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Mars Area Middle School’s seventh- and eighth-graders went to battle Thursday morning for a good cause, and they did so via water balloon.
The school’s student council sp...
May 08, 2026
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JACKSON TWP — School bus drivers are typically the first and last school district personnel that students interact with each day.
One driver was recognized recently by t...
May 07, 2026
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CRANBERRY TWP — On Tuesday, Ethan Nicholas and Scott Timko, candidates for the vacant 12th District seat in the state House of Representatives, participated in a second c...
May 06, 2026
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ADAMS TWP ― Mars Area School District residents will not see their taxes go up for the first time in three years.
The district’s board will move forward with a $67.9 mil...
May 06, 2026
Education
Trick-or-treat will come a little early this year for residents of Evans City.
Borough council has decided to move the tradition to the 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. window on Hallow...
May 06, 2026
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A Callery man is accused of having multiple controlled substances and more than $100,000 in his home.
Robert Girling Ryberg Jr., 76, was charged Saturday, May 2, by Butle...
May 05, 2026
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A representative of Verizon said prior service disruptions that affected customers should be fixed.
“The fiber cuts that impacted wireless service for some customers in W...
May 05, 2026
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Proposal includes 5.03 mill real estate tax increase
May 05, 2026
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A Cranberry Township resident, who was once employed as a teacher in Beaver County, is accused of attempting to commit sex acts with a person he thought was an 11-year-ol...
May 04, 2026
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CRANBERRY TWP — The Butler County Symphony Orchestra held its Chamber Music Series over the weekend of May 2 and 3, with a Saturday concert at Trinity Lutheran Church in ...
May 04, 2026
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Sports
North Catholic girls lacrosse closed the season with a dominating 19-5 victory against hos...
Butler County boasts four teams in this season’s WPIAL softball playoffs, which get underw...
May 07, 2026
Freeport girls lacrosse erupted in a 20-6 victory over Yough on Wednesday.
Sophia Glass le...
May 06, 2026
North Catholic girls track and field coach Terry Fisher believed his 4x400-meter relay tea...
May 06, 2026
Quaker Valley beat reigning champion North Catholic to claim the WPIAL Class 2A Boys Tenni...
May 05, 2026
Community
Mars Area High School will have its 2026 prom from 7 to 10:45 p.m. on Friday, May 8, at th...
May 04, 2026
On Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. a Star Wars- and Lego-themed experience is plan...
April 29, 2026
Four movie screenings and five musical performances are scheduled in Cranberry Township be...
April 29, 2026
Four Seneca Valley students recently won awards at the Family, Career and Community Leader...
April 23, 2026
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With high school graduations on the horizon, for many students, it’s time for them and their families to look ahead to the next level of their educati...
April 28, 2026
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As college enrollment among 18-year-olds continues to decline, higher education institutions in the county are being pushed to rethink how they operat...
April 28, 2026
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While spring marks the return of warmer weather in Western Pennsylvania, it also brings back the unmistakable sights and sounds of roadwork — includi...
April 21, 2026
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3 days of experts, exhibits, demonstrations and free admission
April 08, 2026
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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, bloo...
March 31, 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
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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
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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
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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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