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butlereagle.com | Dan Fazio |Morgan Phillips
Heart Help In August 2024, Debbie Hillwig was facing her second heart surgery in seven years. The first surgery to replace her aortic valve required open-heart surgery. Now 71, another surgery carried considerable risk. “My two choices were having the mitral valve replaced or just continuing medically treating myself and living as long as I could, as well as I could,” said Hillwig, a retired nurse who lives in Butler.
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1 month ago | 
butlereagle.com | Morgan Phillips |Rob McGraw |Holly Mead
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1 month ago | 
butlereagle.com | Steve Ferris |Morgan Phillips
Crime & Courts Lt. Gov. Austin Davis gathered Wednesday, April 16, with county officials at the Butler County Government Center to promote a $900,000 grant for county law enforcement that is part of $45 million statewide Violence Intervention and Prevention grant program. Austin chairs the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, which awarded the grant money from the state budget.
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1 month ago | 
butlereagle.com | Hunter Muro |Morgan Phillips
Online car shopping growing rapidly Though opportunities exist to purchase vehicles online, one Butler County car dealership says most of its customers still prefer to see the car in-person before making their purchase. At Ron Lewis Automotive Group in Cranberry Township, a portion of its customers will view vehicles for sale online and schedule “at-home or “at-work” test drives rather than plan an in-person visit to the dealership.
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1 month ago | 
butlereagle.com | Derek Pyda |Rob McGraw |Morgan Phillips
Over the last two seasons, high school girls wrestling has gained a strong foothold in Butler County. Varsity teams were formed at Butler and Seneca Valley in 2023 and Knoch followed suit with a team this past season. Slippery Rock is scheduled to have wrestlers at the varsity level next November, and the opportunity for other schools in the county to add wrestling to their list of girls sports is in place.
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1 month ago | 
butlereagle.com | William Pitts |Morgan Phillips
PENN TWP — Past, present and future converged at the annual summit for the Washington’s Trail 1753 foundation, held at the Butler Country Club on Thursday, April 10. History buffs from across Pennsylvania and even states further afield, gathered to learn about some of the lesser-known aspects of George Washington’s life, including his relationships with the Marquis de Lafayette and the Native American leader Guyasuta. “Today’s theme is ‘Washington and Friends,’” said Ann Nemanic.
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2 months ago | 
butlereagle.com | Dan Fazio |Morgan Phillips
‘AI is the new steel’ First glass, then steel. These products powered Pittsburgh’s economy well into the 1970s. Now, some believe artificial intelligence will be the catalyst for the region’s next industrial revolution. The Pittsburgh AI Strike Team is betting on it. Formed two years ago, the coalition of industry, academic and government leaders is determined to fuel Pittsburgh’s AI revolution and transform the region into a global hub for AI by 2028.
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2 months ago | 
butlereagle.com | Hunter Muro |Morgan Phillips
ADAMS TWP — Mars Home for Youth Family Services continues to expand its mission to support at-risk and disabled youth, rolling out new facility upgrades aimed at enhancing therapeutic care and safety. While the nonprofit stopped housing children in mid-2022, it has persisted in gathering donations for projects to enhance the lives of children. One of the newest features is a sensory friendly playground, decked out with multiple musical elements, swings and a Gaga ball pit.
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2 months ago | 
butlereagle.com | Eric Freehling |Morgan Phillips |Matt Rourke
March’s sudden snowfalls and overnight freezes shouldn’t discourage homeowners from preparing their flower and vegetable gardens and lawns for planting later this spring. There’s a lot that can be done now to ensure beautiful blooms and bountiful crops later in the year. Bob Stirling of Stirling Landscape/Garden Center, 840 Mercer Road, said now’s the time to clear dead plants and debris from flower and garden plots. “You can prepare the soil as long as it’s not wet,” Stirling said.
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2 months ago | 
butlereagle.com | Eddie Trizzino |Morgan Phillips
‘Mahjong!’ On Friday, March 28, seven of the usual attendees of the Maridon Museum’s weekly mahjong session gathered around the square tables to play using the 2024 league card for probably the last time. The group was getting tired of the card anyway; some of the players had checked off nearly all of the listed winning hands, which the National Mah Jongg League composes for the card each year.
