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🌱 Final defendant sentenced in Butler City’s 2024 drug bust

Butler, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 5 min read

Good morning to you Butler! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Final defendant sentenced in Butler City’s 2024 drug bust
  • Butler remembers rock legend Donnie Iris after his passing at 83
  • See which Butler County leaders just became Congressional Community Champions

Also on today's calendar: Halloween Bingo and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you fix a broken pizza? 🤔 (Answer below!)

☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official Pennsylvania election resources: Find your polling place | Register to vote | Check your registration | Absentee, mail and early voting.

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 74 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Friday: Clouds giving way to sun, temps: high: 65, low: 40.
  • Saturday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 61 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Man Sentenced For Role in 2024 Drug Bust (wbut.com) — A Butler City drug investigation from August 2024 has wrapped up with the final defendant, 43-year-old Benjamin Mauthe, sentenced last week. He’ll serve 9 to 23 months and 15 days in jail plus probation, community service, and fines, following a bust that uncovered meth, psychedelics, and THC wax tied to several local co-defendants.
   

2. Music Legend Donnie Iris Dies - 977 Rocks 97.7 FM (977rocks.com) — Beloved rock musician Donnie Iris, who frequently performed in Butler and once kept an office here, has died at 83 after a battle with bladder cancer. Raised in nearby Ellwood City and an alumnus of Slippery Rock University, he rose to fame with The Jaggerz and solo hits like “Ah, Leah!” that made him a regional icon.
   

3. Two Local Men Honored By Rep. Kelly (wbut.com) — Two longtime community leaders with deep ties to Butler County have been recognized by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly as Community Champions for their years of economic development and civic work. Mark Gordon, the county’s chief of economic development and planning, and Scott Docherty of Saxonburg-based CID Associates received plaques, a Capitol-flown flag, and a formal entry in the Congressional Record.
   

4. Driver, Passenger Face Charges After SUV Crashes Into Utility Pole in Allegheny Township (exploreclarion.com) — A recent single-vehicle crash in Allegheny Township, Butler County, left three people shaken but uninjured after an SUV hit a utility pole and embankment along North Riverview Drive. State police from the Butler barracks say the Lyndora driver and a Butler passenger now face charges for allegedly providing false identification and false reports following the incident.
   

5. Butler, Pa., Officer Who Shot Thomas Crooks Snubbed by Washington (internewscast.com) — A SWAT officer tied to the 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler is being praised by local and state groups but, his family says, has been largely ignored by federal officials and the former president. The story recounts Sgt. Aaron Zaliponi’s credited role in stopping the gunman, the ongoing dispute over forensic evidence, and the recognition he has received from Pennsylvania organizations.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • I am looking for a babysitter/nanny from 9am - 2pm m-f.
    I have two children ages 3years and 5 months. I do work from home so I will be here but i definitely need help! (Nextdoor Meadowood)
  • Looking to pick up some more side work.
    Been a union carpenter for 6 years and looking to do some more side work. I can do drywall, drywall finishing, doors, concrete, decks and steps… (Nextdoor Center Township)
  • Walmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Online Order Filling Team Supervisor in Butler. Apply here.
  • Acosta Group - Acosta Sales & Marketing Company posted a job opening for Product Demonstrator Part Time 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: "How do you fix a broken pizza?" — With tomato paste! (Thank you Douglas D. for sending it in!)
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