Gas prices in western Pennsylvania continued to slowly drop over the past week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon of regular, unleaded, self-serve in... Read more
Approval has been given for another major capital project in the Butler Area School District. At their meeting Monday night, the Butler School Board awarded a bid of $1.2 million to Pennsylv... Read more
The Butler Area School District has- once again- found lead levels in some of their water sources that are above industry standards. A total of 191 samples were taken from various sites thro... Read more
Festivities surrounding the annual North Washington Rodeo will get underway on Monday. The “big rodeo parade” will begin at 6:30 p.m. to kick off the week-long rodeo and officially introduce... Read more
A man who tried to climb a cell tower in Venango County apparently slipped and fell to his death. Police say 55-year-old William Wall of Crawford County began climbing an AT&T tower last... Read more
No one was hurt in a crash early Sunday in Lancaster Township. State police say 53-year-old Jayne Simon of Greensburg was traveling north on Route 19 when she lost control on a bend. The cra... Read more
Mars students planning to play any fall sports are required to get baseline, computer-based concussion testing. The district is running the tests for all student-athletes through the end of... Read more
U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson will host an agriculture and dairy summit Monday highlighting the United States Department of Agriculture’s new Dairy Margin coverage program. The eve... Read more
Two people were flown to a Pittsburgh hospital on Saturday after a motorcycle and a farm tractor collided on Route 19 in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County. The motorcycle and tractor w... Read more
A man from Hilliards was arrested for allegedly firing a gun during an altercation in northern Butler County. The alleged incident happened on Friday evening (about 6 p.m.) at a home on Boye... Read more