Butler Eagle

Middlesex Township’s board of supervisors approved a revised final land development plan and conditional use permit for a portion of the commercial and housing development.

In January, Lily Ansell, 18, of Renfrew, was named state Junior Fair Person of the Year by the Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs in recognition of her years of volunteer work for the Butler Farm Show, including serving as a member of the junior board of directors.

Butler Health System, part of the merged Independence Health System, has posted its financial numbers for the quarter ending Dec. 31, 2024 and results are mixed.

It takes more than a village, it takes a city to provide health care that is of high quality and with good outcomes according to Dr. David Rottinghaus, president of the Physicians Network at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Penn Township Supervisor Samuel Ward — as well as the township’s engineering firm Herbert, Rowland & Grubic — are touting the success of a project to mitigate the risk of flooding along Dodds Road, a township road which runs along Thorn Creek.

Vascular surgeons at Allegheny General Hospital announced they are the first team in Western Pennsylvania, and the third in the United States, to participate in a clinical trial that studies the diagnostic capabilities of artificial intelligence to detect deep vein thrombosis in cardiac patients. https://buff.ly/4bgWaeY

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission announced that Alan Williamson, Jr. has been named the Central Pennsylvania Engineers Week Council’s 2025 Engineer of the Year.

As part of his annual budget proposal for 2025-26, Shapiro proposed a 52% tax rate on skill games, which would have a direct impact on Butler County, where in recent years, the slot-machine like games have popped up at gas stations, truck stops, bars, fraternal organizations and other public hot spots.

The average price in Western Pennsylvania increased this week by one cent to $3.543 per gallon on Monday, Feb. 17, but is 11 cents lower than it was the week of Feb. 19, 2024, when the average price was $3.655, according to AAA.

Lily Ansell intends to study psychology in college in the fall after she graduates from Seneca Valley High School, but her plans include remaining active in agriculture and the Butler Farm Show, which gained her statewide recognition. In January, Ansell, 18, of Renfrew, was named state Junior Fair Person of the Year by the Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs in recognition of her years of volunteer work for the Butler Farm Show, including serving as a member of the junior board of directors. This year is her 10th and final year as a member of Butler County 4-H, in which she is president of the dairy club. Read the full article: