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A visiting judge recused himself from the trial of a Butler man charged in the October 2023 death of a 15-year-old boy who was struck while he was riding his bike. The de...
August 17, 2026
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For a second time this year, drivers will spot hundreds of radar and yard signs across Cranberry Township reminding them to follow the posted speed limit.
The biannual ca...
August 17, 2026
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Cranberry and Jackson township officials have been working for months to determine a more defined boundary between the two municipalities.
The two townships will meet joi...
August 17, 2026
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CRANBERRY — To honor late Cpt. Jimmy Ellis’s passion for firefighting training, the local firefighting community formed the Jimmy Ellis Firefighter Foundation in 2023.
Wh...
August 17, 2026
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The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh issued a statement at 3:44 p.m. announcing all or parts of Butler, Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Lawrence and Westmoreland coun...
August 16, 2026
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CRANBERRY TWP — On Friday, Aug. 14, the Pittsburgh Pirates ended their game around 10 p.m., defeating the Boston Red Sox 8-4. Hitters like Brandon Lowe and Esmerlyn Valde...
August 15, 2026
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HARMONY — Four members of the Dishong family attended the Color Blast Fun Run Saturday, Aug. 15, dressed in tie-dye shirts and bandannas, which would only get more colorf...
August 15, 2026
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One man was taken to an area hospital from a vehicle vs. motorcycle crash Friday morning, Aug. 14, in Cranberry Township, according to Butler County Emergency Services di...
August 14, 2026
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Other projects on the horizon
August 14, 2026
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FORWARD TWP — Effective Oct. 1, residents of the township will be supported by two emergency medical service providers instead of three.
At the township’s meeting on Thur...
August 14, 2026
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Sports
Once again this season, Butler County soccer fields won’t have a shortage of talent, from ...
We are ready for some football.
The countdown has already begun for that and all the rest ...
August 16, 2026
Girls volleyball is consistently one of Butler County’s best high school sports, and t...
August 14, 2026
The Mars Area High School Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026 includes one team, two coach...
August 12, 2026
The high school football season is under three weeks from kickoff. While Butler County doe...
August 11, 2026
Community
YMCA, Cranberry Township have active scenes for the sport
Laurie Cowin said book is to explain feeling to her children
August 11, 2026
Music director talks goals for the season
August 10, 2026
A recent graduate of Seneca Valley Senior High School received a college scholarship relat...
August 06, 2026
The Christian Fellowship of Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 21 Evergreen Ro...
August 04, 2026
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Every morning at 3 a.m., while most of Butler County is still sleeping, Jeff Ansell begins the first of two daily milkings with his father-in-law, Lou...
August 05, 2026
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Residents of Mars are already quite familiar with the name “Purvis Brothers,” the 95-year-old family-owned fuel distribution company which also owns t...
July 29, 2026
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Although nearly every township or borough in Butler County has a municipal park or recreation complex of some kind, few — if any — can boast of one qu...
July 29, 2026
Local News
This article is one in a series of articles about what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. S...
June 26, 2026
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So, you’ve decided to move and are getting ready to put your house on the market. Naturally, you want to get the best price possible, but deciding wh...
June 24, 2026
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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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