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Checkup: The State of Emergency Medical Services in Butler County
As struggles continue for emergency medical services, the Butler Eagle is taking a deep-dive look into what the situation is, how we got here and what the futur...
Sunshine, biting fish usher opening day of trout season
MIDDLESEX TWP — Friday night rain gave way to sunshine Saturday and the fish were biting for the opening day of the statewide trout season. The shoreline, pier ...
Zelienople hopping with Easter activities on Holy Saturday
ZELIENOPLE — Hundreds of families came to town for three annual Easter activities on Holy Saturday. The morning began with “Breakfast with the Bunny” at the En...
Evans City, Callery churches come together for Good Friday cross walk
EVANS CITY — Four local churches came together Friday to walk Main Street, carry a cross and mark Good Friday with prayer and song in remembrance of Jesus’ cruc...
Independence Health System and WVU Medicine presidents share update on merger, what $1 billion commitment means
West Virginia University Health System and Independence Health System announced plans to merge in November 2025, a move leaders say will expand access to specia...
Checkup: The State of Emergency Medical Services in Butler County
Checkup: The State of ...
Sunshine, biting fish usher opening day of trout season
Sunshine, biting fish ...
Zelienople hopping with Easter activities on Holy Saturday
Zelienople hopping wit...
Evans City, Callery churches come together for Good Friday cross walk
Evans City, Callery ch...
Independence Health System and WVU Medicine presidents share update on merger, w...
Independence Health Sy...
Top Headlines
The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania honored the Butler Eagle for its efforts in quality community journalism with 11 nominations for the 62nd annual Golden Quill Award...
April 04, 2026
The current emergency medical services crisis facing Butler County isn’t the first. While the county commissioners are funding ongoing training programs for emergency med...
April 04, 2026 Local News
Volunteers and attendees marked Good Friday with a fish fry at the St. Wendelin Church Hall as the traditional season for foregoing meat on Fridays observed by some Chris...
April 04, 2026 Local News
When Jesus was crucified, the people of the time didn’t know the resurrection of was around the corner a South Butler Assembly of God pastor reminded guests on Good Frida...
April 03, 2026 Local News
On Easter Sunday, members of activist group Frontline Dignity will begin a journey by foot to the largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in the no...
April 03, 2026 Local News
News
Prospective students who attend an upcoming Butler County Community College Pioneer Night can explore programs, review opportunities and learn how credits transfer to fou...
April 03, 2026 Local News
Update: the three people were reported to be out of the water at 1:05 p.m. Butler County Water Rescue Team 300 is responding to a report of three people falling in the w...
April 03, 2026 Local News
FBI, Defense Department speakers set for college’s free public event
April 03, 2026 Local News
WINFIELD TWP — Work is expected to commence on a long-awaited renovation to the Winfield Township Community Park later this year, according to Marla Klabnik, who serves o...
April 03, 2026 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — The board of supervisors approved additional road maintenance projects at its Thursday, April 2, meeting, including a line painting program for its busier...
April 03, 2026 Local News
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Community
From the crook of your arm to the veins of a person in the hospital, units of blood can tr...
Today's Verse
Today in History
 
March of Dimes will have its 56th annual March for Babies Walk on Sunday, April 12, at Hig...
April 03, 2026
A new National Alliance on Mental Illness Butler County support group is starting in April...
April 03, 2026
Girls entering kindergarten through 12th grade in the fall are invited to join Girl Scouts...
April 02, 2026
Mars high school’s Mars Indoor Percussion and Mars Area Winterguard teams competed in the ...
April 02, 2026
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Sports
Chris Gardner and his Knoch softball assistant coaches know by now that Emersyn Jones is p...
 
Freeport pitchers Ashton Bricker and Jeffrey Coller limited Karns City to one earned run o...
April 03, 2026
Knoch is hot. Paced by Kaden Dreher’s two hits — including a triple — and Cooper Allison’s...
April 02, 2026
JACKSON TWP — Inexperience does not have to doom a season. Just ask Seneca Valley boys vol...
April 02, 2026
One game doesn't make a successful career. It did make a special memory for Brad Mueller —...
April 02, 2026
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Editorial
On the morning of March 17, our quiet retired morning turned nearly disastrous. I discovered the shop and barn were on fire. After what seemed like ho...
April 04, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Congratulations to Ed Codi, former teacher at the Butler high school, on his book, “The Brothers Saul.” Three brothers from Butler, whose tour de forc...
April 04, 2026 Letters to the Editor
“Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!” — President Donald J. Trump Is this what a president shou...
April 04, 2026 Letters to the Editor
We no longer have students in any of the schools but I really enjoy the “Soar” insert. I often see someone I know (usually a student from our church),...
April 04, 2026 Letters to the Editor
As a young, politically engaged person living in the U.S., it is easy to feel overwhelmed at the multitude of headlines detailing the violence and con...
April 04, 2026 Letters to the Editor
Business
Most travelers flying with United Airlines will pay $10 more to check their luggage beginning on Friday, as higher jet fuel costs driven by the war in...
April 03, 2026 Business
WASHINGTON — American employers added a surprisingly strong 178,000 new jobs last month, rebounding from a dismal February. And the unemployment rate ...
April 03, 2026 Business
Artificial intelligence chatbots are so prone to flattering and validating their human users that they are giving bad advice that can damage relations...
April 03, 2026 Business
NEW YORK — Stocks shook off an early stumble to finish with slim gains on Wall Street Thursday and close out their first winning week since the start ...
April 02, 2026 Business
WASHINGTON — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week as layoffs remain sparse despite a softening labor market and rising energy co...
April 02, 2026 National News
Weekend Entertainment
The Bach Society will have two spring choral concerts in early May. Under the direction of Leo R. Sayles, the choral group will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 1, at Cen...
April 01, 2026 Weekend Entertainment
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Arts & Entertainment
NEW YORK — Blake Lively’s sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni over the movie “It Ends With Us” were dismissed Thursday by a federal judge who left intact thre...
April 02, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce plan to say “I do” in her beloved Rhode Island this June, at least according to sources shedding light on the star-studded nuptials. The Gra...
April 01, 2026 People
Britney Spears is back on Instagram weeks after being arrested for DUI in California. The “Oops! I Did it Again” singer posted images showing her goofing around with her...
March 31, 2026 People
NEW YORK — Mary Beth Hurt, a Tony Award-nominated actor who starred on Broadway in “Benefactors” with Glenn Close and reunited with Close for the movie “The World Accordi...
March 30, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
Amanda Seyfried starring in “The Testament of Ann Lee” and Bravo’s hit reality show “The Valley” returning for Season 3 are some of the new television, films, music and g...
March 29, 2026 Arts & Entertainment
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Special Sections
In like a lion, out like a lamb? March serves as more than a transition month. It’s also preparation time for the rites of spring: Greener grass, blooming flower beds and...
March 31, 2026 Special Sections
Helping local children develop early literacy skills
March 17, 2026 Special Sections
Verah Vucelich, 3, kicked away from the side of the pool, a small foam backpack strapped to her chest, as her instructor encouraged her from a few feet away. In adjacent ...
March 17, 2026 Special Sections
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March 10, 2026 Special Sections
At Passavant Community in Zelienople, the beauty of kindness arrives on four wheels. Once a month, a pushcart filled with fresh-cut flowers donated by Trader Joe’s makes...
February 18, 2026 Special Sections
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Seeking Refuge
Every morning Irena Tkachenko starts her day the same way: by telephoning her relatives and friends in Ukraine to see if they are still OK. Tkachenko,...
February 24, 2023 Local News
Three young Ukrainian families who escaped their war-torn hometown of Kharkov think the American holiday of Thanksgiving is a good time to say they ca...
November 23, 2022 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Huge, steaming pots of homemade food and endless carafes of coffee and tea sustain 11 adults and children seeking refuge at the crowde...
July 16, 2022 Local News
When it comes to helping those in need, Butler County residents have proven their generosity again and again by donating amounts large and small strai...
June 20, 2022 Local News
Two young Ukrainian families are relieved to be watching the deer and chipmunks frolic on their hosts’ Cranberry Township lawn, and not wondering wher...
June 18, 2022 Local News
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 Biden administration on Monday continued its push toward internet-for-all by 2030, announcing about $667 million in new grants and loans to build ...
August 22, 2023 National News
STATE COLLEGE — Before Pennsylvania can spend an almost $1.2 billion windfall of federal funding for high-speed internet, it must figure out how to us...
July 18, 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

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