🌱 Could Slippery Rock school taxes rise again to close this deficit?
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min readCheers Slippery Rock! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Could Slippery Rock school taxes rise again to close this deficit?
- How a Slippery Rock birdwatching shop landed key tourism grant money
Also on today's calendar: Lakeview Varsity Softball @ Slippery Rock.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 63 and low of 41 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with a shower or two, temps: high: 51, low: 41.
- Friday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Slippery Rock preliminary budget shows $430K deficit (butlereagle.com) — Slippery Rock Area School District is staring at a roughly $430,000 deficit in its 2026-27 preliminary budget, and board members are weighing tax hikes or using reserves to close the gap. Upcoming May and June meetings will shape whether property taxes rise, what programs or positions might be affected, and how the district manages growing special education and benefit costs. 
• Small business, organization leaders have to hustle to obtain grants (butlereagle.com) — Butler County tourism grants are helping local groups fund projects, including Slippery Rock University and a birdwatching shop along New Castle Road in Slippery Rock Township. Small business owners and volunteers describe carving out unpaid hours to write proposals, secure $5,000 or $10,000 awards, and upgrade signs, open new storefronts, or improve attractions that aim to draw more visitors to the region.
📸 Around Slippery Rock
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★ Featured events ★
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Titusville JV Baseball @ Slippery Rock →
Slippery Rock Area High School, 201 Kiester Rd, Slippery Rock
6:00 pm
Wednesday May 13
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Other local events
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Lakeview Varsity Softball @ Slippery Rock →
Slippery Rock Area High School, 201 Kiester Rd, Slippery Rock
4:15 pm -
Lakeview JV Softball @ Slippery Rock →
Slippery Rock Area High School, 201 Kiester Rd, Slippery Rock
6:00 pm
Friday May 15
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🗓 Events Nearby
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29th Annual Golf Scramble →
Wanango Country Club, 314 Chestnut St, Reno
9:00 am -
Girls Varsity Softball vs. Rocky Grove
Moniteau JSHS West Sunbury, PA 16061
4:00 pm -
Dassa 2.0 Basket Raffle
Dassa McKinney El Sch West Sunbury, PA 16061 -
Girls Junior High Softball vs. Lakeview
Moniteau JSHS West Sunbury, PA 16061
4:00 pm -
PTO Meeting
Dassa McKinney El Sch West Sunbury, PA 16061
6:30 pm -
6th Grade Step Up Day
Dassa McKinney El Sch West Sunbury, PA 16061 -
Kindergarten Registration “Take 2”
Dassa McKinney El Sch West Sunbury, PA 16061 -
High School Band Concert
Moniteau JSHS West Sunbury, PA 16061
7:00 pm -
FOODEESFEST Grove City, Pennsylvania (40+ food trucks and craft vendors!) →
Grove City Premium Outlets, 1911 Leesburg Grove City Rd, Grove City
1:00 pm
Thursday May 14
Monday May 18
Tuesday May 19
Wednesday May 20
Friday June 5
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Slippery Rock University posted a job opening for Art Instructor Digital Media | Temporary Full Time 2026-2027|| I02505 in Slippery Rock. Apply here.
- Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Team Member - Retail in Slippery Rock. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Slippery Rock here.
🗞 Nearby News
Grove City
- Pickup Truck Strikes Tree in Worth Township; One Passenger Injured (explorevenango.com)
- George J. Howe Co. Voluntarily Recalls Sunflower Seeds Due to Undeclare Tree Nuts (Cashews) (solomonswords.net)
Mercer
- Storm spotter training offered Wednesday in Mercer (wkbn.com)
- Nurse Honor Guard holds Tribute to Fallen Nurses (wkbn.com)
- State Police, Local Officers Investigate Multiple Incidents Including Large Theft and Harassment (explorevenango.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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