Butler Area School District was awarded a grant for child nutrition through the Pennsylvania Farm Bill. The $15,000 grant aims at improving access to healthy local food and hands on learning... Read more
November is National Native American Heritage Month and Slippery Rock University is recognizing the history of the campus in how it relates to indigenous people. As part of a shared governan... Read more
Wednesday marks 60 years since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Kennedy was shot and killed on a Friday afternoon in 1963 while in a presidential motorcade through Dallas, Tex... Read more
In an effort to help everyone have an enjoyable holiday, a national organization and local fire fighters are sharing Thanksgiving safety tips. Thanksgiving is the peak day for cooking fires... Read more
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will be closing all driver’s license and photo centers for the next two days. In observation of Thanksgiving, the centers will be shut down both... Read more
Veterans and their spouses will have an opportunity to have a free Thanksgiving feast Thursday. The food will be served by Butler American Legion Post 117 on Thursday at 1 p.m. It will be av... Read more
A couple of organizations that assist Butler County residents will receive funding from the state Department of Community and Economic Development. The Neighborhood Assistance Program will d... Read more
One person was injured in an overnight accident involving a bicycle in Cranberry Township. It happened just before midnight on Route 19 near the entrance to UPMC Passavant. Details on the cr... Read more
Crews were on the scene of a fire last night in the Meridian area. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center just before 7 p.m. for a house fire in the 4000 block of Partell Street. Wh... Read more
Downtown Butler area is now in the holiday spirit as the snowflake lights have been placed on Main Street. It’s a yearly tradition that is done by volunteers with the Butler Downtown organiz... Read more