As another school year winds down, more local high school seniors will receive diplomas at commencement ceremonies. Seniors at Mars will gather to exchange farewells Wednesday at their gradu... Read more
The longtime owner of a restaurant in Saxonburg has died. Eileen Zacherl passed away this past Monday at UPMC Passavant. She and her husband Ed have co-owned Zacherl’s Tavern on Butler Stree... Read more
Local business people are welcome to attend a networking event to be held later this week in Cranberry. The Butler County Chamber of Commerce and Butler County Young Professionals May Mixer... Read more
Butler County election workers will begin the recount of the Republican race for Senate Wednesday. County officials say the recount will start at 9 a.m. in the main Juvenile Courtroom inside... Read more
For the first time in over a month, gas prices have remained even this week both locally as well as across western Pennsylvania as a whole. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the av... Read more
Energy bills are set to increase this month for a number of utility companies across the state. According to the Pennsylvania Utility Commission, West Penn Power customers will see a 45 perc... Read more
One Democratic lawmaker is calling for the state to spend the record surplus in this year’s budget. State Senator Vincent Hughes of Philadelphia says Pennsylvania is on track to end the curr... Read more
The Slippery Rock University Council of Trustees will hold their quarterly meetings later this week. Thursday’s schedule begins at 2 p.m. with the Academic and Student Affairs Committee meet... Read more
A new daycare center is being proposed in Cranberry Township. According to township officials, the facility would be located in the 90000 block of Marshall Road. The proposed daycare center... Read more
There’s been another uptick in local COVID hospitalizations. Officials with Butler Memorial Hospital say they are treating 18 patients for COVID-19, with three patients in the ICU as of Tues... Read more