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Mars Elementary hosts reading hospital activity
Students from Mars Area Elementary School turned their classroom into a mock hospital operating room as part of a Reading Skills Activity on Friday, April 11. W...
Cranberry Gleaners receive $3,000 donation
Gleaners Food Bank of Cranberry received a donation of $3,000 on Monday, March 31, courtesy of the Cranberry Elks Lodge 2249. Gleaners is a nonprofit, nondenomi...
Dutilh preschoolers ‘hop’ to give orphans hope
On Wednesday and Thursday, April 9-10, the preschool at Dutilh Church in Cranberry Township raised funds for the Home of Hope Orphanage in Nyadire, Zimbabwe, th...
Expert: Tariffs could throw gasoline prices into flux
Gas prices in Butler County, and Pennsylvania as a whole, have risen over the past two weeks, but drivers may get a break at the pump thanks to — ironically, en...
CranFest coming back Saturday with diverse food, performances
The 2025 CranFest event is set for 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at the Cranberry Township Municipal Center. Food vendors include Aviva Brick Oven, Cafe...
Mars Elementary hosts reading hospital activity
Mars Elementary hosts ...
Cranberry Gleaners receive $3,000 donation
Cranberry Gleaners rec...
Dutilh preschoolers ‘hop’ to give orphans hope
Dutilh preschoolers ‘h...
Expert: Tariffs could throw gasoline prices into flux
Expert: Tariffs could ...
CranFest coming back Saturday with diverse food, performances
CranFest coming back S...
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Five years after COVID-19 brought the world to a screeching halt, the long-lasting effects on mental health remain evident throughout local communities. “We’re no longer ...
April 11, 2025 Local News
No injuries were reported when a vehicle drove into a storefront around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, in Cranberry Township. The call came in around 4:34 p.m. related to t...
April 09, 2025 Local News
EVANS CITY — Borough council members at a meeting on Monday, April 7, approved the hiring of another part-time police officer as the reorganization of their department fo...
April 09, 2025 Local News
ADAMS TWP — Mars Area School District is making progress toward completing a new set of tennis courts and beginning construction on the elementary school renovation proje...
April 09, 2025 Local News
Through late June, Cranberry Township’s public works department will perform hydrant flushing at various sites around the township. During a hydrant flushing, residents m...
April 09, 2025 Local News
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Fake bodies and blood sprawled across the scene of a mock fatal accident to help visualize the message for Mars students: Don’t drink and drive. Mars Area High School stu...
April 08, 2025 Local News
Cranberry Township was named a Banner Community by the Allegheny League of Municipalities for the 13th straight year. The honor recognizes the township’s excellence in fi...
April 08, 2025 Local News
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will soon begin work to relocate gas and water lines as part of the Karns Crossing Bridge replacement project in Butler and ...
April 08, 2025 Local News
An attic was struck by lightning early Saturday morning, April 5, in Cranberry Township, prompting responses from five fire companies. The call came in around 3:54 a.m. S...
April 07, 2025 Local News
Officers from four police departments competed in the fifth annual Joyce Memorial Police Sled Hockey Challenge on Saturday to raise money for disabled children and adults...
April 06, 2025 Local News
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Sports
Seneca Valley’s Gracie Cato and Knoch’s Teegan Finucan took part in the inaugural CJ2K Vs....
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David Bednar’s minor-league foray has been a fruitful one so far, according to Pittsburgh ...
April 07, 2025
The 58th class of the Butler County Hall of Fame is set to be inducted April 26 at Butler ...
April 04, 2025
WEST DEER TWP — It was all a matter of patience. After going down on strikes six times in...
April 03, 2025
Butler County might produce some of the top boys volleyball teams in Western Pennsylvania ...
April 03, 2025
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BUTLER TWP — Students walked through Butler County Community College’s main campus on Tues...
 
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
For more than half a decade, John Graban and Dan Borrelli have been a fixture at the Rose ...
March 18, 2025
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Mars, Slippery Rock, Mo...
March 15, 2025
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Special Sections
March’s sudden snowfalls and overnight freezes shouldn’t discourage homeowners from preparing their flower and vegetable gardens and lawns for plantin...
April 02, 2025 Local News
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 Special Sections
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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 Special Sections
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,...
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