An amendment in a bill that passed the U.S. House yesterday would fully repeal a Department of Energy rule that threatened the future of Cleveland Cliffs Butler Works plant. Congressman Mike... Read more
Caregivers and those interested in learning more about dementia are invited to an upcoming gathering in Saxonburg. A meeting of the Dementia Caregivers Support Group is planned for 6 to 7 p.... Read more
An online event scheduled for later this week will provide information for those starting a small orchard or growing berry plants. Penn State Extension is offering a free webinar on Thursday... Read more
Local kids will have another opportunity to continue reading into the summer with a new initiative at a Butler Area School District school. A Little Free Library box has been added to the Ce... Read more
Adams Township and Mars Borough are joining forces with NASA for a new education center in downtown Mars. Our news partners WPXI-TV report that the former Mars Bank and now NexTier Bank faci... Read more
Pullman Athletic Complex Progressing
Progress continues on a Butler Township recreation facility in the Pullman Business Park. Monday night the Township Commissioners provided an update on the mostly complete large blue turf fi... Read more
A local convenience store was the seller of a large winning lottery ticket on Monday. According to the Pennsylvania Lottery, a Powerball ticket with Powerplay was purchased at the University... Read more
Spots Remain In First-Ever EMS Academy
There are still a few spots left in the first-ever EMS Academy class at Butler County Community College. The program was designed to offer paid training and certification to those interested... Read more
Bill Banning Xylazine Passes House and Senate
A bill that will restrict access to the drug Xylazine also known as tranq will head to Governor Josh Shapiro’s desk after passing in the house and senate. After passing in the state senate b... Read more
A newly proposed bill in the Pennsylvania house looks to close loopholes on child safety in trucks. Currently there is a loophole in state law that says larger trucks such as classes III, IV... Read more