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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK Our photographers went through the photographs they captured last week and picked some of their favorites to share with you. Check the photos out for yourself and let us know in the comments which from last week is your favorite.

Before Thanksgiving, one of Reva Kalbhor's teachers at Mars Area High School asked for volunteers to write cards to people in nursing homes. Some students wound up making cards for residents at St. John Community, a senior life community in Mars, in time for Thanksgiving. Reva decided to take it one step further. Subscribers can click to read the full article: butlereagle.com/article/20201224/NEWS01/712249995

The U.S. House passed a one-week government funding extension that avoids a government shut down and buys them time wrap up both the COVID-19 relief negotiations and a $1.4 trillion catchall government spending bill. Read more: butlereagle.com/article/20201209/NEWS12/201209934

County commissioners approved the second round of CARES grants to municipalities that incurred expenses related to the coronavirus pandemic. Grants of various amounts totaling about $4 million were allocated to 32 municipalities in the county. Subscribers can click to read the full article: butlereagle.com/article/20201224/NEWS01/712249921

For Zelienople, being its residents' electric provider has given it an edge financially. The borough projects more than $11 million in revenue in 2021. Subscribers can click to read the full article: butlereagle.com/article/20201209/NEWS01/712099873

Methamphetamine use is behind a seemingly mysterious car crash in October that left a 39-year-old Butler man dead in Forest County. Subscribers can click to read the full article: http://www.butlereagle.com/article/20201224/NEWS01/712249908

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said Wednesday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is isolating at home. Read more: http://www.butlereagle.com/article/20201209/NEWS12/201209935

New mitigation efforts likely will not be released from Gov. Tom Wolf’s office Wednesday as the state’s struggles with COVID-19 continue and Butler Health System prepares for the Pfizer vaccine. http://www.butlereagle.com/article/20201209/NEWS12/712099863

With vaccine distribution underway, local health officials are rolling further into the state's plans, which will include front-line workers such as EMS responders. The potential for exposure is great, said the director of operations for the Butler Ambulance Service. We wear PPE (personal protective equipment), but nothing is 100% guaranteed in life. Read more: http://www.butlereagle.com/article/20201224/NEWS20/312249993

Does your house's outside Christmas decorations reveal your inner Griswold? Send us your best outdoor Christmas decorations and the stories behind them with your name and daytime phone number to [email protected].

The Karns City Area School District will provide instruction remotely for all grades beginning Monday through the Thanksgiving break. Read more: http://www.butlereagle.com/article/20201113/NEWS12/711139902

The Karns City Area School District announced its sixth annual KC Communities That Care Thanksgiving meal. Read more: butlereagle.com/article/20201113/NEWS01/201119977/-1/news

A 73-year-old man was sentenced to jail for assaulting his Penn Township neighbor with a deadly weapon in 2017. Subscribers can click to read the full article: http://www.butlereagle.com/article/20201113/NEWS01/711139965

Members of the American Legion Riders, from left, Navy veteran LeRoy Bunyan, Airforce veteran Mike Shook, Army veteran Dennis Christy and Marine veteran Bob Hicks, bow their heads in a moment of silence during the Veterans Day memorial service held in Diamond Park, November 11, 2020. Photo by Harold Aughton/Butler Eagle

On John Mahler’s 102nd birthday the veteran thought he was just going to an appointment at the VA. Instead, he was greeted with quite the surprise. Read more: butlereagle.com/article/20201112/NEWS20/711129877