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March’s sudden snowfalls and overnight freezes shouldn’t discourage homeowners from preparing their flower and vegetable gardens and lawns for planting later this spring....
April 02, 2025
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The Roach household on Old Route 8 in Middlesex Township has become something of a magnet for black bears.
A doorbell camera captured a black bear roaming across the fro...
April 02, 2025
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Crews to construct temporary road
April 01, 2025
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When Jessamyn Butler would get nosebleeds as a child, her mother would tell her the length of the bleed was normal, no matter how long it took for it to stop.
It wouldn’t...
March 31, 2025
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Carl J. Woods Jr., a Tuskegee Airman born in Mars and killed in WWII, received a plaque honoring his legacy.
March 29, 2025
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Three Seneca Valley students are among 579 students nationwide to be named 2025 Carson Scholars. Yasmeen Fahs and Ashlynn Kazmarek, sixth-graders at Haine Middle School, ...
March 29, 2025
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CRANBERRY TWP — Township supervisors are preparing to execute financial agreements for major upgrades at the Brush Creek Treatment Plant.
Earlier this week, officials rec...
March 29, 2025
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It takes “a mountain” of volunteers to fry enough fish to serve the 1,000-plus customers who attend the fish fry every Friday during Lent at St. Conrad Church — but the c...
March 29, 2025
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Butler County Commissioners Wednesday, March 26, awarded park renovation grants to 13 townships and boroughs.
The county grants cover 75% up to $10,000 toward the cost of...
March 28, 2025
Government
Five families filed a lawsuit Thursday, March 27, against Mars Area School District and its transportation company, A.J. Myers and Sons, claiming the two neglected to kee...
March 28, 2025
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Sports
The high school softball season has already gotten underway, giving some Butler County pla...
Closer David Bednar has been optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis after a bumpy start to the ...
April 01, 2025
Mars has been the premier boys lacrosse program for some time not just in WPIAL Class 2A, ...
April 01, 2025
TAMPA, Fla. — Jake Mangum got two hits from each side of the plate to finish 4 for 4 in hi...
March 31, 2025
As the weather allows this spring, Butler County baseball teams will take the diamond with...
March 31, 2025
Community
For more than half a decade, John Graban and Dan Borrelli have been a fixture at the Rose ...
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Mars, Slippery Rock, Mo...
March 22, 2025
Dutilh Church in Cranberry Township, in cooperation with the American Red Cross, is hostin...
March 18, 2025
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Mars, Slippery Rock, Mo...
March 15, 2025
Plans include new walking trail, parking lot
March 14, 2025
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Attendees of the Butler County Home Show find fresh ideas and smart advice on home improvement, decorating and landscaping projects — all under one ro...
April 02, 2025
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More than 100 experts share advice, tips
April 02, 2025
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Five long-term canine residents of the Butler County Humane Society shelter will try to win the hearts of the public — and win some funds for the Huma...
February 07, 2025
Community
Birth/death certificates
Certifications of birth and death records can be obtained for Butler County residents between 1893 and 1905 from the Registe...
January 29, 2025
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∎ Butler Area Public Library
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed Sunday...
January 29, 2025
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Digital Divide
HARRISBURG — In the coming years, Pennsylvania will receive more than $1 billion in federal funding to bring high-speed internet access to everyone in...
August 30, 2023
Pennsylvania News
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
February 27, 2023
Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Pennsylvania is set to get a piece of $42.5 billion in federal money to help expand broadband internet access to underserved areas.
On...
February 17, 2023
Business
The state of broadband across a 10-county region in southwestern Pennsylvania, including Butler County, will be the topic of an event Thursday in Cran...
February 11, 2023
Local News
Part-time wedding photographer Margie Mackrell needs hours to upload wedding photos at her Muddy Creek Township home, an assignment that, by contrast,...
February 09, 2023
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