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January 29, 2026 - 01:57 pm
Breaking News
January 29, 2026 - 01:57 pm

School delays and closings for Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.

The following Butler County schools are operating on adjusted schedules for Friday, Jan. 30, 2026: Allegheny-Clarion Valley School District - 2 Hour Delay Butler Area School District - Closed/Snow Day Freeport Area School District - Remote instruction with 2-hour delay start Karns City Area School District - Remote Learning Knoch Sc...
Residents urge county to cut ties with ICE
Elizabeth Koromaus said she’s tired of her neighbors and community members being grabbed off the streets and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement wit...
Live-in firefighters share the ways they experience fire service
ADAMS TWP — The firefighters living at Jimmy Ellis Station 42 in the Adams Area Fire District get the best of the fire service experience — more training, more ...
Chamber kicks off Shark Tank competition
CRANBERRY TWP — Next into the tank is a local chamber of commerce looking to establish an “entrepreneurial ecosystem” full of resources and insight on how to gr...
Zelienople event aims to raise $2 million for family’s clinical trial
ZELIENOPLE — Not even the severe winter weather deterred the small businesses of the borough’s Main Street from stepping up on Tuesday night, Jan. 27 to support...
Kindness prevails during weekend storm in Butler County
In October, Dave and Dawn Mock experienced a major personal loss when the milk barn at their farm in Penn Township burned to the ground. Butler County’s agricul...
Residents urge county to cut ties with ICE
Residents urge county ...
Live-in firefighters share the ways they experience fire service
Live-in firefighters s...
Chamber kicks off Shark Tank competition
Chamber kicks off Shar...
Zelienople event aims to raise $2 million for family’s clinical trial
Zelienople event aims ...
Kindness prevails during weekend storm in Butler County
Kindness prevails duri...
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