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In Butler and around the country, more veterans are expressing trust in the way the Veterans Affairs is taking care of them. According to the VA Butler Healthcare, result...
April 20, 2024 Health
BUTLER TWP — After sitting unused for more than a decade, the days are numbered for VA Butler Healthcare’s former domiciliary building. The three-story brick structure at...
April 02, 2024 Military News
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will rush about $300 million in weapons to Ukraine after finding some cost savings in its contracts, even though the military remains deeply ove...
March 12, 2024 National News
The local veterans assistance agency Robin’s Home began in 2019 as a supportive housing program for woman veterans in the Butler area, before opening a thrift store and d...
March 09, 2024 Military News
LONDON — Britain said Thursday that it would provide 10,000 drones to arm Ukraine in its fight against Russia. The announcement by Defense Secretary Grant Shapps during ...
March 07, 2024 International News
Robin’s Home, a veterans’ support organization started in 2019, is on the verge of launching its new Veterans’ H.E.A.R.T. Resource Center on Main Street in Butler. In a n...
February 28, 2024 Community
Robin’s Home, an organization dedicated to serving female veterans in Western Pennsylvania, announced the launch of a new “Certified Peer Specialist Program” earlier this...
January 06, 2024 Military News
The Abie Abraham VA Health Care Clinic on North Duffy Road in Center Township officially cut the ribbon Thursday, Dec.7, on its brand new Virtual Health Resource Center. ...
December 08, 2023 Military News
The Greater Pittsburgh Civil War Roundtable is hosting its next lecture at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20, at the Hampton Township Community Center in Allison Park. This lecture ...
November 16, 2023 Military News
ZELIENOPLE — The Lutheran SeniorLife Passavant Community hosted a ribbon-pinning ceremony for local military veterans on Friday afternoon, Nov. 10, one day before Veteran...
November 11, 2023 Community
The Passavant Community in Zelienople will host a ribbon pinning ceremony for veterans of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War on Friday, Nov. 10, a day in ad...
November 10, 2023 Community
Trinity Presbyterian Church in Butler will host a Veterans Day service at 10 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, to honor Butler County residents who gave their lives serving our count...
November 10, 2023 Religion
Butler County Veterans Services will conduct its traditional Veterans Day parade on Saturday, Nov. 11. There is no registration; anyone who wants to march in the parade ...
November 10, 2023 Community
The American Legion Post 778 in Butler Township will host the eighth annual “Stand Down” event, which offers free services and resources for Butler County’s military vete...
November 03, 2023 Military News
Butler County Veterans Services will hold its traditional Veterans Day parade on Saturday, Nov. 11. There is no registration; anyone who wants to march in the parade can...
November 02, 2023 Military News
The Butler Veterans Affairs office will begin offering a free walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic for enrolled veterans, starting Tuesday, Oct. 3 at the Abie Abraham VA Healt...
October 03, 2023 Community
Two and a half weeks ago, when 103-year-old World War II veteran James Russell Davis Sr., of Butler, was told he only had a short time left to live, his family could not ...
September 08, 2023 Local News
On Thursday, Sept. 21, veterans and their families are invited to a showing of the movie “Suicide: The Ripple Effect“ at 2 p.m. at the VA Butler Healthcare system’s campu...
September 06, 2023 Community
While most preteens spend their free time playing video games, 12-year-old McKenna Miller, of Renfrew, has spent much of her time during the last three years raising mone...
July 24, 2023 Community
The Butler County Office of Veterans’ Services is set to receive a $12,000 grant from the Veterans Trust Fund, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Friday. Twelve veterans affairs...
July 15, 2023 Military News
The VA Butler Healthcare System will hold a town hall Wednesday, July 26, at the Abie Abraham VA Health Care Center on North Duffy Road in Center Township. During the tow...
July 13, 2023 Local News
June 12, 2023 Local News
Tyson J. Miller, a graduate of Slippery Rock University serving in the U.S. Army, was promoted to the rank of captain effective May 1. Miller is the son of Karen Miller ...
June 10, 2023 Military News
Christian Shaffer, 19, the son of Marci Landsperger of Slippery Rock, graduated from Marine boot camp March 17. Shaffer will be sent to Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri whe...
March 25, 2023 Community
There is no place like home for the holidays, but for many serving in the United States military “home” has to come to them — however they can get it. “It’s interesting b...
January 07, 2023 Community
David Smith marched through the forests of Vietnam with other infantrymen when he toured with the Marines starting in 1965. On Friday, 1st. Sgt. Smith will march with the...
November 08, 2022 Local News
Dustin Brown was promoted to Chief Master Sergeant. He has been in the United States Air Force for 20 years and reached the top 1% of the enlisted force tier. He is a...
July 09, 2022 Community
Aug. 19 ceremony will honor 5 servicemen killed in action
Aug. 19 ceremony will honor 5 servicemen killed in action
June 30, 2022 Military News
Capt. Charles Kuba, a native of Gibsonia, was relieved as reserve component commander Dec. 4 at a change-of-command ceremony at the National Naval Aviation Museum aboard...
January 09, 2021 Military News
SLIPPERY ROCK — Senior cadets from Slippery Rock University’s U.S. Army ROTC program recently received their branch assignments, meaning that their next step after leavi...
January 02, 2021 Military News
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