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🌱 How a $500K grant will change after-school help in Butler schools

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a $500K grant will change after-school help in Butler schools
  • How police tracked down a stolen dog from a Butler apartment
  • What BC3’s $2.5 million HVAC overhaul means for campus comfort

Also on today's calendar: Butler Postmaster Hosts Hiring Event - Immediate Openings and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Very warm with periods of sun, with a high of 77 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 79, low: 42.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy; windy, chilly, with a high of 48 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Butler Schools Receive $500K Grant For Programming - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA (butlerradio.com) — Butler Area School District is getting a major boost, with a $500,000 state grant to expand safety‑focused after‑school programming centered at Broad Street Elementary and supporting Intermediate and Senior High students. The BOOST-funded program will pay for instructors, curriculum, assessment tools, and mentoring to provide high-dosage tutoring and executive-function training as part of a statewide school safety initiative.
   

2. Man Accused of Stealing Dog Out of City Apartment (wbut.com) — Police say a Harrisville man is jailed after allegedly breaking into a Butler City apartment on North Washington Street and taking a resident’s dog, which was later recovered and returned. The suspect faces multiple felony charges and remains in Butler County Prison on $25,000 bond, with a preliminary hearing set for April 27.
   

3. BC3 Planning HVAC Upgrades For Science and Tech Building (butlerradio.com) — If you study, work, or attend events at BC3, expect a more comfortable Science and Technology Building soon, as trustees approved nearly $2.5 million in HVAC upgrades on the Butler Township campus. Work, partly funded by a state grant, begins after May commencement and should wrap up in about six months, covering boilers, chillers, pumps, and systems serving spaces like the Succop Theater.
   

4. Places to visit in Butler County while in Pittsburgh for the NFL draft (butlereagle.com) — If you’re in or around Butler County during the NFL Draft, several nearby attractions are being highlighted, including downtown Butler’s Jeep heritage and the Maridon Museum on North McKean Street. The list also points you to Mars borough, Evans City Cemetery, Jennings Environmental Education Center, and other easy day-trip spots that showcase the county’s history, art, and quirky roadside fun.
   

5. Did Tucker Carlson say Trump faked assassination attempt? (snopes.com) — A national fact-check digs into viral posts claiming Tucker Carlson said Donald Trump faked his 2024 assassination attempt in Butler and finds no evidence he ever used those words. While Carlson and former counterterrorism director Joe Kent have publicly questioned the federal investigation into the Butler shooting, the article stresses that claims the attack was staged are being misattributed to Carlson.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday April 17
  • Summit Fish Friday
    Summit Elementary School
    8:30 am
  • Summit Animal Assembly
    Summit Gym
    9:30 am
  • That Arena Rock Show
    Jergel's Rhythm Grille , 103 Slade Lane , Warrendale
    8:00 pm
    • Saturday April 18
  • Discover Medicare
    Community Library of Allegheny Valley , 1522 Broadview Blvd , Natrona Heights
    9:30 am

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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