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Construction crews work on the Route 228 MSA Thruway project Wednesday in Cranberry. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle

Mars girls soccer players celebrate their 4-0 AAA WPIAL Championship win over Plum Saturday at Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh. The Planets were defeated in their previous two finals appearances. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle

Business owners and armed locals showed up to protests Sunday 05/31/20 in Butler to show a presence and protect Main St. during a Black Lives Matter protest. Protests the previous day in Pittsburgh resulted in property damage and the looting of a number of downtown businesses. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle

Butler Sheriff Mike Slupe talks to a protester last Sunday at the protest in downtown Butler. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 05/31/20

Protesters march through downtown Pittsburgh for a Black Lives Matter protest Tuesday 06/02/20, in the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minnesota police. Following multiple nights of protests that resulted in looting and violent clashes with police, a group that started on Facebook was able to conduct a peaceful march from Market Square to the Allegheny County Jail, the South Side and back to Market Square. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle

Vice President Mike Pence waves to the crowd after his speech at Oberg facilities in Sarver Friday. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 06/12/20

Loredana Yenick (center) lights Sharifah Rajchel's (left) candle during a vigil in Zelienople Wednesday evening. Around 100 protesters lined the street corners at the intersection of Grandview Ave and Route 19 in Zeilienople Park Wednesday evening for a candle light vigil promoting the Black Lives Matter movement. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle

Adele Troyan of Evans City sits looking at her candle during a moment of silence at Wednesday evenings protest in Zelienople. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle

Around 100 protesters lined the street corners at the intersection of Grandview Ave and Route 19 in Zeilienople Park Wednesday evening for a candle light vigil promoting the Black Lives Matter movement. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle

A group of Seneca Valley Students participate in a moment of silence during Saturday's Come Together event in Cranberry Community Park. Area residents, religious leaders, township officials and students gathered in Cranberry Community Park Saturday for the township's diversity celebration. The event featured speakers from the township, Seneca Valley Area School District students and community members, music and an 8 minute and 46 second moment of silence in honor of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle

Jeff Shaw of Burgh Bees shows guests a beehive frame during a program at the Cranberry Highlands Community Apiary Sunday. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 07/19/20

Butler County 4-H member and Knoch High School junior Kendyl Steighner, 16, of Saxonburg excersises two of her goats Po and Sprout(right) in her family's back yard Saturday. Steighner started raising goats in seventh grade with Po, now 3. Her herd currently includes nine goats, including two baby goats born last Friday. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 08/08/20

A turtle sits in on a log in an inlet near McDanels Boat Launch at Moraine State Park Wednesday. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 09/09/20

Street art in an alley off Main St. part of the street art festival put on by the Butler Arts Center. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 09/26/20

Glade Run Lake Conservancy treasurer T. Lyle Ferderber paddles to shore Thursday evening during the conservancy's food truck night open house at Glade Run. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 10/01/20

Parker Graham looks down trail racing in the kids 10-and-under class during Sunday's Month of Mud mountain bike race at Alemeda Park. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 10/11/20

Knoch's Laura Greb returns a volley against South Park's Nicole Kempton in Wednesday's WPIAL Class AA team semifinal at Butler Area High School. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 10/21/20

Mars forward Dane Beller takes the game winning shot in double overtime against Hampton in Wednesday night's home playoff game. Mars topped Hampton 1-0, Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 10/28/20

President Donald Trump points to the audience during his speech Saturday at the Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport Saturday. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 11/01/20

Osprey military helecopters arrive in advance of President Donald Trump at Saturday's campaign rally at Pittsburgh Butler Regional Airport. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle

President Donald Trump speaks to a large crowd during his Butler County rally Saturday at the Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport Saturday. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 11/01/20

President Donald Trump speaks to a large crowd during his Butler County rally Saturday at the Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport Saturday. Seb Foltz/Butler Eagle 11/01/20