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butlereagle.com | Morgan Phillips |Rob McGraw |Holly Mead
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butlereagle.com | William Pitts |Rob McGraw
A 45-acre area just outside of Pittsburgh-Butler County Airport could soon become the business center of Penn Township — the Airport Land Development Zone. The area is just north of the airport, along Airport Road. While the zone is currently dormant and devoid of any activity, airport officials are hoping that one day it will unlock new financial opportunities once businesses begin building there.
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butlereagle.com | Derek Pyda |Rob McGraw
BUTLER TWP — Jordan Hoover brings a special set of skills to the volleyball court, and Seneca Valley needed every ounce of his ability Wednesday night. His 24 kills and five blocks helped the Raiders outlast Butler 3-2 in a pivotal WPIAL Section 2-3A showdown in the Golden Tornado’s gym. The victory came by scores of 25-21, 20-25, 25-23, 25-27 and 16-14. A senior middle hitter, Hoover tallied eight kills and two blocks in the third set alone.
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butlereagle.com | Zach Zimmerman |Rob McGraw
BUTLER TWP — Robert Paserba first began teaching at Lyndora Elementary School in 1964. Sixty-one years later, he is proud his legacy is represented by “a place of beginning” for Butler County Community College students working to be future teachers. The Dr. Robert L. Paserba Teaching and Learning Lab’s opening was celebrated Wednesday, April 16, with a ceremony and tours of the new learning space for early childhood education students.
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butlereagle.com | Eddie Trizzino |Rob McGraw
For many of the people attending last week’s Vision Connection luncheon, tasks like doing laundry or making food become challenges that they can’t complete themselves because of their lack of vision. Thankfully, they don’t have to. The Pittsburgh chapter of the Foundation Fighting Blindness hosted the Wednesday, April 9, event to share resources with the low-vision community — a group that was well-represented at the Blind Association of Butler and Armstrong, where the event took place.
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butlereagle.com | Derek Pyda |Rob McGraw |Eddie Clancy
Santino Sloboda may not use a textbook strategy on the wrestling mat, but no one can argue with the results. The Butler junior and University of Pittsburgh commit, already with great freshman and sophomore seasons under his belt, turned in his best season yet this winter. Competing at 127 pounds, Sloboda went 50-1, winning Class 3A section, district and regional titles in the process.
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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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butlereagle.com | William Pitts |Rob McGraw
This week, Slippery Rock University student-athlete Mike Crist is donning his pads and playing spring football as if nothing ever happened. Less than a week earlier, he, with the help of his mother and brother, put his life on the line to save a complete stranger by pulling him out of a burning vehicle on Interstate 79 near Portersville. The incident occurred in Muddy Creek Township, just south of the junction with Route 422.
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butlereagle.com | Zach Zimmerman |Rob McGraw
Local News Mars school district and Band Together Pittsburgh held an autism-friendly open mic night for students to express themselves musically. The open mic night was held at Mars Area Middle School Wednesday, April 2 at 7 p.m. Students were able to “focus on the joy of expression,” regardless of musical experience. The school district was able to provide amps, microphones, guitars, keyboards and percussion instruments for students who wanted to perform, so they could jam out.
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butlereagle.com | Zach Zimmerman |Rob McGraw
Karns City fifth-graders teleported their classmates from Chicora to Washington, D.C., with their presentations about the nation’s capital Monday, March 31. The presentations the students at Karns City Area Elementary School gave were part of their research projects on monuments, museums and landmarks in Washington, DC. The fifth-grade students spent all day Monday showing off their work to the other grades.
