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Middlesex Township manager to retire Aug. 7
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (320+ words) MIDDLESEX TWP " Township manager Jeffrey Winkle will step away from his post on Friday, Aug. 7, after nearly four years on the job. The township board of supervisors officially accepted his resignation letter at their monthly work session on Wednesday, July…...
Candy Man" to lead Harrisville Community Days 4th of July parade
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (750+ words) Bob Barnes is being honored as grand marshal of the Harrisville Community Days" parade Saturday in recognition of his volunteer work for one of the event"s main attractions. Barnes, who turns 88 next month, earned the nickname "Candy Man" for…...
BC3 eyeing campus upgrades, renovations for long-term vision
2+ hour, 3+ min ago (592+ words) Sixty years ago, according to BC3 trustee Gail Paserba, a group of six men sat at a table in the back of Miller's Shoes on Main Street and came up with the idea of creating Butler County Community College. 60 years later,…...
In lengthy EMS career, Vern Smith witnessed history
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (866+ words) This article is one in a series of articles about what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. Stories in this series aim to showcase what it's like to live, work, play and serve…...
Photo Gallery: July 2
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (233+ words) Butler Eagle - News Local News News By Location Government Education Crime & Courts Police Reports Butler County's Most Wanted Health Business News Agriculture Real Estate Transfers Tax Sales Jobless Figures Business Matters Beyond Butler County Pennsylvania News National News International News…...
Kroger to buy Giant Eagle in $1. 65 billion deal
17+ hour, 46+ min ago (1030+ words) The grocery store scene in Butler County just got yet another shake up as Cincinnati, Ohio-based grocery chain Kroger is preparing to complete its purchase of Giant Eagle for $1. 65 billion, the company announced Wednesday, July 1. The companies have entered a…...
Hobnob Theatre takes a historical adventure in "Butler Magic
8+ hour, 36+ min ago (805+ words) Viewers of the Hobnob Theatre Company's new production will be swept back in time to the 1920s alongside the film's main character, encountering how the town and its people have evolved in a century, just in time for America250. "The idea was,…...
16 children rescued from Ohio home were "almost feral," authorities say
13+ hour, 24+ min ago (750+ words) HAMDEN, Ohio " Sixteen children from the same family who were rescued from a dilapidated home in rural Ohio were living in wretched conditions with human waste all around, confined to just one room over much of the past four years,…...
Phillies beat Paul Skenes and the Pirates 10-6 as Turner hits a 3-run homer
12+ hour, 15+ min ago (363+ words) PHILADELPHIA " Trea Turner hit a three-run home run during a five-run second inning, Bryce Harper's misjudged double scored two runs in the fourth, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat struggling Pittsburgh ace Paul Skenes and the Pirates 10-6 on Wednesday night. Skenes…...
Extraordinary heat in U. S. Northeast arrives to clash with Fourth of July revelry
20+ hour, 3+ min ago (642+ words) Multiday warnings of extreme heat landed in New York, Boston and Philadelphia on Wednesday as sultry weather pushed east just ahead of Fourth of July celebrations in a region that revels in its role as a historic hub of U. S. independence....