Read the latest news from today along with all of the articles published yesterday to the website in preparation for the current print edition of the Butler Eagle.
The Butler County Bureau of Elections has officially certified the results for the 12th State House District special election held Aug. 18.
The special election saw the ...
BUTLER TWP — Charles, an eighth-grader at Butler Intermediate High School, and his brother, sixth-grader Mason, nervously arrived today for their first day at a new schoo...
VillageFest, which pulls upward of 15,000 visitors into Slippery Rock for a day of vendors, food and live music, returns Sept. 12, continuing its recent tradition of alig...
Slippery Rock, on paper, is a small borough of about 3,500 residents just missed by both Route 8 and Interstate 79, but its population and activity skyrocket for eight mo...
Jesse Pattison and Shawn Zappia are familiar faces in the Slippery Rock Area School District, dedicating their daily lives to their students and the institution shaping t...
The second annual 16066 BBQ Bash will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, at Cranberry Township Municipal Center’s Armstrong Great Lawn, 2525 Rochest...
Parking and traffic restrictions will be in place Friday, Aug. 28, and Saturday, Aug. 29, while Butler Italian Days takes place.
According to Butler police Chief Bob O’Ne...
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15.
SHEEP
Border Leicester
Yearling Ram Lamb, Willem Meiser, Butler
Champion R...
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
Butler
Aug. 13 — Caitlyn Marie Demko, 22, was charged with misdemeanor disorderly ...
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15.
GOATS
Alpine
Milking Doe – 2 & Under 3, Cheyenne Henry, Chicora
Milking Do...
DEVIGHAT, Nepal — Rescue teams searched Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border, where a deadly torrent of water and mud several stories high...
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia bombarded cities across Ukraine with missiles and drones in an overnight onslaught that ran into the daylight of hours Thursday, when explosions ec...
Sarver resident and photographer Frederick Doerfler will have one of his photos showcased at the International Nature Photography Competition & Exhibition, which opens Sa...
A federal judge on Wednesday lifted a major obstacle to President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting, even as Democratic state officials filed a new cour...
OAKLAND, Calif. — Meta agreed Wednesday to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark lega...
A 22-year-old college student killed by Pennsylvania police responding to a possible burglary had just realized he was at the wrong home and was waiting for friends to co...
Iran will not allow military vessels to transit through the Strait of Hormuz under an agreement the Islamic Republic is currently negotiating with Oman, Iran’s Deputy For...
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Becoming a high school football head coach for the first time at age 60 might prove overwhelming to some.
To Steve Monteleone, it’s opportunity.
After...
Everyone starts 0-0, including the Butler Eagle sports staff.
The PIAA football season is a day away, and eight county-area games are on the docket. Fans get a rare treat...
Labor Day used to mark the beginning of school and the end of summer. Nowadays, back-to-school happens in August and the Labor Day holiday eases us into fall. Two regiona...
Mars’ Finn McKenzie fired a 33 to lead a quintet of Planets coming in under 40 in a 183-189 boys golf victory Wednesday over Franklin Regional at Meadowink Golf Course in...
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Talk about your similarities.
Slippery Rock University enters its 2026 season opener at 6 p.m. Thursday, hosting Minnesota Duluth at Mihalik-Thompson ...
T.J. Wiley wasn’t sure exactly what he was looking at when he was cleaning out his new office last year.
“It was kind of like in the corner, hidden,” the second-year ...
It’s a loaded group.
Eight Butler County first-team all-stars from the 2025 PIAA cross country season are back. There are state and district medalists, seniors all the wa...
The defending Butler County Girls Runner of the Year and a trio of Butler runners are back.
And that’s not all. Nine all-county first-team selections make up this year’s ...
From quiet streams to bustling pool sides, campgrounds to wedding venues and bike trails to basketball courts, recreation and nature parks surround Slippery Rock on all s...
Before Zeeno’s Firehouse BBQ and Grill set up shop in Slippery Rock with the owner’s signature chicken-on-a-stick, the Syrian immigrant had served the University of Pitts...
This fall, the Slippery Rock area offers plenty for locals and visitors to do.
Aug. 20-23: Band Jam Grass Roots Music Festival
The Band Jam Grass Roots Music Festiva...
With Butler Italian Days set to return for a second year, its organizers are hoping it will become an annual tradition for residents and visitors alike to enjoy.
Butler I...
In loving memory of our dear mother, Josephine Hetrick Moore, who went to be with her Lord 24 years ago today, August 27.
Gone. but not forgotten.
She had a wonderful smi...
Blake Lively was awarded a meager portion of the millions of dollars in attorneys’ fees that she demanded be paid by Justin Baldoni.
Judge Lewis Liman on Wednesday ordere...
Some new events have been added to the schedule for Moraine and McConnells Mill state parks.
Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m.: Join the Moraine State Park naturalist at the Pleasan...
NEW YORK — Jaye P. Morgan, one of the top female recording artists of the 1950s with five hits in 1955 alone, including “That’s All I Want From You,” and who later became...
Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”...
Glade Run United Presbyterian Church, 1091 Pittsburgh Road in Middlesex Township, will host a murder mystery dinner to raise funds for Southern Butler County Meals on Whe...
Autumnfest at the Cranberry Town Square Market is set for 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, on the Armstrong Great Lawn at the municipal center, 2525 Rochester Road.
In additi...
The musical group Westward Road will provide a free concert at White Oak Springs Presbyterian Church in September.
The concert begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, at 102 S...
The 18th Annual Unite for Bleeding Disorders Walk and 5K Run, benefiting families affected by bleeding disorders across Western Pennsylvania, will take place Saturday, Se...
Alameda Waterpark will be restricted to dogs Sunday, Aug. 30.
Poolside Pups is the annual closing event for the water park’s season, giving dogs the chance to swim in the...
Two bicyclers will recap the “excellent adventures” they have had on famous East Coast trails at a presentation Wednesday, Sept. 16, at Jennings Environmental Education C...
Slippery Rock University senior and commuter student Samuel Kightlinger said that for his 10 a.m. class last year, he had to arrive to campus at least an hour early to fi...
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15.
BEEF CATTLE
Angus
Spring Heifer Calf, Kenneth Cranmer, Butler
Jr Heifer Ca...
Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belong...
The following are first-place winners from the Butler Farm Show, which ended Saturday, Aug. 15.
Ayrshire
Spring Heifer Calf, Nathan Rassau, Enon Valley
Fall Yearling Heif...
