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WORTHINGTON, Armstrong County — The Worthington Lutheran Church has introduced a new Wicks Opus pipe organ to its congregation. On Sunday, Oct. 12, the church officially...
October 12, 2025 Pennsylvania News
For its annual picnic on Sunday, Aug. 17, St. Clare of Assisi Parish has added a new fundraiser — a pair of skydivers from Skydive Pennsylvania who will parachute into a ...
August 13, 2025 Religion
The Westminster United Presbyterian Church of Evans City kicked off its annual summer vacation bible school on Monday, June 23, and it will run through Friday, June 27. T...
June 24, 2025 Religion
JACKSON TWP — Amid wooden pews, dulcimer music, and blistering-hot weather, a group of history buffs spent their Sunday partying like it was 1825. A piece of Pennsylvania...
June 23, 2025 Community
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and details began to emerge of how votes...
May 09, 2025 International News
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Senior
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Mars, Slippery Rock, Mount Chestnut and Winfield Township will serve the following menus this week. Lun...
October 18, 2025 Senior
Older adults in Pennsylvania are reminded that Wednesday, Oct. 15, is the start of the annual open enrollment period for Medicare, which lasts until Dec. 7. Any new cover...
October 15, 2025 Health
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Mars, Slippery Rock, Mount Chestnut and Winfield Township will serve the following menus this week. Lun...
October 11, 2025 Senior
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Mars, Slippery Rock, Mount Chestnut and Winfield Township will serve the following menus this week. Lun...
October 04, 2025 Senior
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Mars, Slippery Rock, Mount Chestnut and Winfield Township will serve the following menus this week. Lun...
September 27, 2025 Senior
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Military
Veterans from Western Pennsylvania — including one 105-year-old World War II veteran — traveled to Washington D.C. on Saturday, Sept. 20, to see the memorials that were b...
September 23, 2025 Community
CENTER TWP — To mark National Suicide Prevention Month, the VA Butler Healthcare System hosted its third annual Walk to Remember at Abie Abraham Health Care Center on Tue...
September 10, 2025 Military News
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-16th, presented Marine Maj. Zachary Sessa, a Butler native, with a flag in honor of Sessa being named the 2025 Military Times Marine of the Year. ...
September 06, 2025 Local News
Jason A. Troup, of Butler, will retire from the U.S. Air Force as a staff sergeant at the end of July, and has accepted a government contractor position with the Joint Wa...
July 12, 2025 Military News
The VA Butler Healthcare System is hosting a Veteran Appreciation Day at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 31, at the Abie Abraham VA Health Care Center on North Duffy Road. All loca...
May 29, 2025 Military News
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Scout News
Many families have a history of producing Boy Scouts through the generations, but the Hoffer family has taken it one step further. Jason Hoffer, 18, a senior at Butler Se...
March 30, 2024 Community
Girl Scout Junior Troop 28030, based at Mars Area School District, hosted a food drive to benefit Inspired Hearts & Hands. The Scouts collected 2,117 food items over the...
November 11, 2023 Scout News
Jason Hoffer, 17, recalls a teacher at Penn Christian Academy mentioning Fishbone Ministries in Butler, as well as a weeklong mission trip to the ministry’s complex on Sh...
July 03, 2023 Scout News
Members of Boy Scout Troop 58 assisted the Mars VFW Post 7505 in retiring worn and tattered U.S. flags in a special ceremony recently. Before the service, the troop pres...
June 24, 2023 Scout News
It’s a huge honor for a Boy Scout troop to produce an Eagle Scout, which is the Boy Scouts of America’s highest achievement. Troop 6 of Butler tripled that feat recently....
June 23, 2023 Scout News
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