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BUTLER TWP — Nearly 300 students coming from every school district in Butler County received their diplomas Monday evening from Butler County Area Vocational-Technical Sc...
May 24, 2022 Local News
Cole Charlton, the son of Matt and Krista Charlton of Freeport, was crowned king and Emma Check, the daughter of Brian and Heather Check of Sarver, was crowned queen of...
May 13, 2022 Community
The Freeport Senior High School will switch to remote learning for the rest of the week due to an increase in COVID-19 cases at the school, a statement on the school's T...
January 12, 2022 Local News
COVID-19 quarantine policies across county school districts each contain different recommendations for students depending on whether they are masked or vaccinated at the...
December 27, 2021 Local News
The following are complete but unofficial results from school board races in Tuesday's general election. Judging by the unofficial election returns on Tuesday night, vot...
November 03, 2021 Local News
Freeport Area School District reports seven active cases of COVID-19 as of Monday. The district currently has 24 students and one faculty member in quarantine, according...
August 31, 2021 Local News
Moniteau, SR, Butler affected Here we go again. Moniteau's home football game against Central Clarion Friday night has been canceled. Slippery Rock is playing an original...
August 31, 2021 Local News
The laughter rose into the darkening sky at Freeport Community Park on a chilly Wednesday evening almost as far as some of the sky lanterns did. And that was the point. ...
May 23, 2020 Community
The laughter rose into the darkening sky at Freeport Community Park on a chilly Wednesday evening almost as far as some of the sky lanterns did. And that was the point. ...
May 22, 2020 Digital Media Exclusive
Games are being used to confront a serious issue during the COVID-19 pandemic. Denna Hays, executive director of the Butler County Alliance for Children, and volunteers ...
May 14, 2020 Digital Media Exclusive
Games are being used to confront a serious issue during the COVID-19 pandemic. Denna Hays, executive director of the Butler County Alliance for Children, and volunteers ...
May 14, 2020 Local News
Freeport June graduation will be family focused BUFFALO TWP — The Freeport Area School District's administration waited. And waited. And waited. Principal Mike Kleckner s...
May 13, 2020 Local News
BUFFALO TWP — The Freeport Area School District’s administration waited. And waited. And waited. Principal Mike Kleckner said he and the rest of the administration wante...
May 12, 2020 Digital Media Exclusive
Districts examine summer options For 13 years, Kendall Grossman dreamed of the day when she could put on her cap and gown, walk to a stage and accept her high school dipl...
April 15, 2020 Local News
Districts examine summer options For 13 years, Kendall Grossman dreamed of the day when she could put on her cap and gown, walk to a stage and accept her high school dipl...
April 14, 2020 Digital Media Exclusive
Katy McWhorter was looking forward to her role as “Sideburns Lady” in the school musical. Sidney Shemanski had already shelled out $500 for her prom dress; so had many o...
April 04, 2020 Local News
They want to compete when school starts On the bus ride to Butler, Slippery Rock High School baseball coach Fred Pryor huddled with his coaches. The Rockets were about to...
March 26, 2020 Local News
Closures to run through March 27 Local school officials scrambled to handle closures Friday only to have the decision pulled from their hands at the last minute. “We had ...
March 14, 2020 Local News
Board vote is unanimous BUFFALO TWP — Freeport School District is taking a proactive approach regarding mental health. The school board at its August meeting unanimously ...
August 15, 2018 Local News
BUFFALO TWP — With the simple switch of a tassel, 159 beaming faces in blue and gold entered adult life on Friday evening. The Freeport High School 2018 Commencement was...
June 02, 2018 Local News
BUFFALO TWP — With the simple switch of a tassel, 159 beaming faces in blue and gold entered adult life on Friday evening. The Freeport High School 2018 Commencement was...
June 01, 2018 Digital Media Exclusive
Memorial planned Sunday for Dale Shultz, who was killed in Vietnam in 1970 Dale Shultz was described as a “good Christian boy” by those who knew him in 1968. That was the...
May 25, 2018 Local News
MIDLAND, Beaver County — Several high school musicals from the Butler County area came away with honors from Sunday night's 24th annual Henry Mancini Musical Theatre Awa...
May 21, 2018 Community
Students from several Butler County high schools are among the nominees for the 2018 Henry Mancini Musical Theatre Awards. The 24th annual awards recognize students from...
May 10, 2018 Weekend Entertainment
Threaten to blow up a school, go to jail. That's the message Butler County District Attorney Richard Goldinger is hoping to send with a new policy his office put into pl...
March 27, 2018 Local News
SARVER — Freeport Area Senior High School will present the musical “The Addams Family” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Freeport Area M...
March 12, 2018 Community
Butler, Freeport schools also awarded money The Karns City School District purchased metal detectors for its elementary schools and two other Butler County school distric...
November 30, 2017 Local News
BUFFALO TWP — Freeport High School will present “The Great All-American Musical Disaster” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the Middle School auditorium, 620 S. Pike R...
November 13, 2017 Community
The Freeport High School homecoming queen will be crowned Oct. 6 during halftime of the football game with Apollo Ridge. The homecoming dance is 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday at...
September 29, 2017 Community
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