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A familiar face was sworn in as a Seven Fields council member during the monthly meeting on Monday, May 11.
Jennifer Sikora was appointed to fill the vacancy of Morgan Ha...
May 12, 2026
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More than 1,600 students of Slippery Rock University’s Class of Spring 2026 were honored over four commencement ceremonies on May 8 and 9.
Twenty of the graduates were me...
May 11, 2026
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A prisoner on furlough is now in state police custody after he attempted to flee into the woods Sunday morning, May 10.
State police were called to the Fairground Market ...
May 10, 2026
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The Butler Technical Workers will have a news conference at noon Monday, May 11, after negotiations with Butler Memorial Hospital administrators stalled following the uni...
May 10, 2026
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Mars Area students and guests took to the stage at the high school auditorium Friday, May 8, to show off prior to senior prom.
The prom itself was held at the DoubleTree ...
May 09, 2026
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CRANBERRY TWP — When Jocelyn Christensen and her family moved to the township 10 years ago, she said she was captivated by the community’s openness to working with church...
May 08, 2026
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CRANBERRY TWP — At Thursday’s township meeting, the board of supervisors voted unanimously to pass the conditional use application for the planned 7 Brew location along R...
May 08, 2026
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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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A new children’s gym in Cranberry Township offers sensory safe play for children with autism, special needs and neurotypical development.
We Rock the Spectrum Kid’s Gym, ...
May 07, 2026
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Sports
North Catholic softball was in comeback mode nearly the entire game.
The Trojanettes comp...
Butler County boasts four teams in this season’s WPIAL softball playoffs, which get underw...
May 11, 2026
In its quest for a fourth consecutive WPIAL Class 2A championship, Mars girls lacrosse was...
May 11, 2026
The WPIAL released its boys volleyball playoff brackets Friday, and three Butler County te...
May 11, 2026
It was a record-breaking week for two Mars track and field athletes.
Colton Rearick broke ...
May 10, 2026
Community
House displays artifacts dating up to the 1950s
Forward Township has a unique connection to America’s colonial past. It’s the location whe...
May 07, 2026
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
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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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