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Butler, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How much more will Freeport’s Butler County residents pay in school taxes?
  • Where Butler kids can grab free lunches at parks all summer
  • Police seize $41K and pills in major Butler County bust

Also on today's calendar: Painting with Kittens with the Butler County Humane Society.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, with a high of 82 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 85, low: 61.
  • Sunday: Not as warm with a t-storm, with a high of 75 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Freeport passes $41 million budget, tax increase for Butler County residents (butlereagle.com) — Freeport Area School District has approved a $40.91 million budget that raises property taxes again for its Butler County residents to 191.5 mills for 2026-27. Officials say the hike is driven largely by debt for the high school renovation and upcoming contracts, marking the second straight year Butler-side taxpayers shoulder an increase while Armstrong County’s rate drops.
   

2. Lunch available through several Butler locales this summer (butlereagle.com) — Butler families can get free, full meal bags for children all summer through the city’s Parks and Plates program at five local parks, starting June 15. Breakthrough Butler, the Kids’ Weekend Backpack Program, and Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank are teaming up to offer weekday park distributions plus weekly meal boxes at Emily Brittain Elementary, aiming to keep local kids well-fed while school is out.
   

3. Police Find $41K and Pills In Drug Bust (wbut.com) — Local drug task force officers seized $41,000 in cash, firearms, and more than 200 oxymorphone pills during searches at two Butler County homes, leading to charges against two men from Detroit. Both suspects were jailed in Butler County Prison, posted bail, and now await a June 18 preliminary hearing on controlled substance charges that stem from alleged pill sales in the county.
   

4. Did Trump say 'Meet the Press' interviewer Kristen Welker kept staring at his ear? (snopes.com) — A national fact‑check examines a fake social media post falsely claiming President Trump said he walked out on an NBC interview because the reporter stared at his ear, injured during the 2024 rally in Butler. While Butler is central to the backstory of his ear injury, the piece mainly clarifies that Trump never made the quoted comments online.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • First time making this meatball sub casserole!
    I try to make enough so I can put the rest in our freezer for another time! (Nextdoor Shanor-Northvue)
  • Have had this crazy plant for 20 years now, and it keeps right on growing.
    Cant remember what it is, can anybody identify it ??? Thanks. (Nextdoor Shanor-Northvue)
  • SBM Management posted a job opening for Custodian in Butler. Apply here.
  • McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Janitor in Butler. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Butler here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Butler

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