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Phillip Ball, Heidi Nicholls-Bowser, Casey Bowser, and Ken Smith pose a scene from "The 39 Steps" at the Butler Little Theatre on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. The show will play March 4-6 and March 8-12. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 2/22/22

County commissioner Kim Geyer speaks with a panel of county officials during a State of the County event at the Slippery Rock Golf Club and Events Center in Slippery Rock Township on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 3/3/22

Joe Saeler, executive director for the Community Development Corporation of Butler County, speaks during a State of the County event at the Slippery Rock Golf Club and Events Center in Slippery Rock Township on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 3/3/22

Mark Gordon, chief of economic development and planning for the County of Butler, speaks during a State of the County event at the Slippery Rock Golf Club and Events Center in Slippery Rock Township on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 3/3/22

County commissioner Leslie Osche and a panel of county officials applaud at the conclusion of a State of the County event at the Slippery Rock Golf Club and Events Center in Slippery Rock Township on Thursday, March 3, 2022. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 3/3/22

Holy Sepulcher Catholic School sixth grader Karina Rovnan, dressed as Hermione Granger, joins a diocesan-wide rosary prayer for Ukraine in the Holy Sepulcher Roman Catholic Church in Middlesex Township on Thursday, March 3, 2022. The school encouraged students to dress as their favorite book characters for Dr. Seuss Week, and they also united with the diocesan school system to pray for the Ukrainian people and for peace in the world. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 3/3/22

Holy Sepulcher Catholic School second graders Eleni Josephs, dressed as "The Perfect Hamburger," and Gianna Shifter, join a diocesan-wide rosary prayer for Ukraine in the Holy Sepulcher Roman Catholic Church in Middlesex Township on Thursday, March 3, 2022. The school encouraged students to dress as their favorite book characters for Dr. Seuss Week, and they also united with the diocesan school system to pray for the Ukrainian people and for peace in the world. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 3/3/22

Holy Sepulcher Catholic School fifth grader Francesca Josephs, dressed as Thing One, joins a diocesan-wide rosary prayer for Ukraine in the Holy Sepulcher Roman Catholic Church in Middlesex Township on Thursday, March 3, 2022. The school encouraged students to dress as their favorite book characters for Dr. Seuss Week, and they also united with the diocesan school system to pray for the Ukrainian people and for peace in the world. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 3/3/22

Holy Sepulcher Catholic School fifth grader Gian Carlo Josephs, dressed as a shark, joins a diocesan-wide rosary prayer for Ukraine in the Holy Sepulcher Roman Catholic Church in Middlesex Township on Thursday, March 3, 2022. The school encouraged students to dress as their favorite book characters for Dr. Seuss Week, and they also united with the diocesan school system to pray for the Ukrainian people and for peace in the world. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 3/3/22

Holy Sepulcher Catholic School kindergartener Abigail Hartle, dressed as Rapunzel, joins a diocesan-wide rosary prayer for Ukraine in the Holy Sepulcher Roman Catholic Church in Middlesex Township on Thursday, March 3, 2022. The school encouraged students to dress as their favorite book characters for Dr. Seuss Week, and they also united with the diocesan school system to pray for the Ukrainian people and for peace in the world. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle 3/3/22