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Ryan Roberts never sees an end to the amount of training the Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Company needs to do. Covering three townships and a borough makes lacking any partic...
September 27, 2023
Hometown Heroes
Ed Steinmetz’s career in public safety may have begun on the playground, but it has crescendoed into a respected position as an officer with the Cranberry Township Police...
September 27, 2023
Hometown Heroes
As a child growing up in West Sunbury, Jordan Smith had one goal: to be a state trooper.
“I knew a former trooper, he got me interested … he was a friend of my grandfath...
September 27, 2023
Hometown Heroes
CHICORA — For Cody Craig, firefighting runs in the family.
Craig, chief of the Chicora Volunteer Fire Department, is a fourth-generation firefighter who entered the profe...
September 27, 2023
Hometown Heroes
Kevin Smith’s entire world is firefighting, from serving as deputy fire chief of the Butler Township Volunteer Fire District or training young firefighters while serving ...
September 27, 2023
Hometown Heroes
Nineteen years is a long time, but for Patrick Walker, it goes quickly when you enjoy the work you do.
Walker began his career in law enforcement with the Butler County ...
September 27, 2023
Hometown Heroes
Mandy Cousins, community outreach coordinator with Cranberry Township EMS, said she began her career at 16 years old — and hasn’t lost her passion for it.
“That was a lon...
September 27, 2023
Hometown Heroes
Kory Fleming, a Butler City police officer, finds his current job is a natural progression from the four years he spent in the United States Marine Corps.
Fleming, a seve...
September 27, 2023
Hometown Heroes
Nathan Blackwood often has to bring work home with him.
There have been a few occasions when the Butler County 911 Center dispatcher has fielded a call about an emergency...
September 27, 2023
Hometown Heroes
At 70 years old, Pat Kelly has spent 32 years serving her community as a deputy chief/paramedic with 28 of them at Quality Emergency Medical Services in Adams Township. H...
September 27, 2023
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