It’s difficult this late-arriving spring not to imagine Punxsutawney Phil striving to make good, waving the red, white and blue on a day like this — the point being that...
In an unsettling report released this week, advocacy organization PennEnvironment compared Pennsylvania’s response to lead in school drinking water with the response in ...
Since 1990, the Butler Eagle has published an annual Progress report, a special section which examines how the county is making strides in different areas of development...
An elected official’s challenge is to listen to the concerns of the people who elected them, and make decisions that are in the best interests of those individuals.
With...
Last week, Butler County commissioners voted unanimously to opt out of new state legislation that would force some people with mental illnesses to be treated on an outpa...
In classrooms around Butler County, no matter the grade level, students are spending more time getting hands-on instruction in the STEAM disciplines. Lessons focused on ...
The Butler Zoning Hearing Board did the right thing this week when it approved a special exemption allowing Robin’s Home to provide transitional housing for women milita...
Don’t overlook the significance of what police Detective John Johnson said during a recent court hearing about drug “host houses.”
Testifying during a March 12 court hea...
As of July 1, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) will make all state prisons tobacco-free. Butler County has long been ahead of the curve on this issue.
Jo...
It’s the robocall no parent ever wants to answer.
It’s also the robocall no school administrator ever wants to consider, let alone make.
On Friday, parents and guardians...
