On Wednesday, Aug. 20, the first students in Butler County went back to class, as we learned in Thursday’s edition of the Butler Eagle.

Karns City Area School District started classes Wednesday, as did Allegheny-Clarion Valley schools. Seneca Valley and Mars Area school districts are set to begin classes Thursday.

Other districts around Butler County kick off their years next week or the week after.

And there are plenty of changes for students. In Karns City, students in kindergarten through sixth grade got their first day in the fully complete Karns City Elementary School.

In Mars, ongoing construction on Route 228 will likely mean traffic and headaches for parents during pick up and drop off.

Even with those changes, there is a positive attitude in the air.

“Our first day today cou

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