Photo Gallery: Aug. 20

2026-08-20 06:00:00

Clifford Levine, with the Butler County Democratic Committee, was in attendance of the ballot count Wednesday morning, Aug. 19, at the Butler County Bureau of Elections for the Aug. 18 special election for the 12th District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle

Members of the computation board get sworn in Wednesday morning, Aug. 19, before beginning the count for the Aug. 18 special election for the 12th District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle

Chantell McCurdy, director of the Butler County Bureau of Elections, prepares the computation board Wednesday morning, Aug. 19, for the official ballot count of the Aug. 18 special election. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle

Chantell McCurdy, director of the Butler County Bureau of Elections, left, prepares the election computation board Wednesday, Aug. 19. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle

Ray Roccon, president of Sign Innovation, places a plaque marking the property at 154 South Main St in Zelienople a historic site. William Pitts/Butler Eagle 8/19/2026

From left, Bill Harper and his mother Jean Harper, former owners of the property; Randall Hart of the Zelienople Historical Society; and Ray Roccon, current owner of the property, hold a plaque from the Zelienople Historical Society marking the property at 154 South Main St in Zelienople a historic site. William Pitts/Butler Eagle 8/19/2026

The old “Bill Harper's Outdoor Power Equipment” sign, advertising a now-defunct store which stood where Papa Joe's Wine Cellar now stands on Main Street in Zelienople. William Pitts/Butler Eagle 8/19/2026

DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones, right, and DDAP Special Assistant Margaret Eckles-Ray tour the attic of Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, which was renovated into a children's play space, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Ellen’s House manager Jenn Ramsey, right, leads DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones, center, and other visitors on a tour of Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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A book of photos from renovations done at Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, sits on display at the home, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones, front right, Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Addiction Center Executive Director Joseph Mahoney, front center, and other visitors to Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, stand for a group photo on the steps of the home, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Center Executive Director Joseph Mahoney, right, and Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs Secretary Secretary Latika Davis-Jones tour Ellen’s House, a sober living home in Butler on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Addiction Center Executive Director Joseph Mahoney speaks about Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, during a tour of the home, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Addiction Center Executive Director Joseph Mahoney, center, and DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones, left, speak during a tour of Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones tours a children's play room at Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones, left, listens to Ellen’s House manager Jenn Ramsey as she begins her tour of Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Heather Hissom, a former resident at Ellen’s House in the City of Butler, talks about the impact the sober living home had on her life during a tour of the house, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones, left, and Dr. C. Thomas Brophy discuss the changes to Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, during a tour, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Heather Hissom, center left; a former resident at Ellen’s House in the City of Butler, talks about the impact the sober living home had on her life during a tour of the house, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones tours a children's play room at Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones speaks with media at Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones tours a children's play room at Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones, left, and DDAP Special Assistant Margaret Eckles-Ray tour a room at Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Clifford Levine, with the Butler County Democratic Committee, was in attendance of the ballot count Wednesday morning, Aug. 19, at the Butler County Bureau of Elections for the Aug. 18 special election for the 12th District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
Members of the computation board get sworn in Wednesday morning, Aug. 19, before beginning the count for the Aug. 18 special election for the 12th District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
Chantell McCurdy, director of the Butler County Bureau of Elections, prepares the computation board Wednesday morning, Aug. 19, for the official ballot count of the Aug. 18 special election. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
Chantell McCurdy, director of the Butler County Bureau of Elections, left, prepares the election computation board Wednesday, Aug. 19. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
Chantell McCurdy, director of the Butler County Bureau of Elections, prepares the computation board Wednesday morning, Aug. 19, for the official ballot count of the Aug. 18 special election. Eddie Trizzino/Butler Eagle
Ray Roccon, president of Sign Innovation, places a plaque marking the property at 154 South Main St in Zelienople a historic site. William Pitts/Butler Eagle 8/19/2026
From left, Bill Harper and his mother Jean Harper, former owners of the property; Randall Hart of the Zelienople Historical Society; and Ray Roccon, current owner of the property, hold a plaque from the Zelienople Historical Society marking the property at 154 South Main St in Zelienople a historic site. William Pitts/Butler Eagle 8/19/2026
The old “Bill Harper's Outdoor Power Equipment” sign, advertising a now-defunct store which stood where Papa Joe's Wine Cellar now stands on Main Street in Zelienople. William Pitts/Butler Eagle 8/19/2026
DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones, right, and DDAP Special Assistant Margaret Eckles-Ray tour the attic of Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, which was renovated into a children's play space, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Ellen’s House manager Jenn Ramsey, right, leads DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones, center, and other visitors on a tour of Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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A book of photos from renovations done at Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, sits on display at the home, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones, front right, Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Addiction Center Executive Director Joseph Mahoney, front center, and other visitors to Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, stand for a group photo on the steps of the home, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Center Executive Director Joseph Mahoney, right, and Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs Secretary Secretary Latika Davis-Jones tour Ellen’s House, a sober living home in Butler on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Addiction Center Executive Director Joseph Mahoney speaks about Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, during a tour of the home, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Addiction Center Executive Director Joseph Mahoney speaks about Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, during a tour of the home, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Addiction Center Executive Director Joseph Mahoney, center, and DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones, left, speak during a tour of Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Ellen O’Brien Gaiser Addiction Center Executive Director Joseph Mahoney speaks about Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, during a tour of the home, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones tours a children's play room at Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones, left, listens to Ellen’s House manager Jenn Ramsey as she begins her tour of Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Heather Hissom, a former resident at Ellen’s House in the City of Butler, talks about the impact the sober living home had on her life during a tour of the house, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones, left, and Dr. C. Thomas Brophy discuss the changes to Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, during a tour, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones, left, and Dr. C. Thomas Brophy discuss the changes to Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, during a tour, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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Heather Hissom, center left; a former resident at Ellen’s House in the City of Butler, talks about the impact the sober living home had on her life during a tour of the house, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones tours a children's play room at Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones speaks with media at Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones tours a children's play room at Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones, left, and DDAP Special Assistant Margaret Eckles-Ray tour a room at Ellen’s House, a sober living home in the City of Butler, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. Matthew Brown/Butler Eagle

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