A woman was arrested and charged for attempting to flee police during a traffic stop. Just after midnight on this past Friday, 37-year-old Daelyn Pronesti of Butler, tried to elude police du... Read more
The Butler County treasurer is looking at the possibility of making long term investments with county money. Diane Marburger says a new study will look at the county’s accounts and identify... Read more
Motorists should be aware of a local road closure planned for today. Crab Run Road in Connoquenessing Township will be closed to traffic beginning at 9 a.m. The closure will be from Church H... Read more
A local school administrator has been charged after he allegedly failed to report an incident of sexual abuse that had been disclosed to him. According to State Police, 50-year-old Gregory M... Read more
The 2023-24 Butler Area School District preliminary budget put forward by district administrators does include a tax increase. Board members approved the proposed budget of just over $110 mi... Read more
Butler Health System and Excela Health are continuing to see major financial losses according to their latest reporting. New numbers were released last week that show the newly combined heal... Read more
Two candidates for election to full terms on the Butler Area School Board this fall have been chosen to fill previously open spots now. The board approved appointing Cecilia Tomko and Phil H... Read more
The sale of the Grace Youth and Family Foundation building in Butler will be postponed. The building on Center Avenue was scheduled for sheriff’s sale earlier this month, however Butler Coun... Read more
Gas prices continued to decrease both locally as well as across western Pennsylvania as a whole this week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon of regul... Read more
Challenges to the workforce in rural areas were the focus of a recent State Senate committee hearing. While there’s a tight labor market all across the Commonwealth, Acting Labor Secretary N... Read more