“I’ve spoken with his wife and it’s difficult, obviously,” she said. Details on the crash are sketchy, but there were two vehicles involved in the accident. According to the Butler County 911 Center, the accident happened near the dam in Oakland Township around 8:20 p.m. He worked for many newspapers, not just ours,” Schuey said.ĭuring this difficult time, Schuey says the Barge family is in the hearts and on the minds of everybody at the paper. Two people were flown to a hospital following a crash Tuesday night on Route 38. “He had an entire career in the printing industry, working for multiple newspapers: the New Castle News, the Washington Post, the Youngstown Vindicator. “He was very much looking forward to retirement and spending time with his wife Lisa, his children, and his grandchildren,” said Schuey.īarge spent nearly ten years, in two separate stints, at the Eagle, working in the paper’s printing department. resulting in a two - car accident and eventually shutting the roadway. Meanwhile, Barge was set to retire in less than two weeks, on May 16. Butler 08 09 12 in 24 hours, making it the 7th snowiest calendar day on record. Butler County 911 confirms the accident occurred on Route 8 at Litman Road at about 6:50 p.m. “If that is the case, it’s very sad that carelessness like that caused the death of a man that we care about,” said Schuey.Ĭourt filings show Clyde was arrested for DUI last April and completed an accelerated rehab program.Īccording to court records, the Butler County DA filed for the expungement of Clyde’s 2022 DUI charge on May 2, 2023. The coroner has been called to a two-vehicle crash in Butler Township Tuesday evening. State Police say Kassandra Clyde, 24, crossed the center line and hit Barge head-on, killing him.Īccording to the police report, Clyde was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries, and charges of homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence are pending against her. A New Castle man and long-time employee of the Butler Eagle is dead after a head-on crash early Thursday morning near the Butler County fairgrounds. “He had just left his shift here and was on his way home to New Castle when the accident happened,” said Schuey. “He was just a really, really good guy with a very good moral compass and he’s really going to be missed by many,” said Tammy Schuey, the general manager of the Butler Eagle, telling 11 News about Jim Barge.īarge, 65, was hit and killed on Route 422/New Castle Road in Franklin Township, just after 1 a.m. A New Castle man and long-time employee of the Butler Eagle is dead after a head-on crash early Thursday morning near the Butler County fairgrounds.
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