A new Dollar General will soon be coming to Clay Township. Township supervisors approved a plan to for a Dollar General in the 1200 block of West Sunbury Road. Along with the approval of the... Read more

An effort to find a solution to funding and staffing EMS personnel is continuing in the southwestern portion of the county. The EMS Analysis initiative is underway between multiple municipal... Read more

A local group will be hosting a spring craft show this weekend. The event Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Mars Area Middle School is organized by the Mars Area Lady Planets Softball B... Read more

Multiple fire crews responded to a Butler Township fire at the former Institute Hill Pharmacy Thursday afternoon. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center at 12:30 p.m. for smoke comi... Read more

The Mars Area School Board has made a change to the 2026-27 school calendar. At their meeting earlier this week, board members approved taking two days off next spring (April 16 and March 29... Read more

The NFL Draft is now less than 50 days away and fans can now register to view the three-day event for free. The NFL has opened up registration for fans to attend the draft, which will be spl... Read more

Slippery Rock University students are preparing to stage a musical this weekend and the public is invited to attend. The SRU Theatre Department is performing “Ride the Cyclone” starting Frid... Read more

Congressman Mike Kelly is proposing a bill that would eliminate the tax on Olympic medalist earnings. Kelly and other Republicans have introduced the TEAM USA Act, which would eliminate taxe... Read more

Local residents are being asked to join in an effort to save lives. A local Vitalant blood drive is planned for today from 1 to 7 p.m. at Zion Methodist Community Church – Family Life Center... Read more

Three people are dead following an apparent murder-suicide that started in Butler County and ended with an investigation in Illinois. According to State Police, a man called the Hillside Pol... Read more

A Butler man accused of murder has waived his preliminary hearing. 37-year-old Richard Swann is accused of killing 69-year-old James Hoover of Butler last month on Miller Avenue in the City... Read more

Gas prices have skyrocketed following the attacks in Iran. The national average jumped 20 cents in the last two days to $3.19. Local gas prices have followed suit as well. According to the l... Read more

A former Butler man who was charged with over 600 counts of child sexual abuse has pled guilty and was sentenced in Butler County earlier this week. In January of last year, 45-year-old Haro... Read more

A winning PA Lottery ticket was recently sold in neighboring Armstrong County. The BP on Buffalo Street in Freeport Borough sold a winning “A Million Dollars a Year for Life” ticket. This ga... Read more

A Butler man accused of entrapping a woman and her children in her in the City of Butler had several charges held against him dropped and his bail lowered. On February 3rd police were called... Read more

The Red Cross is offering free fire alarms to homes as the number of home fires increase. Red Cross officials say they’ve responded to more than 500 home fires already this year; that’s up 1... Read more

A tree trimming project will shut down a portion of Mahood Road today. Crews will be working on Mahood Road in between the intersections with Route 308 and the Center Township line. The clos... Read more

Butler County will receive over $8 million in state money this year to help maintain nearly 1,500 miles of roads through the liquid fuels tax. The money, which is distributed annually to the... Read more

The Mars Borough has a new council member. Christine Clutter was previously elected this past fall; however, she was recently hired as the borough Secretary and Treasurer. On Monday night, t... Read more

A local U.C. Congressman is holding a telephone town hall tomorrow to help with the upcoming tax season. Representative Mike Kelly will be joined by officials from the IRS and Office of the... Read more