State House lawmakers have been called back to Harrisburg this weekend on the potential of advancing a budget in the house. Appropriation committee meeting is expected to be held Saturday ni... Read more
Fair Heads Into Final Weekend
The Big Butler Fair continues to roll along this week. The 170th running of the fair features food, carnival rides and games, demo derbies, tractor pulls, and farm animals. Today’s schedule... Read more
City Land Bank Officially Organizes
The first meeting of the Butler City Land Bank Board of Directors was held earlier this week. At their meeting Monday afternoon, Butler City Mayor Bob Dandoy was chosen as the Chairperson wh... Read more
Power Outage Impacting Thousands
Thousands are without power this morning in the Center Township area of Butler. According to First Energy, there are over 2,800 customers with an outage as of 10 a.m. We’ve reached out to Fi... Read more
Cranberry Summer Nights Debuts Under New Name
The Cranberry Summer Nights event formerly known as Cranberry Community Days is just about ready to get underway. The free Summer Nights event runs tonight through Saturday at various locati... Read more
New Free Lunch Guidelines For Students
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has announced new free lunch rules due to new federal income eligibility guidelines. Families that already qualify for SNAP benefits do not nee... Read more
Knoch High School Implementing Cell Phone Ban
The Knoch School District is the latest in the county to implement a cell phone policy for high school students. According to a note from the school principal, the high school will require s... Read more
A Bentleyville man is facing charges after sexually assaulting a teenager in Jefferson Township. State police say 22-year-old William Leach went into a 15-year-old girl’s home after her pare... Read more
Butler County Extending $5 Vehicle Fee Program
Butler County is continuing with the $5 vehicle fee program. Commissioners voted unanimously to extend the program through 2038. The fee charges drivers $5 annually when they renew their reg... Read more
A number of infrastructure projects are taking steps forward following yesterday’s county commissioner meeting. The projects will be funded through the Butler County Infrastructure Bank, whi... Read more





