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Freeport Area School District
BUFFALO TWP — Freeport Area School District is one of only a handful of districts that has been offered an educational program on Lyme disease. The school board at its We...
March 03, 2023 Education
Butler Area School District is supplying two of its elementary schools with a convection oven after receiving a $20,788 from a grant through the state Department of Educa...
February 23, 2023 Local News
Julia Cummings rolled three games over 200, including a 218, to lead Freeport’s girls to a 7-0 sweep of Armstrong on Wednesday. Cummings finished with a 622 series, tops ...
January 12, 2023 High School
Saturday Boys Basketball Hopewell at North Catholic, 3 p.m. Union at Moniteau, 1:30 p.m. Franklin vs. Slippery Rock, 8 p.m., Morrow Field House Girls Basket...
January 07, 2023 Sports Events
Knoch, Seneca Valley and Freeport Area school districts have announced early dismissals for Thursday, Dec. 22. Students of Knoch High School and Middle School will dismi...
December 21, 2022 Local News
Freeport volleyball joins 2A state finale
Freeport volleyball joins 2A state finale
November 17, 2022 High School
HARRISON TWP, Allegheny County — There was nothing robotic about the response of a group of Freeport Area High School students on Friday morning when they saw the much-ne...
October 22, 2022 Local News
BUTLER TWP — The welding program at Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School has grown so popular that its 140 students can no longer be handled by just one teacher...
September 02, 2022 Local News
Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District: The first day of school for all students is Wednesday, Aug. 24. Butler Area School District: All students in grades K th...
August 23, 2022 News
Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District: The first day of school for all students is Wednesday, Aug. 24. Butler Area School District: All students in grades K th...
August 23, 2022 Local News
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
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