The state Department of Agriculture has a list of banned plants in Pennsylvania—and they’ve just added a couple more. Late last week, officials added Ravenna grass, which is also known as ha... Read more
Butler Township is once again applying for grant money in order to make improvements to local parks. Township Commissioners passed a motion Monday night to comply with the requirements of th... Read more
The Blind Association is changing their office hours. Starting immediately, their offices in Butler and Armstrong will be open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The organiz... Read more
Gas prices have shot up both locally as well as across western Pennsylvania as a whole over the past week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon of regul... Read more
The Butler Area Sewer Authority plans to consider a change to their schedule of fees at their public meeting later today. BASA will meet at 9 a.m. at their Litman Road office and while the a... Read more
Governor Tom Wolf will make his final budget presentation in Harrisburg later this afternoon. He’s scheduled to speak in front of lawmakers at 2 p.m. today, where he’ll lay out his goals for... Read more
A manufacturing company in Butler County that had contracts with the U.S. government is closed. Xper USA, which was formerly known as Ibis Tek, shut down their business late last Friday. Acc... Read more
Butler Township residents continue to take advantage of the recycling of electronics and hazardous household waste. Butler Township Manager Tom Knights provided Township Commissioners with t... Read more
A local lawmaker has announced his intention to serve another term in a revised district. Republican Aaron Bernstine recently said he’ll be running later this year for a fourth term as state... Read more
Both the Republican fields for governor and senator have a large number of candidates seeking the seats. With that being the case, the statewide GOP is not endorsing any particular candidate... Read more