Discarded cemetery flags are cleaned up

Proper flag disposal used

A photograph placed Monday on Facebook of flags dumped at the Butler County Memorial Park Mausoleum and Cemetery brought out strong reactions from the public. The cemetery manager had the flags picked up and prepared for proper disposal within hours of learning about the incident. Three cemetery employees were also disciplined.

Hundreds of flags that were dumped in the woods adjacent to a local cemetery was an employee oversight, said the cemetery manager.

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Judge denies Wolf administration stay

King: Gathering restrictions can't be enforced during appeal

Federal judge denies Wolf administration stay on order that ruled pandemic restrictions unconstitutional

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Butler school board approves contract

Superintendent has new 5-year deal

The Butler Area School Board approved a new five-year contract with Superintendent Brian White.

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State issues guidance for long-term facilities

State officials unveiled new guidance for long-term care facilities and discussed the release of a COVID-19 alert app.

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School, store each coping with COVID-19 exposure

A student at Chicora Elementary Elementary School in the Karns City Area School District who tested positive for COVID-19 is recovering and expected to return to school next week.

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Man moves toward trial in animal cruelty case

Felony charge had been reinstated

Dog attack charges were held for trial Tuesaday, ending a "do over" of the case.

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Cunningham St. fire empties apartments

Multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire on East Cunningham Street in Butler.

Multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire Monday night at 119 E. Cunningham St. in Butler.

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Town Crier

Approved items from the Monday council meeting

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3 vehicles involved in Rt. 68 crash

Butler Township Volunteer Fire District firefighters respond to a three-vehicle, chain-reaction wreck on Route 68 near Oakdale Road that injured two of the drivers about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. Butler Township police said the crash happened when one of the drivers took her eyes off the road to look at her GPS device.

2 injured in 3-vehicle crash

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Mars announces homecoming court

Mars Area High School has announced its 2020 homecoming court.

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SRU plans virtual homecoming

SLIPPERY ROCK — Slippery Rock University is really putting the “home” in homecoming this year as the annual on-campus celebrations and events are being moved online because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The SRU Homecoming and Spirit Week, Oct.

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Monongahela Witch event at library

The Cranberry Public Library, 2525 Rochester Road, will host via Zoom The Witch of the Monongahela presented by Thomas White at 6 p.m. Oct. 20.

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NAMI registration for class ends today

Today is the final day to register for NAMI Family-to-Family classes.

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Wolf vetoes bill to let in more fans

Superintendent: 250 limit for all facilities not fair

Butler Area School District freshman Jonah Mechling has his temperature taken before he enters the stadium for the football game Friday evening. Mechling plays alto saxophone in the school band. Butler County has added 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since Friday's state report. Story on Page 2.

Despite the loss in federal court, Gov. Tom Wolf buckled down on a veto to stop schools from making their own decisions regarding athletic events during the pandemic.

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Karns City outlines school renovation, closing proposal

Sugarcreek Elementary may be closing under a consolidation plan by the school district.

Karns City Area School District officials on Monday outlined a $47-$51 million proposal to renovate and expand Chicora Elementary School and the junior/senior high school, and close Sugarcreek Elementary School.

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Response filed to Wolf's request for stay

Attorneys on behalf of the county submitted a response to Gov. Tom Wolf's seeking a stay on his COVID-19 mitigation orders. The appeal process continues for a court ruling that struck them down.

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Seneca Valley votes for return to in-person instruction

Facing pleas by the public and board members, the Seneca Valley School Board voted Monday to return to five-day in-person instruction beginning Oct. 5.

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Adams planners advance plans to establish trails

ADAMS TWP — Adams Township's planning commission made headway on guidelines for developing township trails Monday night after offering a public work session.

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Rezoning of 3 Butler properties approved

After a public hearing Monday, Butler Township Commissioners approved the rezoning of three properties along Litman and Old Plank roads.

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County adds 21 cases; test positivity rate drops

Butler County has added 12 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since Friday's state report.

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COVID-19 Regional Update

The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from regular news releases from the state Department of Health and the Butler Health System.

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Secrecy envelopes will cause electoral chaos, official warns

HARRISBURG — Philadelphia’s top elections official is warning of electoral chaos in the presidential battleground state if lawmakers there do not remove a provision in Pennsylvania law that, under a days-old court decision, requires counties to throw out mail-in ballots returned without...

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Barrett emerges as favorite for Trump’s court pick

In this May 19, 2018, file photo, Amy Coney Barrett, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit judge, speaks during the University of Notre Dame's Law School commencement ceremony at the university, in South Bend, Ind. Barrett, a front-runner to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, has established herself as a reliable conservative on hot-button legal issues from abortion to gun control.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump met Monday with Judge Amy Coney Barrett at the White House as the conservative jurist emerged as a favorite to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court, the start of a monumental Senate confirmation fight over objections from Democrats...

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Charges reduced in assault case

Moonshine found not flammable

Aaron Moyers of Bruceton Mills, W.Va., charged with arson/ attempted arson in Butler.

Lab test results on homemade moonshine led to charges being reduced or dropped against a Butler man who was originally accused of threatening to torch a woman and an infant after soaking them with the liquid.