Photo gallery for Thursday, March 8, 2018
2018-03-08 00:00:00
In this 2016 photo South East Asia Prayer Center President Matt Geppert gives blankets to two Tibetan children in Chengdu, China. Women from St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Saxonburg have been donating blankets they've made to SEAPC for the past four years.SUBMITTED PHOTO
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Butler firefighters investigate a house explosion at 111 South St. in Butler on May 29, 2017. State police on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, obtained arrest warrants for William L. Gold, 50, of Butler and Robert J. Wilhelm, 39, of Washington Township. Police say the fire was set to cover up a burglary.BUTLER EAGLE FILE PHOTO
About 70 South Butler School District teachers attend the school board meeting Wednesday night, March 7, 2018.Paula Grubbs/BUTLER EAGLE
Mars wrestler Alex Hornfeck, top, is in control of this regular-season match earlier this year. The 145-pound Hornfeck is one of six wrestlers from Butler County schools competing in this weekend’s PIAA Championships at the Giant Center in Hershey.BUTLER EAGLE FILE PHOTO
Members of the Smith family — Kylee, her father Mark, brother Erik and cousin Matt — enjoy a moment on the Clemente Bridge outside of PNC Park last summer. The family continues to excel in athletics.Submitted Photo
An unidentified man drove his pickup truck off Euclid Road in Clay Township and into a ditch around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2018. West Sunbury Fire Chief Matt Wilson said the driver refused medical treatment at the scene.submitted photo
An unidentified man drove his pickup truck off Euclid Road in Clay Township and into a ditch around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, 2018. West Sunbury Fire Chief Matt Wilson said the driver refused medical treatment at the scene.submitted photo
A man flipped his SUV on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, on Whitestown Road in Lancaster Township. The driver was transported by Harmony EMS to Allegheny General Hospital for unknown injuries.Nathan Bottiger/butler eagle
Freeport High School chorus teacher Tom Koharchik rehearses the chorus. Koharchik has won the Pennsylvania Music Education Association´s 2018 Citation of Excellence in Teaching Award for District 3, which contains 28 school districts in Western Pennsylvania.JUSTIN GUIDO/BUTLER EAGLE
Freeport High School chorus teacher Tom Koharchik rehearses the chorus. Koharchik has won the Pennsylvania Music Education Association´s 2018 Citation of Excellence in Teaching Award for District 3, which contains 28 school districts in Western Pennsylvania.JUSTIN GUIDO/BUTLER EAGLE
Preparations are under way for a nearly $8 million project at the intersection of Route 228 and Pittsburgh Street in Adams Township. Electronic signs on each side of Route 228 indicated the work will begin Thursday, March 15, 2018, and take place during nighttime hours from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Clearing and grubbing for utility work is also ongoing.J.W. Johnson Jr./BUTLER EAGLE
Preparations are under way for a nearly $8 million project at the intersection of Route 228 and Pittsburgh Street in Adams Township. Electronic signs on each side of Route 228 indicated the work will begin Thursday, March 15, 2018, and take place during nighttime hours from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Clearing and grubbing for utility work is also ongoing.J.W. Johnson Jr./BUTLER EAGLE
Parent Dana Briggs addresses a capacity crowd at the Mars School Board meeting on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. A number of parents voiced concerns and displeasure with the district’s special education programs, with one parent calling the situation a “crisis.”J.W. Johnson Jr./BUTLER EAGLE
