Butler County is extending the interim status of their solicitor through the rest of the year. Julie Graham has been serving as solicitor since the departure of Wil White in March. County co... Read more

As the budget impasse continues to stretch on in Harrisburg, a top Republican leader doesn’t see anything being resolved soon. Seth Grove is the appropriations committee chairman and he expe... Read more

Some police equipment will be coming to the City of Butler courtesy of the county. Butler County Commissioners approved the donation of five police computer monitors to the City’s police for... Read more

Neighboring Beaver County is receiving funds from Shell after air quality violations during the construction of the large cracker plant. Governor Josh Shapiro announced that $5 million will... Read more

Senator Bob Casey is proposing legislation that would prevent employers from using artificial intelligence to manage workers. The No Robot Bosses Act would stop corporations from using autom... Read more

A local official is taking on a leadership role in a statewide organization. Butler County Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans Court Sarah Edwards was elected earlier this month as Presid... Read more

An online program scheduled to begin later this week will provide information about managing farm finances. Penn State Extension is offering a four session webinar series beginning Tuesday t... Read more

Those who spend time at the Mars Athletic Complex will need to make alternative plans for exercise the next couple of weeks. The complex will be closed to the public beginning Monday to allo... Read more

A local congregation is preparing to welcome the community to a special event later today. Saint Paul’s Community Church in Chicora is holding a midsummer celebration beginning at 2 p.m. The... Read more

Adults- young and old- are welcome to enjoy a day on the water at a local park later this week. Moraine State Park is holding a “Silver Paddle” on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Pleasan... Read more

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is continuing summer road project maintenance work in Butler County this week. These activities include bridge work, which will be occurring alo... Read more

Traffic was delayed Friday morning on I-79 following a tractor trailer crash. The accident happened in the northbound lane just after 3 a.m. near mile marker 81—which is near the Evans City... Read more

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will be visiting southern Butler County this weekend for a performance geared toward kids. The Symphony’s musical ambassador Fiddlesticks will be visiting M... Read more

A new organization that helps foster children is launching this weekend in Butler. Isaiah 117 is a Tennessee-based nonprofit that cares for children awaiting foster placement. This Sunday, t... Read more

Students at Slippery Rock University and other state-owned schools will not see a tuition increase this year. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) voted unanimously to... Read more

Anyone who enjoys old clothing and fashions is invited to an event this weekend in Harmony. The Harmony Museum is hosting a Vintage Clothing Sale Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Museum... Read more

A couple of local food distribution events are planned for this weekend. A distribution is also planned for Saturday in neighboring Lawrence County beginning at 8:30 a.m. at The Towne Mall C... Read more

The second round of Antlerless deer license sales will be kicking off Monday. Game Commission officials say that some wildlife management units have over 50,000 licenses still for sale. As w... Read more

Following Thursday night’s strong storms, only a handful of homes in Butler County are without power this morning. According to First Energy, there are just 26 customers who have outages thi... Read more

Independence Health System has announced four new executive physicians and hospital leaders. Dr. Carol Fox will be the chief medical officer; Dr. Fox has been an executive medical command fo... Read more