“If you pricked his finger, he’d probably bleed Evans City.”
Lee Dyer, membership chairman of the Keystone Rotary Club, said he’s never known someone more committed to co...
Talk to the people who know him best, and they’ll tell you that it’s not a surprise that Matt Springer was named a Hometown Hero.
Springer is a volunteer firefighter and ...
After almost 25 years of working in emergency medical services and with a passion for helping her community, 57-year-old Cindy Speer called receiving a Hometown Hero awar...
After more than 15 years volunteering with Herman Volunteer Fire Company, Larry Shuler transitioned to the Butler Bureau of Fire in June 2019.
The move to a different de...
Long before the Hometown Hero awards were created, Chuck Lewis is a name that many in the community likely would have recognized as a Hometown Hero.
At 64 years old, Lew...
When an emergency strikes, Jeremy Nickl, 48, of Mars, steps up to help and has been doing so for more than three decades.
He is a full-time 911 dispatcher for Butler Cou...
Aaron Natali has been the operations supervisor for the Butler Ambulance Service for the past six years, but he’s been involved in fire and paramedic services since he wa...
At 80 years old, Nancy Brice is like the Energizer Bunny, running circles around everybody she works with, said Kandi Nassy, fellow Karns City Regional Ambulance board me...
Empathy and compassion are what drive Allie Palmer to do what she does every day as a paramedic.
Palmer has worked as an EMT for about five years with the Slippery Rock ...
Ray McDonald of Evans City has worked his way through the medical profession from emergency medical technician to his current job as a registered nurse in the UPMC Passav...