William joined the staff of the Butler Eagle in April 2023 after spending a year and a half as staff writer for the Independent Messenger newspaper in Emporia, Va. Prior to this, he worked for the Maryland Independent newspaper in La Plata, Md., as well as several online sports publications. He holds a masters' degree in Journalism from the University of Maryland, as well as a bachelors' degree in communications from Goucher University. William has spent most of his life in Dover, De., but now resides in Butler.
JEFFERSON TWP — With the fate of longtime summer hot spot, the SEBCO Pool, at stake over $600,000 in extra funds needed to pursue a badly needed renovation, crowds flocke...
A school bus was involved in a crash near Connoquenessing Elementary School in Connoquenessing Township on Tuesday, Jan. 20.
Butler Area School District superintendent Br...
MARS — Borough council gained two new members and lost one during its meeting on Monday night, Jan. 19.
Eric Pomeroy and Jim Garrity, who were elected to four-year terms ...
Reese Sequite, a junior at Butler Area Senior High School, has been named one of this year’s “18 Under Eighteen” honorees by the Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvani...
On the fifth day of the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg on Wednesday, Jan. 14, state Sen. Elder Vogel, R-47th, presided over a joint public information hearing to sh...
MARION TWP — The operator of a utility-terrain vehicle was killed, and half a dozen others suffered minor injuries as a result of a collision between a UTV and a paratran...
FORWARD TWP — At a special meeting held Thursday, Jan. 15, the newly-assembled township board of supervisors approved a revised version of the 2026 budget and voted to ha...
Winterfest, the annual showcase of all that Moraine State Park has to offer, returns Jan. 31.
The event is hosted by the Moraine Preservation Fund, a nonprofit volunteer ...