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Today in History: Jan. 17, U.S. alcohol prohibition begins

Today is Friday, Jan. 17, the 17th day of 2025. There are 348 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 17, 1920, prohibition of alcohol began in the United State...

January 17, 2025 Today in History

STEM education much needed

Almost 25 years ago, scientific administrators at the U.S. National Science Foundation started using the acronym STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and Math — to ref...

January 17, 2025 Our Opinion

Freeport school board expects tax increase as renovation plans solidify

BUFFALO TWP — The Freeport Area School Board broke down renovation plans for the high school at a Wednesday, Jan. 15 meeting, but noted that a tax increase for the distri...

January 17, 2025 Local News

Butler County Board of Elections to join RNC appeal over whether or not to count some provisional ballots

The Butler County Board of Elections is joining the Republican National Committee in appealing a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that provisional ballots must be counte...

January 17, 2025 Local News

For Butler, Notre Dame star Hanratty, College Football Hall of Fame nod ‘sort of ends the book’

There are multiple chapters to any football player’s story. With the announcement of his inclusion in the College Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025, Terry Hanratty no...

January 16, 2025 Sports

High school roundup: Slippery Rock girls basketball, led by Romanovich’s double-double, win 3rd straight

Slippery Rock girls basketball shook off the snow and brushed off Hickory 42-34 in a District 10 Region 4 game Thursday night. Madison Romanovich put together an all-arou...

January 16, 2025 Sports

Ash and other dangers mean LA area residents who fled fires a week ago won’t be going home soon

LOS ANGELES — It has been more than a week since two massive fires forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes in the Los Angeles area, and officials said Thur...

January 16, 2025 National News

See which Butler County high school sports are still scheduled, which are postponed by Thursday’s snow

Snow is impacting the WPIAL, District 9 and District 10 sports calendar once again. Butler girls basketball’s home game against Canon-McMillan is postponed, as are severa...

January 16, 2025 Sports

Brielle Jordan was a taekwondo prodigy. Now she’s a key piece for Slippery Rock girls basketball

SLIPPERY ROCK — There are people who look tough, then there are people who are tough. Brielle Jordan fits into the latter category. No so much the first. “You look at my ...

January 16, 2025 Sports

Milestone: Slippery Rock’s Josh Book reaches 1,000 points in overtime win vs. Sharon

Slippery Rock’s Josh Book had one memorable night Wednesday against Sharon at the Launch Pad. Not only did the senior forward score his 1,000th career point, he also hit...

January 16, 2025 Sports

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