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Chicken Coop Fire

Firefighters battled a blaze Wednesday morning that gutted a makeshift chicken coop on Coal Hollow Road in Buffalo Township. The fire was first reported shortly after 9:30 a.m. to the structure, an older mobile home that reportedly housed 20 chickens and two pigs. The pigs escaped and were not injured but the fate of the chickens was not immediately known (check finished story for status update before publication), according to an officer for the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company. Also unclear was the cause of the fire, which remains under investigation.,,Photo by Jim Smith/Butler Eagle

Roman Fluhme, 10, works the puck past Alex Sargo, 10, during EXCEL Hockey Academy practice at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry Tuesday. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle

Students listen to lab instructions from Butler Middle School fifth grade science teacher Dave McCool. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle

Butler Middle School fifth grade science teacher Dave McCool gives lab instructions to his students. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle

Butler Middle School fifth grader Stephany Cantera lifts a plant sample to measure the roots in the lab at the school's Fisheries Program Nursery. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle

Butler Middle School fifth grader Stephany Cantera lifts a plant sample to measure the roots in the lab at the school's Fisheries Program Nursery. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle

Malina McElory takes notes at the plant lab station in Butler Middle School's fisheries lab. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle

Butler Middle School fifth grader Jaeden Malacaman lifts a plant sample for his group mates to measure roots in the school's Fisheries Program Nursery.

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Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle: Alejandro Herrera-Rondon of Seneca Valley pins Butler's Colton Spohn in the 132 lb weight class Wed., Dec. 18, 2019.

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Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle: Seneca Valley's Liam Volk-Klos defeated Butler's Cooper Baxter by default after Baxter sustained an injury during the bout Wed., Dec. 18, 2019.

Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle: Seneca Valley's Hunter Swedish defeated Butler's Levi Donnel in the 113 lb. weight class Wed., Dec. 18, 2019.

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Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle: Seneca Valley's Dylan chappell defeated Butler's Nick Schaukowitsch in the 120 lb. weight class Wed., Dec. 18, 2019.

Students raise their hand to volunteer to dump worms into compost at Butler Middle School's Fisheries Program Nursery. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle

Fifth grader William Fielder scoops composting worms into a compost crate in Butler Middle School's Fisheries Program Nursery Wednesday. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle

Fifth grader Alexa Bradley takes notes on fish counts in Butler Middle School's fishery program lab. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle

Evan Taylor handles a composting worm in Butler Middle School's Fisheries Program Nursery. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle

Evan Taylor handles a composting worm in Butler Middle School's Fisheries Program Nursery. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle

Macie McLister inspects composting worms in Butler Middle School's Fisheries Program Nursery. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle