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updated: Sun Jul 06, 2008 02:35 am

Butler News

Local news for Butler, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

13 hrs ago | The Tribune-Democrat

- Guilty from the beginning': Butler jurors watch Dauphin panel reach verdict

The conviction of Joseph Clark brought closure, but not only for the family of murder victim Holly Notestine.

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Related Topix: Dauphin, PA, Dauphin County, PA, Bedford County, PA, Bedford, PA

Sat Jul 05, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Fire destroys Butler County fertilizer plant

About 100 firefighters from 20 volunteer fire companies battled a fire Saturday that destroyed a Butler County fertilizer plant.

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Related Topix: Clinton, PA, Allegheny County, PA, Butler County, PA, Saxonburg, PA

Pittsburgh Tribune

Knee high, and then some: Corn doing well

The adage "knee high by the Fourth of July" will hold true for local farmers this summer.

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Related Topix: Beaver, PA, Allegheny County, PA, Armstrong County, PA, Agriculture, Science

Thu Jul 03, 2008

TheSweetScience

Promoter/Pugilist Minto Gets KO Win On ESPN

Only in boxing, baby. Brian Minto acted as the promoter for a card that took place at Pullman Park in Butler, PA.

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Related Topix: Sports, Boxing, More Sports

Tue Jul 01, 2008

The Valley Herald

Butler man confessed to sex with 14-year-old girl

A Butler County man faces numerous sexual assault charges after he confessed to having intercourse with a 14-year-old Butler girl, state police said.

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Related Topix: Butler County, PA, Slippery Rock, PA

Butler Eagle

GC man jailed for assaulting girl, 12

A Grove City man was jailed this morning after he was arrested Friday night for assaulting a 12-year-old girl at the Butler Fairgrounds.

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Related Topix: Grove City, PA

Butler Eagle

Mercer added to list of quarantined counties

WEST MIDDLESEX, Mercer County - A pesky beetle that has infiltrated the state in the last year has caused Mercer to join a list of quarantined counties.

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Related Topix: Mercer County, PA, West Middlesex, PA, Mercer, PA

Mon Jun 30, 2008

TheSweetScience

Freelance Heavyweight Seeks Title Shot

Heavyweight contender Brian "The Beast" Minto of Butler, Pennsylvania, is not the promoter of record but he is the financial backer for July 2nd fight against "Big" John Poore at Pullman Park, an outdoor ...

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Related Topix: Upper Darby, PA, Darby, PA, Sports, Boxing, More Sports

PittsburghLIVE.com

Bird's-eye view: Bald eagles coming to Allegheny County

When Jim Valimont started birding during the 1970s, there were only three nesting pairs of bald eagles in the state, and they were only found in the Geneva Marsh and Pymatuning State Park areas in Crawford ...

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Related Topix: Allegheny County, PA, Crawford County, PA, Mercer, PA, Geneva, PA

Sat Jun 28, 2008

News-Herald

Police & Fire Calls

Richard Shilling II, 35, of Strattanville, is facing harassment charges after allegedly striking a Strattanville man and a Strattanville woman in the head during an argument, state police in Clarion said.

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Related Topix: Forestville, PA, Strattanville, PA, Clarion, PA

Thu Jun 26, 2008

Pittsburgh Catholic

Parish marking 25 years of adoration

As the diocese prepares for its Year of Eucharistic Adoration for the Year of St.

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Tue Jun 24, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Estimated 400,000 attended Arts Festival

Francesca Condeluci enjoys walking around the Three Rivers Arts Festival. She estimates she's attended this year's event six times since it began earlier this month.

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Related Topix: Weather, Indiana County, PA

Sun Jun 22, 2008

WPXI

Men Charged In Sex Sting At Moraine State Park

Four men face charges in a sex sting at Moraine State Park in Butler County. According to Pennsylvania State Police, the men were arrested by undercover officers on suspicion of attempting to solicit or partake ...

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Related Topix: Butler County, PA

Fri Jun 20, 2008

The Valley Herald

Trucker, pregnant woman die in Lower Burrell crash

A pregnant woman on her way to school and a truck driver who just bought a house were killed Wednesday when their vehicles collided along Greensburg Road in Lower Burrell.

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Related Topix: Westmoreland County, PA, Vandergrift, PA, Clarion County, PA, Pittsburgh Metro, Lower Burrell, PA

Wed Jun 18, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Cheapskate or creative romantic? Inexpensive dating can be memorable or dicey

In romantic comedies, the cheap date always ignites the romance. Shy couples suddenly find themselves staring into each other's eyes during a picnic, a walk in the park or a silly carnival ride.

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Related Topix: Dormont, PA

Mon Jun 16, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Robber threatens to blow up pharmacy

Police are looking for a robber who threatened to blow up a Butler Township pharmacy.

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Sat Jun 14, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune

Valley Laurels & Lances

A wake-up call: What parent wasn't horrified by the 2-year-old toddler who wandered from a church function in Fayette County and drowned in a neighbor's swimming pool? Authorities say Donovan Barksdale, a ...

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Related Topix: New Kensington, PA, Allegheny County, PA, Opinion

Thu Jun 12, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Butler Memorial Hospital's $150 million expansion begins

Years of debate and planning ended last week when ground was broken for the expansion of Butler Memorial Hospital.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh Metro, Pittsburgh, PA

Wed Jun 11, 2008

Defence Industry Daily

Those Expensive 360 Degree MRAP Lighting Kits

Sponsored by Northrop Grumman and Oshkosh Defense Kit on Cougar On May 30/08, the Pentagon announced a pair of MRAP-related multiple-award small business contracts worth almost half a billion dollars if all ...

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Mon Jun 09, 2008

The Herald

Diversions from June 5, 2008

Ticketmaster events are sold at Macy's and Giant Eagle, both in Hermitage; ticketmaster.com; and at 330-747-1212. Art * The Butler Institute of American Art recently acquired two new pieces to complete its ...

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Related Topix: Retail, Grocery, Photography, Arts, Warren, PA, Meadville, PA

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