A Slippery Rock man is facing fraud charges after police say he took money to build a deck that he never completed. 44-year-old Michael Churilla was given a cash advance of nearly $6,000 to... Read more
Symphony Celebrating The Holidays This Weekend
The Butler County Symphony is offering a couple of holiday traditions this weekend. First, the Butler County Symphony Holiday Tour of Homes will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. Ticke... Read more
The federal government has made a change to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, with a goal of moving able-bodied recipients towards employment and self-sufficiency. The... Read more
BC3 Receives $500K Gift From Grove City
A large financial gift from Grove City College to Butler County Community College will be used to help build a new nursing facility. BC3 announced that it received $500,000 from Grove City C... Read more
No New Taxes In Proposed 2020 County Budget
Butler County residents will not see property taxes increase next year according to the County Commissioners. The 2020 Butler County budget was presented at today’s public meeting and millag... Read more
It’s been one week since the emergency room at the Ellwood City Medical Center was shut down, and the PA Department of Health says it will remain closed indefinitely. The Department of Healt... Read more
A special election will be held in order to determine who will replace outgoing state representative Tedd Nesbit in the 8th House District. This action is necessary due to Nesbitt’s election... Read more
City Council Votes Against Selling Parking Assets
A motion to begin the process of selling the City of Butler’s parking assets fell one vote short at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting. The proposal would have transferred ownership of nin... Read more
AK Steel Sold To Cleveland Based Mining Company
One of Butler County’s largest employers, AK Steel has been sold to iron ore mining company Cleveland-Cliffs in a move both organizations announced earlier this morning. The all-stock deal i... Read more
Unemployment Rate Rises In Butler County
The unemployment rate rose in Butler County for the first time in three months. According to the Butler CDC, October unemployment in Butler County was 4.3 percent, which is a .5% increase fr... Read more