Butler Township is moving ahead with a several storm water project planned for next year. During their meeting earlier this week, the Butler Township Commissioners awarded the Evans Road Sto... Read more

While many college students will be taking off a few weeks for winter break, some may be at Butler County Community College getting more credits. BC3 is preparing for its winter session that... Read more

You may have noticed a bit of an uptick in the price of turkey and chicken this time of year. While inflation is playing a role, the ongoing avian flu is also having an impact. The outbreak... Read more

The Butler Area School District is planning to transition to a new student information system for the 2023-24 school year. The school board heard from administrators earlier this week about... Read more

The Butler Transit Authority is addressing a mistake that was made at their new facility addition while waiting for state approval of capital grant funding. At their meeting Tuesday night, t... Read more

Slippery Rock University is revealing the four candidates who are vying to become the next school president. Board member and chair of the search committee Jeff Smith says after an initial p... Read more

Police are providing more information about a weekend crash on I-79 that sent someone to the hospital. The accident happened Sunday around 3 a.m. in Lancaster Township near the overpass of E... Read more

Cranberry Township residents will not see any new taxes in next year’s projected budget. The recent proposal was put forward at the latest township meeting. Officials believe that the balanc... Read more

Pennsylvania has added another shrub to its invasive species list—and this one is quite popular. The state Department of Agriculture voted to add the burning bush to its controlled plant and... Read more

The Butler Area School District is considering a policy change that would make the overdose reversal drug Naloxone available in school facilities. At their meeting Monday night, the Butler S... Read more

Emergency responders were busy assisting at two different incidents Monday afternoon. The first call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly before 3 p.m. for a crash on Perry Highway... Read more

Butler County spent more at the state store this year according to new numbers from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. Over the last fiscal year, residents spent $43.8 million at Fine Wi... Read more

Two more plots of land in Clinton Township have been added to the county’s agriculture preservation conservation program. Over 100 acres of the Allen Farm were donated to the preservation pr... Read more

Gas prices have dropped slightly both locally as well as across western Pennsylvania as a whole this week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon of regul... Read more

Butler Township’s 2023 budget will be balanced using existing anticipated revenue for the 12th year in a row. Township commissioners approved a preliminary budget of just over $9.4 million d... Read more

Several emergency call takers were honored at an event last weekend for their actions in providing life-saving instructions. According to Butler County Emergency Services, Cranberry Township... Read more

Anyone interested in learning more about local nature are invited out to a community trail for several upcoming events. This Tuesday (November 22nd) as well as next Tuesday (November 29th) a... Read more

Democrats will have a majority in the Pennsylvania state house for the first time in over a decade. Following a win that was called in a state house race late last week in the suburbs of Phi... Read more

At least one person was taken to the hospital following a crash this morning in Middlesex Township. The accident happened around 7 a.m. on Route 8 South near the Glade Run Church. According... Read more

A hazmat team was called in response to a fire at a business in the Jackson Township area Sunday afternoon. The initial call came in around 3:45 p.m. for a fire at a business in the 100 bloc... Read more