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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
BUTLER TWP — After an American flag was donated to Northwest Elementary School by Blase Szwaczkowski with the American Legion of West Deer Township, the school’s principa...
If Butler’s Main Street seems like it’s been missing something lately, that’s because it is.
American Legion Post 117 has recently taken down hundreds of worn-out tribut...
Two county veterans won first place honors in the 2024 National Veterans Creative Arts Competition.
Marine veteran Lori Ceder, of Butler, won first place in the art divi...
Monday, Feb. 3, is the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s 21st annual National Prevention Day, a day to raise awareness of substance abuse preven...
Robin’s Home, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting local veterans, launched a new fundraising campaign during a special event at Baglier Buick GMC on Friday, Jan. 10. The ...
SAXONBURG — More than 100 volunteers and students paid tribute to fallen military service members Saturday, Dec. 14, at a Wreaths Across America ceremony.
The volunteers ...
CENTER TWP — In front of a crowd gathered Friday, Dec. 13, U.S. Navy veteran Jim Neudorfer read “I pledge allegiance to the flag” via the raised dots on the newly dedicat...
Callery leaders have set a new date for the official dedication of its veterans memorial, which has been in the works for more than three years. The new date for the dedi...
The Pennsylvania Moose Association, along with the American Braille Flag Project, will present a bronze American Braille flag at the Abie Abraham VA Health Center in Cent...
PENN TWP — The residents of the Colonial Gardens Guest House got a surprise gift on Sunday, Nov. 24: an entire truckload of food, including 11 Thanksgiving turkeys, donat...
WEST SUNBURY — A month and a half after Hurricane Helene laid waste to parts of the Deep South, some residents of Butler County still are rendering assistance to the stri...
FRANKLIN TWP — The Chestnut Grove senior condominium complex came alive with the colors red, white and blue on Friday, Nov. 8 — three days in advance of Veterans Day.
Ne...
This Veterans Day, Karns City will pay a small token of appreciation to the residents of the borough and the surrounding area who made the ultimate sacrifice to defend ou...
CALLERY — After three years of planning and construction, a veterans memorial located just outside the borough municipal building on Railroad Street is ready to be dedica...
BUTLER TWP — The Lyndora American Legion Post 778 opened its doors to hundreds of veterans on Friday, Nov. 1, for the ninth annual Stand Down, a one-day event that offers...
The Stanley Snyder Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7465 in Volant and the American Legion Post 584 in Mercer teamed up to host the “Triple Threat” charity fundraiser event ...
BUTLER TWP — Local veterans showed off their creative skills in various fields at the VA Butler Healthcare’s fourth annual Veterans Creative Arts Festival, held at the Am...
Right at sunrise, a large flag was hoisted high, where it will fly above the Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company for the duration of Wednesday, Sept. 11, in remembr...
VA Butler Healthcare is offering flu vaccination clinics to veterans at its New Castle Road campus, 325 New Castle Road, Butler Township, and community locations starting...
The VA Butler Healthcare System will hold a series of flu vaccination clinics for veterans at multiple locations starting Friday, Sept. 13.
Four will take place at the Bu...
CENTER TWP — Local mental health professionals and veterans came to the Abie Abraham VA Health Care Center on Tuesday, Sept. 10, for the “Stop the Stigma” mental health s...
Students from the Pine-Richland/Mars Area U.S. Air Force JROTC plant 2,977 American flags along Route 228 outside Mars Area High School on Tuesday, Sept. 10 in remembran...
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — About 30 infantry soldiers from the county were among 100 Pennsylvania Army National Guard soldiers who left Friday, Sept. 6 for a yearlong deployme...
EVANS CITY — Veterans and their families packed Harmony/Evans City Veterans of Foreign War Post 499 for the second annual Family Freedom Festival on Saturday and Sunday, ...
VA Butler Healthcare is holding its first Veterans Appreciation Day on Saturday, July 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Abie Abraham VA Health Care Center on North Duffy R...
