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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.
Local News
Coca-Cola saw stronger demand globally in the fourth quarter but its shares slipped on investors’ concerns about its tepid outlook. Global unit case volumes grew 1% for t...
February 10, 2026 Business
A longtime music educator and band director at Butler Area School District has been selected to join the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Hall of Fame. Jeff Krone...
February 10, 2026 Local News
Several cows needed to be rescued after they got stuck in an icy pond Monday evening, Feb. 9, in Center Township. Firefighters responded around 5 p.m. to the 100 block o...
February 10, 2026 Local News
JACKSON TWP — Seneca Valley school district took another step in securing its already approved high school renovation plans, as the board authorized the district to take ...
February 10, 2026 Local News
BUTLER TWP — With assistance from the proposed state budget, Butler Area School District is currently on track to approve its draft spending plan for next school year wit...
February 10, 2026 Local News
A Butler man accused of an armed robbery outside a business on Main Street argued that being a Black man led to “demeaning” treatment since being arrested. Andrew Lawren...
February 10, 2026 Local News
Butler Meals on Wheels canceled its winter fundraiser dinner, which was planned to take place Feb. 17. The dinner was originally scheduled to take place Jan. 20 at St. Pe...
February 10, 2026 Local News
As the school year churns along, students at Knoch Primary School took the time to celebrate hitting the 100-day mark in a 100-themed way Monday, Jan. 9. The primary sch...
February 10, 2026 Local News
Family trust may donate money to help cover costs
February 09, 2026 Local News
A Youngstown man who led police on a manhunt Jan. 19 and 20 through Oakland Township had three charges added before his Monday, Feb. 9, preliminary hearing was continued....
February 09, 2026 Local News
Other News
MILAN — For fans of the Milan Cortina Olympic mascots, the eponymous Milo and Tina, it's been nearly impossible to find a plush toy of the stoat siblings in Milan and Cor...
February 10, 2026 International News
LOS ANGELES — Jurors in a landmark social media case that seeks to hold tech companies responsible for harms to children got their first glimpse into what will be a lengt...
February 10, 2026 National News
PORTLAND, Maine — Republican Sen. Susan Collins announced her reelection bid Tuesday, betting that she can hold onto her coveted Maine seat despite a renewed Democratic e...
February 10, 2026 National News
HIIUMAA, Estonia — Temperatures in northern Europe have been so low that citizens of Estonia can now drive across a 12 1/2-mile stretch of frozen sea linking the country'...
February 10, 2026 International News
TUCSON, Ariz. — Authorities investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie released the first surveillance images Tuesday showing a masked person with what looked like ...
February 10, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — Todd Lyons, the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, defended his agency’s officers before Congress on Tuesday, standing behind their tactics and say...
February 10, 2026 National News
A record snow drought with unprecedented heat is hitting most of the American West, depleting future water supplies, making it more vulnerable to wildfires and hurting wi...
February 10, 2026 National News
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — A single-engine plane made an emergency landing on a busy road in Georgia, striking three vehicles and leaving two people with minor injuries, authorit...
February 10, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — The heads of the agencies carrying out President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda will testify in Congress Tuesday and face questions over how they are...
February 10, 2026 National News
WASHINGTON — Democrats have begun tentative talks with the White House on their demands for “dramatic” new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown,...
February 09, 2026 National News
Sports
Days after she became the 11th Karns City girls basketball player to reach 1,000 career points, senior guard Naomi Venesky was named the KSAC girls basketball MVP for the...
February 10, 2026 Sports
SLIPPERY ROCK TWP — Recently pressed into a starting role due to an injured teammate, Slippery Rock girls basketball freshman Jolin Lin came up big for the Rockets Monday...
February 09, 2026 Sports
Senior Emily Hoffer and Emily Cornish finished their Butler girls basketball careers with a 65-47 win over St. Joseph’s on Monday night. Jordan Ryan led the Golden Tornad...
February 09, 2026 Sports
A Knoch-North Catholic Part 3 will have to wait a few rounds. But if it happens, it’ll set the stage for the WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball championship game. The WPIAL a...
February 09, 2026 Sports
The WPIAL girls basketball playoff pairing were announced Monday, with four Butler County teams getting set for postseason play. WPIAL Section 1-6A co-champions Seneca Va...
February 09, 2026 Sports
Veteran slugger Marcell Ozuna is heading to Pittsburgh. The 35-year-old free agent has reached an agreement with the Pirates on a one-year deal worth $12 million, a perso...
February 09, 2026 Professional
BUTLER TWP — Seven individuals will be enshrined into the Butler County Sports Hall of Fame at the organization’s 59th banquet April 25 at Butler County Community College...
February 09, 2026 Sports
Before each game, Maddy Dehart goes through a transformation. Not physically, but one the senior forward for Union/A-C Valley girls basketball says helps to get her “in a...
February 09, 2026 Sports
See this week’s schedule of local sports across Butler County. Monday, Feb. 9 Boys Basketball 7 — Marion Center at Moniteau 7:30 — North Clarion at Karns City 7...
February 09, 2026 Sports
Editorial
The next election is not an existential event for the United States. Neither is the one after that — or the one after that. But that won’t stop American politicians from ...
February 10, 2026 Other Voices
EMS agencies are facing more challenges than ever before and no one is more aware of it than the people who are on the front lines of emergency health care. Someone like...
February 10, 2026 Our Opinion
February 10, 2026 Cartoons
Community
Reservations for shelters at Alameda Park for spring and summer dates starts Feb. 27. Butler County Government Center, 124 W. Diamond St. in Butler, will be open from 8 t...
February 10, 2026 Community
January winter storms caused more than 1,300 uncollected donations due to blood drive cancellations nationwide, including 300 in Western Pennsylvania, according to Vitala...
February 10, 2026 Community
Butler a fine place to bird, says birding pro
February 10, 2026 Community
Nixon Preschool, 334 Airport Road in Penn Township, is hosting an open house Saturday, Feb. 14, for parents and guardians of prospective preschoolers to meet the school’s...
February 10, 2026 Community
The Zelienople Area Public Library is having its Jigsaw Puzzle Sale Extravaganza through the rest of the week. There are hundreds of donated puzzles and games priced from...
February 09, 2026 Community
Penn State Extension’s pesticide education team is conducting a survey to help shape its future programming. It’s designed to gather information from Pennsylvania pestici...
February 09, 2026 Community
Former Butler County educator reflects on one-room schools and lessons that outlast a career
February 09, 2026 Community
Announcements
Arts & Entertainment
Terrance Gore, a speedy outfielder who played for three World Series champions while spending parts of eight seasons in the major leagues, has died. He was 34. Chad Funde...
February 09, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
SAN FRANCISCO — Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance translated into an immediate surge in global listening, with new data from Apple Music showing sharp gains acr...
February 09, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
TUCSON, Ariz. — Savannah Guthrie’s family is “at an hour of desperation” in the search for her missing mother, the “Today” show host said in a video released Monday, just...
February 09, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Yes, the wedding depicted during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was real. About five minutes into the 13-minute extravaganza at Levi’s Stadiu...
February 09, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Other
Centrally located, Clay and Concord townships today have much in common, but have quite different histories. Quiet, steady growth in Clay Township When Butler County was ...
February 10, 2026 America 250
February 10, 2026 Daily Photo Gallery
We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasin...
February 10, 2026 Verse of the Day
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