Pennsylvania Education Secretary Noe Ortega was in Harrisburg this week testifying before lawmakers about the need for a significant increase in education funding. This comes as Governor Tom... Read more
A local fire company is receiving recognition for having a highly trained group of firefighters. The Connoquenessing Volunteer Fire Company recently was named as part of the Participating De... Read more
Motorists traveling the Pennsylvania Turnpike should be aware of a road project that could impact traffic today. Crews are working on repairing and reinforcing the shoulder and berm area in... Read more
The nurses at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital are set to strike this weekend. Nurses overwhelmingly rejected the hospital’s latest contract offer that they say only offered slight changes... Read more
Slippery Rock University will receive state grant funding towards the construction of a new building on campus. SRU has planned to build a new facility on the north side of the campus to acc... Read more
A Portersville man is facing charges for possession of child pornography. State police say Cecil Shuck of Muddy Creek Township was taken into custody yesterday morning after an investigation... Read more
The South Butler County School District continues to move forward with the next step in the process of a renovation project. At their meeting Wednesday night, school board members received a... Read more
Students at a local school raised a large amount of money earlier this week to benefit kids in Ukraine. Butler Catholic students and staff raised $2,800 during a “Dress Down Day” on Tuesday... Read more
COVID cases and hospitalizations across the state have been continuing to fall at significant rates over the past month. Now, Department of Health officials say statewide hospitalizations ha... Read more
A local police department is donating some equipment no longer needed to help with training of future law enforcement members. Earlier this week, Butler Township Commissioners approved a req... Read more