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Local News
WINFIELD TWP — The U.S. marking its semiquincentennial milestone in 2026 has ignited interest among many Americans to learn more about the nation’s storied history, accor...
August 22, 2026 Local News
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, the parking lot of the Butler County Humane Society hosted the Barking Lot, a party entering its second ye...
August 22, 2026 Local News
Mosaic was assembled during Steeples & Stacks
August 22, 2026 Local News
The presence of more than 100 automatic license plate readers scattered across Butler County is bringing a nationwide issue into focus for residents. According to DeFloc...
August 22, 2026 Local News
Company says increases for former Butler Area Sewer Authority customers will align costs with others in state Water prices are about to go up for Pennsylvania American Wa...
August 22, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — College administrators read an adjunct professor’s comments to students on personal essays. Managers told a pharmacist to spend less time with patients after t...
August 22, 2026 Business
The Butler Eagle recently adjusted its television listings to include sub-channels at the request of our readers. This change was made last week after readers had expres...
August 22, 2026 Local News
JACKSON TWP — About 50 people packed into the township’s municipal building Thursday, Aug. 20, to express concern about the supervisors’ approach to development in their ...
August 22, 2026 Local News
Other News
Ask Pennsylvanians to name where in the state they hail from and you’ll get a range of responses. Linda McKee, a DuBois resident who grew up in Titusville, divides the c...
August 22, 2026 Pennsylvania News
PHOENIX — Enrollment in the biggest federally funded food aid program in the U.S. dropped by more than 13% in a 12-month span — a decline far steeper than the government ...
August 22, 2026 National News
Sports
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — For Slippery Rock, it’s time to get back to the basics. But when a college football program has won five division titles and gone to the NCAA Division...
August 23, 2026 Sports
Judging by the deep bend in the medium-power spinning rod my friend Sid Brown was gripping, the fish was a substantial one. Certainly not one of the modest-sized white pe...
August 23, 2026 Sports
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — They didn’t come from far away, but John Sabo and Ethan Trettel appreciate the journey regardless. And Slippery Rock University’s starting wide receiv...
August 23, 2026 Sports
Mars resident Blake Vogel will be competing in the 2026 World Rowing Championships next week in Amsterdam. Vogel, a 2021 Pittsburgh Central Catholic graduate, spent four ...
August 22, 2026 Sports
GOLF Lady Duffers Golf League Aug. 17 at Stoughton Acres Standings: Pars 134.5 points, Putters 129, Drivers 117.5, Birdies 116.5, Eagles 114, Aces ...
August 22, 2026 Sports
Editorial
The national debt has ballooned under Republican control. During the president’s first term, he added $7.8 trillion to the national debt. So far in the first year and a h...
August 22, 2026 Letters to the Editor
The story in the July 12 Butler Eagle showcasing the 41 county adults who gained their GED diplomas (“Residents earn diplomas through BC3 programs,” Page B6) has prompted...
August 22, 2026 Letters to the Editor
I am going to tell you a story about a girl who, in 1942, was 10 years old. In the year of 1941, the United States of America was attacked by bombers of Japan in Hawaii, ...
August 22, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Ankle bracelets on Haitian immigrants. The possibility of shock gloves for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Is this the America we know? We are subjugatin...
August 22, 2026 Letters to the Editor
I am writing in response to express my strong opposition to Scott Timko’s candidacy since learning that he believes that Medicare and Medicaid should be defunded. These f...
August 22, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Three supervisors decided to drop an ambulance service for 446 residents of Forward Township because Quality EMS is going to charge $35 per year per household. They then ...
August 22, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Community
Announcements
A mother and her daughter are celebrating their birthdays Saturday, Aug. 22. Tracy Davis, of Butler, and her 16-year-old daughter, Riley, share their special day. Riley i...
August 22, 2026 Town & County
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