🌱 How Zelienople’s EMS tax compares to Lancaster Township’s budget move
Hello Zelienople! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Zelienople’s EMS tax compares to Lancaster Township’s budget move
Also on today's calendar: The Reindeer Race and 2 more events.
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Breezy this morning, with a high of 42 and low of 29 degrees.
- Thursday: Fog in the a.m., then breezy, temps: high: 52, low: 30.
- Friday: Snow showers; windy, colder, with a high of 38 and low of 19 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
📰 News we're reading
• Lancaster Township keeps property taxes steady in 2026 budget (butlereagle.com) — Lancaster Township is keeping property tax rates flat for 2026 while shifting a half-mill from its general fund to support Harmony EMS, unlike nearby Zelienople, Harmony and Jackson Township, which added new taxes. The $2.24 million budget prioritizes administration and public safety, and supervisors also filled key planning and zoning board seats ahead of a January reorganization meeting. 
📸 Around Zelienople
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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YULE TV's Greatest Hits
The Strand Theater, 119 N Main St, Zelienople
7:00 pm
Friday December 19
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Other local events
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The Reindeer Race
402 E Beaver St , Zelienople
2:30 pm -
It’s A USO Christmas
The Strand Theater , 119 N Main St , Zelienople
2:00 pm -
Dine to Donate - Peppino's Pizza (Zelienople)
Peppino's Pizza , 22089 Perry Hwy suite 301 , Zelienople
11:00 am -
Rich Zabinski Trio
ShuBrew , 205 S Main St , Zelienople
10:00 am
Saturday December 20
Sunday December 21
Monday December 22
Sunday December 28
📣 Zelienople Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Afternoon Storytime @ Monaca
Monaca Public Library , 998 Indiana Ave. , Monaca
2:00 pm -
Rochester - Book Tree Open House with Santa Claus
Rochester Public Library , 252 Adams Street , Rochester
6:00 pm -
Show Choir Concert (IHS/SHS) (Grades 9-12)
SHS Auditorium
7:00 pm -
Womens' Drum Circle - Dec 2025 (Monaca)
Studio H , 699 Pennsylvania Ave Unit 2 , Monaca
7:00 pm -
Pre-School Story Time
204 S Jackson St , Evans City
3:30 pm -
Christmas Party
Hartman Intrmd Sch Ellwood City, PA 16117 -
Rust Valley Revival @ Wooley Bully's
Wooley Bullys , 1317 Allegheny St , New Brighton
8:00 pm
Wednesday December 17
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Answering a question that somebody had about their upcoming 5k.
This person has been utilizing stretching for the past few months, but I wanted to bring up doing some strength work and or a little jogging as a… (Nextdoor Zelienople) - Crews battled an overnight house fire in Buffalo Township that left the home deemed a likely total loss, with one person taken to the hospital.
4:42AM on Dec 16: A fire in Buffalo Township, Butler County, early Tuesday morning resulted in one person being taken to the hospital, with crews… (Nextdoor )
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Team Member in Zelienople. Apply here.
- Acosta posted a job opening for Travel Retail Team Merchandiser - Giant Eagle in Zelienople. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Zelienople here.
🗞 Nearby News
Harmony
- Harmony Inn Yule Log tradition celebrates the season (butlereagle.com)
- Photo Gallery: Dec. 17, 2025 (butlereagle.com)
Evans City
- More than 4,000 without power Monday morning in Butler County (butlereagle.com)
- Snow creates headaches for plows, power companies, schools (butlereagle.com)
- Nancy Mae Terwilliger (butlerradio.com)
Ellwood City
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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