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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
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis brought Robert Prevost to the Vatican in 2023 as the powerful head of the office that vets bishop nominations, one of the most important jobs ...
May 08, 2025 National News
SCHIAVON, Italy — Pope Leo XIV’s choice of name signals a commitment to social justice which is very much in line with the late Pope Francis’ global ministry. “I think a...
May 08, 2025 National 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...
July 12, 2025 Senior
The South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg is inviting interested parties to a “Medicare Made Clear” workshop on Tuesday, July 8, at both 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Th...
July 08, 2025 Community
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...
July 05, 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...
June 28, 2025 Senior
Pennsylvania’s senior citizens and residents with disabilities have a few extra months to claim rebates on their 2024 rent and property taxes. The deadline has been exten...
June 10, 2025 Pennsylvania News
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Military
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
The Butler High School Junior ROTC and their commanding officer, combat veteran Richard Coleman, honored heroes by placing flags at the gravesites of veterans in the Butl...
May 24, 2025 Local News
Since 2017, March 29 has been recognized as National Vietnam War Veterans Day, and the VA Butler Healthcare System is holding two events this weekend to mark the occasion...
March 28, 2025 Military News
Sean Vashie, a 2019 Freeport Area Senior High School graduate, recently completed the U.S. Army's field artillery basic officer leader course at Fort Sill, Okla. The son ...
March 08, 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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