stories most important to them.

Today we present our 2019 Year in Review as selected by the Eagle staff and readers.

The three top stories this year were the federal case against Stephanie and Scott Roskovski, who stand accused of defrauding Butler Health System of $1.3 million; the spring rains and flooding that impacted communities across Butler County; and this month's sale of AK Steel, one of Butler County's largest employers, to Cleveland-Cliffs in a $1.1 billion deal.

Top news stories continue on Page 5, as well as the list of the Top 5 stories as voted on by readers.

This is an excerpt from Tuesday's Butler Eagle