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]]>For the last year, Master Gardeners throughout Pennsylvania and Butler County have been growing flowers that would be given to families at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County.
13 Butler County Master Gardeners and eight plants were donated to the families and memorial in August.
Amber Mandic, a Butler Township resident who just became an official Master Gardener, donated flowers for the first-time this year.
She first thought she would just be volunteering her time to help prepare the site for the September 11 ceremony.
“I decided I have a couple of marigolds that I overplanted and I had some very robust plants in a single pot that needed a new home,” Mandic said.
What Mandic didn’t know was marigolds in Hispanic culture are seen as a “bridge between the living and ancestors through grief and happy memories.”
Once there Mandic volunteered her time helping pick weeds and other gardening work that was need to be done in preparation for today’s ceremony. After spending four hours at the memorial Mandic felt the powerful impact of the memorial.
“It makes it more real. I watched 9/11 on TV like many others and obviously it was real and there were real emotions at the time. But, to physically be at the location where the tragedy happened, it’s hard not to feel those emotions even more.”
The flowers featured in today’s ceremony are the same ones donated by Master Gardeners from across the state, Butler County, and Mandic.
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]]>Butler City Council will pay for three members of the City Landbank to attend a conference in Pittsburgh later this month.
Council authorized the payment of $2,700 from the Legacy Fund account as part of their meeting Thursday night.
The “Reclaiming Vacant Properties” is a national conference that will take place from September 22nd to the 25th. Mayor Bob Dandoy is a member of the Landbank and also plans to attend the event at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center where he anticipates learning both specific and general information to help the new city organization.
Public meetings of the Butler City Landbank take place every second Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in the Butler City Building Council Chambers.
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]]>A local township inviting the public to a gathering this weekend.
The 17th annual Penn Township Community Day is being held on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. at Penn Township’s Harcrest Community Park.
This free event will feature food trucks, live entertainment, raffles, pony rides, face painting, a bounce house, and a dunk tank.
There are also opportunities for residents to volunteer to help with the event or to donate. Anyone interested in volunteering or donating can call 724-586-1165 option 1.
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]]>A new music festival will happen this weekend in Saxonburg.
The first-ever Boots and Grace Music Festival will run both Saturday and Sunday at the Carnival grounds.
The two-day festival includes Saturday performances by country musician Karen Waldrup, along with local artists the Noble Hops, Cecelia Tomko, and Gary Burk III on Saturday.
The Sunday show happens at 5 p.m. and will feature Tomko and Waldrup with a focus on gospel music.
We have a link to purchase tickets at ButlerRadio.com. Proceeds will benefit the Saxonburg Volunteer Fire Company.
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]]>The curtain rises tonight on a new season for the Butler Little Theatre.
The season premier is called The Guys, which tells the story of a fire captain who lost most of his team in the attacks of 9/11.
The show premiers tonight at 7:30 p.m. It will run through next Saturday, except on Monday.
Tickets can be purchased at the door or on the Butler Little Theatre website.
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]]>State police are releasing crash data from this past holiday weekend.
During the four-day Labor Day weekend, state police investigated 790 crashes, which included 152 injuries and three deaths. This is more crashes and injuries, but fewer deaths than last year.
Police also arrested 450 drivers for DUI—which was around 80 less than last year.
They also issued over 6,400 speeding citations, which was down around 400 from 2025.
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]]>Local residents have a chance to go back in time and relive the area’s educational history this weekend.
The Butler County Schoolhouse Driving Tour will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
Seven different locations will offer free admission along with school life activities and talks including:
Anyone who fills out a report card by visiting four different stops will be entered to win one of seven raffle baskets.
Visit the Butler County Historical Society website for more information.
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]]>Butler County’s newest state lawmaker is wasting no time introducing his first piece of legislation.
State Representative Brandon Dukes, who was sworn in earlier this week, has introduced House Bill 2769 that would reduce the amount of time a family business or family agricultural business must have been in the same family to qualify for an inheritance tax exemption from 7 years to 5 years.
The legislation would also increase the maximum amount of assets a qualified family-owned business may have to qualify for an inheritance tax exemption from $5 million to $6.9 million.
The House Finance Committee will hold an informational hearing on this bill at a date to be determined.
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]]>Today marks the 25th anniversary of 9/11.
Many local organizations will be honoring the victims of that day with events today. The Cranberry Township VFC will be playing Taps six times, marking when the four planes crashed and when the World Trade Centers fell.
The Butler County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Mike Slupe will attend the Mars Planet football game tonight to perform the ceremonial coin toss as well as meet with families and first responders.
The Flight 93 Memorial is also planning a number of ceremonies to remember the heroic acts of those on the plane that crashed in Somerset County.
Finally, Governor Josh Shapiro has ordered that all United States and Pennsylvania flags at all Commonwealth facilities, public buildings, and grounds across the state fly at half-staff today, in observance of Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance in honor of the individuals who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.
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]]>Police are investigating after a camper caught on fire last night in Jefferson Township.
The call came into the Butler County 911 Center around 11 p.m. for a camper on fire at a home in the 100 block of Bonniebrook Road.
Crews arrived on scene and found a working fire. They were able to knock down the flames and get it under control within 15 minutes.
Dispatchers say the fire started due to fireworks.
State police were called to investigate.
No injuries were reported.
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