Butler Area School District was awarded a grant for child nutrition through the Pennsylvania Farm Bill. The $15,000 grant aims at improving access to healthy local food and hands on learning... Read more

November is National Native American Heritage Month and Slippery Rock University is recognizing the history of the campus in how it relates to indigenous people. As part of a shared governan... Read more

Wednesday marks 60 years since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Kennedy was shot and killed on a Friday afternoon in 1963 while in a presidential motorcade through Dallas, Tex... Read more

In an effort to help everyone have an enjoyable holiday, a national organization and local fire fighters are sharing Thanksgiving safety tips. Thanksgiving is the peak day for cooking fires... Read more

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will be closing all driver’s license and photo centers for the next two days. In observation of Thanksgiving, the centers will be shut down both... Read more

Veterans and their spouses will have an opportunity to have a free Thanksgiving feast Thursday. The food will be served by Butler American Legion Post 117 on Thursday at 1 p.m. It will be av... Read more

A couple of organizations that assist Butler County residents will receive funding from the state Department of Community and Economic Development. The Neighborhood Assistance Program will d... Read more

One person was injured in an overnight accident involving a bicycle in Cranberry Township. It happened just before midnight on Route 19 near the entrance to UPMC Passavant. Details on the cr... Read more

Crews were on the scene of a fire last night in the Meridian area. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center just before 7 p.m. for a house fire in the 4000 block of Partell Street. Wh... Read more

Downtown Butler area is now in the holiday spirit as the snowflake lights have been placed on Main Street. It’s a yearly tradition that is done by volunteers with the Butler Downtown organiz... Read more

Today marks one of the busiest travel days of the holiday season. AAA is projecting over 55 million people will travel more than 50 miles from home for this Thanksgiving. In the Mid-Atlantic... Read more

Butler City Council does not plan on raising taxes as they move forward with the process of approving the budget for 2024. The total 2024 preliminary balanced general fund budget currently s... Read more

With most of the demolition now done at the site formerly known as the Armco 2 Plant in the City of Butler, officials say there is interest in building at that location. Mark Gordon is Butle... Read more

A new commercial and residential complex could be coming to Cranberry Township. Last year the board of supervisors gave preliminary approval for the Crescent development located off Coolspri... Read more

It’s almost that time of year for lights and holiday cheer from St. Barnabas Charities and anyone can help bring that cheer. More than 15,000 multi-colored lights will illuminate the largest... Read more

The Butler School Board continues to devote some meeting time to improve engagement with community members while also learning more about the activities of each school facility. The second o... Read more

The Butler Area Public Library will be showcasing a local photographer’s art for the rest of November and all of December. The exhibit is called The Beauty of Nature featuring the work of Sh... Read more

State Police in Mercer County are holding a toy drive leading up to Christmas. The police station is requesting new, unwrapped toys to be dropped off. The toy drive runs through December 18.... Read more

Police are looking for suspects that allegedly stole thousands of dollars worth of merchandise from a store at the Grove City Outlets. The incident happened last Wednesday evening at the Ugg... Read more

PennDOT officials are reminding residents of safe driving habits ahead of the holiday travel season. Officials with the state say their Thanksgiving Enforcement Mobilization is underway, wit... Read more