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🌱 How would $51 million change your drive on Route 228?

Butler, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good day Butler! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How would $51 million change your drive on Route 228?
  • Butler County family reunites after months-long ICE detention ordeal
  • What federal investigators just revealed about security failures at Butler rally

Also on today's calendar: Purcellville Wine and Food Festival and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What goes up but never goes down? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 85, low: 69.
  • Thursday: A p.m. t-storm in spots, with a high of 87 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

1. County officials urge McCormick to help secure Route 228 funding (butlereagle.com) — Butler County leaders are pressing U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick to help secure nearly $51 million in federal funding to finish the last 3.2 miles of the busy Route 228 Gateway project, a key corridor for local jobs and businesses. Officials say completing the Mars Railroad Bridge West segment would ease congestion, improve safety, and protect earlier federal investments that helped turn former farmland into a booming economic hub.
   

2. Butler County Man Detained By Immigration Officials Released (butlerradio.com) — A Butler County resident working toward U.S. citizenship has been released from ICE custody after being detained during an April traffic stop in Evans City. His wife had publicly appealed to county commissioners for help, while pandemic delays and a missed court hearing complicated his immigration case and left the family fearing they might have to leave the country.
   

3. Report: Secret Service missed just over 100 urgent messages before 2024 assassination attempt on now President Donald Trump in Butler (beavercountyradio.com) — Federal investigators now say Secret Service agents missed more than 100 urgent radio messages from local authorities during Donald Trump’s 2024 rally at the Butler Fairgrounds. The new report details communication breakdowns, the movements of shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, and how better coordination among agencies might have reduced injuries and protected Butler-area attendees.
   

4. Case Closed? Judicial Watch Investigates Butler Assassination Attempt (judicialwatch.org) — Residents still seeking clarity on the 2024 Butler rally shooting will find new details here, as Judicial Watch continues pressing the FBI for records about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Recently released but heavily redacted documents, bodycam footage, and 911-call disputes highlight how much information about the Butler incident remains withheld from the public.
   

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  • I know many of us saw the spectacular firework display in our city.
    Butler really outdid themselves. I want to thank the donors and the people who were setting them off. They were indescribably beautiful. Thanks to… (Nextdoor Mercer St)
  • Come show some support and have some fun!
    Family friendly! Food allowed! Tents allowed! Bar available! 50$ per team! (Nextdoor Saxonburg/Caldwell)
  • Lowe's Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Part Time - Receiver/Stocker - Flexible in Butler. Apply here.
  • Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Front End Service Team Supervisor in Butler. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Butler here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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

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