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Butler native, renowned Baltimore architect Tom McCracken, dies at 75

Thomas P. McCracken was born in Butler, but went on to become an architect in Baltimore, Md., renowned for overseeing the restoration of the city’s Washington Monument an...

May 17, 2025 Local News

Knoch acquires Saxonburg radio station

Knoch High School students will have a new resource available to them others normally don’t: a radio station. Knoch’s school board approved the district acquisition of W...

May 17, 2025 Local News

Butler Farm Bureau highlights agriculture, gardening at showcase

CONNOQUENESSING TWP — Local agriculture enthusiasts are using “Planting for the Future” to share how the industry impacts all of us. The Butler County Farm Bureau and its...

May 16, 2025 Local News

Foodie Friday, Moon Market kick off summer of night markets

The City of Butler has come out of hibernation ... and its stomach is growling. That hunger was satiated by the return of Foodie Fridays, in tandem with the first Moon Ma...

May 16, 2025 Local News

Cranberry Township unveils Armstrong Great Lawn with grand opening festivities

CRANBERRY TWP — Township residents have a new front yard to call their own. What started as a vision to create a true town center became a reality when the township celeb...

May 16, 2025 Local News

Why some school board candidates are cross-filing in the May primary

Democrats and Republicans, with two distinct belief systems, make up our school boards, meant to be apolitical. The primary election happening Tuesday, May 20, will have...

May 16, 2025 Local News

Primary election: What’s the job of Butler County’s school board members?

If you want to impact the future and shape the formative years of hundreds of youths, become a school board member. “Great school boards understand they have (a) profound...

May 16, 2025 Local News

FDA OKs first blood test that can help diagnose Alzheimer's disease

WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials on Friday endorsed the first blood test that can help diagnose Alzheimer’s and identify patients who may benefit from drugs that can mo...

May 16, 2025 Health

Photos: Games, fun galore at Mars elementary school’s Carnival Day

Students at Mars Area Elementary School celebrated the nice weather and impending conclusion to the school year on Friday, May 16, with a Carnival Day. The fun included ...

May 16, 2025 Local News

3 candidates run for vacant supervisor seat in Buffalo Township

One Buffalo Township supervisor seat is opening up at the start of 2026, and three Republican candidates are running for the position in the upcoming primary election. Bo...

May 16, 2025 Local News

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