Wow. What a show on Tuesday evening at Butler Area School District’s Art Bernardi Stadium.

The Butler County Band Festival — a fall tradition for our community — presented the halftime shows of area high school marching bands well into the night and the community cheered from the stands nearby.

Our local bands deserve this attention. These high school students start training amid the summer to prepare shows that entertain on Friday nights throughout the fall.

The work they put in and the resulting performances are impressive. And further impressive is how our community comes together for a night that highlights all the area bands.

The event included performances by the bands associated with Butler Area, Karns City Area, Knoch, Mars Area, Moniteau, Seneca Valley and Slippery Rock Area s

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