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Westminster announces 2024 inductees to Titan Sports Hall of Fame
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.--Westminster College will induct five new members into the Titan Sports Hall of Fame as its Class of 2024 during a special mid-September ceremony. Members of the Class of 2024 include former Titan greats Kathy Travers Fehrs '85 (softball, tennis) of New Castle, Pa., Amy Dolsak '10 (basketball) of McDonald, Ohio, Benjamin Gutmann '10 (swimming & diving) of Alum Bank, Pa., Jennifer Krueger Quimby '12 (cross country, track & field) of New Castle, Pa. and Matthew Baurle '16 (swimming & diving) of Jeannette, Pa.
Will Harris sway PA voters? A Pittsburgh area Democrat and Republican each have a say
PITTSBURGH – Kathleen Madonna-Emmerling of Moon Township, a municipality that sits a few miles northwest of Pittsburgh, smiles as a server at local staple Primanti Brothers delivers a sandwich stacked higher than a double AA battery. The story that locals like Madonna-Emmerling tell is that this Pittsburgh-style sandwich –...
Ohio middle schooler only survivor in crash that killed father, siblings
***Video above: Road fatalities, crash causes in Ohio over 5 years.***. SLIPPERY ROCK TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WJW) – A 10-year-old girl is fighting for her life in the hospital after a Pennsylvania car crash killed her father and siblings over the weekend. The crash happened early Saturday morning in Slippery...
Senior Center Menus
MONDAY — Mount Chestnut, Cranberry Township: Creamy garlic chicken breast, buttered noodles, peas and carrots, Mandarin oranges. TUESDAY — Evans City, Slippery Rock, Butler, Cranberry Township: Creamy vegetable lasagna, tossed salad, garlic breadstick, cottage cheese and peaches. WEDNESDAY — Chicora, Butler, Cranberry Township: Swiss steak with onion gravy,...
Construction project could help pedestrian activity
A local business park expansion project proposal could bring pedestrian improvements to Cranberry Township. According to the township’s website, the plans include the construction of two buildings, one with warehouse and office space and a distribution warehouse center, in Cranberry Business Park along West Kensinger Drive. As part of...
Jack N. Fields
Jack N. Fields, 80, of Butler passed away on Friday, July 26, 2024. He was born in McKeesport, PA on March 20, 1944, to the late Blair and Edythe (Batchelor) Fields. Jack graduated from Youngstown University and then graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with his master’s degree. He was the owner of Medi-Home Care for over 25 years and then became a realtor in the Butler area for many years until he retired. Jack was known for being kind, very faithful, with a strong love of God, and a very positive person; he always saw the good in people and would help anyone in need. He was an Eagle Scout in his earlier years and enjoyed hunting and fishing, but most of all he enjoyed vacationing with his family. Jack was the beloved husband of Sarajane (Bell) Fields, for 57 years, whom he married on August 3, 1967; father of Jim (Amy) Fields and Amy (Jim) Green; brother of Dianne Butker; grandfather of Haley (Nick) Sutton, Logan Green, Mackenzie, Tori and Nathan Fields; great grandfather of Wren Sutton, Hadley Rippey and Eliana Porada. All services were held privately through the SPENCER D. GEIBEL FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, 140 NEW CASTLE RD. BUTLER, PA 16001. WWW.SPENCERDGEIBEL.COM.
Improvements coming to Hope Road
A project to evaluate potential drainage and road improvements along Hope Road is moving forward, according to Cranberry Township’s website. On Aug. 1, township supervisors will consider a contract with The EAD Group to complete a design evaluation of potential improvements to the road and drainage on Hope Road.
Watt family to celebrate annual reunion
The descendants of Charles C. Watt are invited to the annual family reunion to be held from 1 to 5 p.m. Aug. 4 at the Prospect Park pavilion behind Moraine Elementary School, 350 Main St., Prospect. Those planning to attend should bring a covered dish to share and a white...
Ellwood City Public Library Activities For Week Of July 29th
The Ellwood City Area Public Library offers a variety of weekly activities. Information is available by calling the library at 724-758-6458. The Library has partnered with Seneca Library District, Oil Creek Library District, Erie County Public Library and Crawford County Federated Library System for e-books. You can now use the Overdrive or Libby App. to borrow books from the above Libraries. Please call the library with any questions.
TRUMP TO HOLD ANOTHER RALLY IN BUTLER
Donald Trump intends to return to Butler, Pennsylvania for another campaign event. The former president’s rally on July 13th was cut short after an assassination attempt that left one attendee dead and two others injured. On Friday, Trump wrote he will be returning to the city “for a big and beautiful rally.” It’s unclear when or where the rally will take place, as Secret Service officials have urged him to stop holding events outdoors following the shooting.
Warren man sentenced to prison for assaulting Niles woman
A man was was given an 18-month prison sentence on fourth-degree felony convictions at the Trumbull County Common Pleas Court. Robert J. Stauffer Jr., 47, of Roberts Avenue NW, Warren, was found guilty for domestic violence and attempted failure to comply with police orders. The case involved an assault of...
Trump rally gunman fired 8 shots in under 6 seconds, analysis shows
The gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania fired eight bullets in under six seconds before he was shot and killed by a U.S. Secret Service sniper, according to an analysis of footage from the event by two audio experts, video analysis by CBS News and sworn statements from Pennsylvania State Police. The gunman, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, killed one rally attendee and injured two others when he opened fire from a roof near the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. A bullet also grazed Trump's ear, creating a 2 cm-wide...
FBI director says gunman at Trump rally searched for info on JFK assassination
The gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump conducted an online search a week before the shooting about the killing of former President John F. Kennedy, the FBI director said Wednesday. Testifying before the House Judiciary Committee, Christopher Wray gave lawmakers an update on the investigation into the...
Trump to stop holding outdoor rallies
Former President Donald Trump has agreed to stop holding outdoor rallies as part of his presidential campaign. The decision comes almost two weeks after Trump was nearly killed during an assassination attempt on July 13 at an outdoor rally this month in Butler, Pennsylvania. Two sources familiar with the operations of Trump’s campaign acknowledged the […]
FBI Director Testifies Trump Shooter Flew Drone Around Rally Area Two Hours Before Assassination Attempt
FBI Director Christopher Wray testified Wednesday in a House Judiciary Committee hearing that the man who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump flew a drone around the Butler, Pennsylvania rally area in the hours before the shooting. The post FBI Director Testifies Trump Shooter Flew Drone Around Rally Area Two Hours Before Assassination Attempt first appeared on Mediaite.
UPDATE: Domestic incident involving woman, children leads to Enon Valley police presence
A large police presence has been reported on State Line Road in Enon Valley Tuesday afternoon. A nearby business told 21 News police have been present in the area since Tuesday morning. Troopers with Lawrence County PSP tell 21 News this all started as a domestic dispute. Police say a...
‘Unsolved Mysteries’ episode to feature Pa. case of severed head found in 2014
A Pennsylvania mystery involving a woman’s decapitated head found nearly a decade ago will be featured on a popular Netflix series later this month. When the new season of “Unsolved Mysteries” debuts on July 31, one of the episodes will cover the case of the embalmed head of an unidentified older woman that was discovered in Economy, Beaver County, on Dec. 12, 2014.
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