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BUTLER TWP — A Butler woman was hit by a car Thursday morning while pushing a grocery cart in the parking lot of Walmart in the Butler Commons shopping center.

Township police report Joanne Stevenson, 71, was taken by Butler Ambulance to Butler Memorial Hospital for treatment of a broken leg.

According to police, the driver, Helen Nunamaker, 78, also of Butler, reported she didn't see any pedestrians before driving past the store entrance.

The 911 call reporting the accident was at 10:23 a.m.

The Butler Transit Authority has announced that its Route 4 bus may run late for the next three weeks as a result of damage to Old Plank Road following Wednesday night's storm.The stretch of Old Plank Road between McQuistion Road and Litman Road will be closed until July 26 to repair damage from the storm and for other road maintenance.The bus will make all its stops but may be consistently late as it detours around the closed section of road.For information, visit www.butlertransit.com.

MIDDLESEX TWP — A 14-year-old boy is accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl this year.Township police Sunday arrested the boy, who allegedly raped the girl four times between January and February.The suspect remains at the Keystone Adolescent Center in Greenville, Mercer County, pending a detention hearing, police said.The boy is charged in Butler County juvenile court with rape of a child, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse with a child and indecent assault.

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