Saturday is Valentine’s Day and some people are considering chocolates and balloons for a loved one. But First Energy reminds everyone about the danger helium-filled foil balloons can pose t... Read more

The public is invited to attend an event tonight at a local historical landmark. The Butler County Historical Society is offering a Love Letters and Legacy program at 6 and 7:30 p.m. tonight... Read more

There’s still time to engage with the Butler County Humane Society as part of their Valentines Day fundraiser. Staffers have chosen five long-time resident dogs to compete for roses and be v... Read more

The Butler Area Public Library continues to present free activities and programs for all ages over the rest of this week. Today, the library is hosting an Adult Trivia Night from 6 to 7:30 p... Read more

An upcoming local event promises fun for kids while parents are free to engage in romantic activities. Parents Night Out will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Friday at the Butler T... Read more

PennDOT is looking for public feedback on traffic safety and behaviors. An online survey has been posted online that looks to getting residents thoughts on how to reduce crashes and fataliti... Read more

A longtime local educator is receiving a special honor. Butler Area School District band teacher Jeff Kroner has been chosen to be included in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Ha... Read more

With Valentine’s Day less than a week away, the Butler County Parks and Recreation Department is offering young people an opportunity to create a gift as well as a romantic activity. A Youth... Read more

A number of local Independence Health System doctors are receiving honors from a healthcare information company. Castle Connolly named their 2026 Top Doctors and seven from local IHS facilit... Read more

Felony charges have been added to the case of a man who allegedly led police on a high-speed chase last month that started in the City of Butler and ended in Oakland Township. On January 19,... Read more

A Butler man has been placed in the Butler County Prison after it’s alleged he struck another man in the head with a baseball bat in Clearfield Township. On Monday police were called to a ho... Read more

The Mars Area School Board is considering a change to next year’s school calendar. At the Tuesday night meeting board members and administrators discussed the possibility of designating two... Read more

Contractors and Chicora Borough personnel will be working to repair a water leak on Kittanning Street today. Residents on Kittanning Street in the area between the Elementary School and Gran... Read more

The Butler Transit Authority is welcoming another new Director to their board from outside the City of Butler and Butler Township. Chrissy McGregor was recently appointed to a five-year term... Read more

More information continues to be shared about a major pile-up accident I-79 that injured several people and killed one-person last week. State Police have shared that shortly before 11 a.m.... Read more

A couple of local municipalities have been awarded state grants to improve local traffic conditions. Center Township will receive over $547,000 in grants through the PennDOT Automated Red Li... Read more

Gas prices have continued to increase both locally as well as across the western Pennsylvania region as a whole over the past week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average pr... Read more

There are still a couple of days left for music students to apply to the Butler County Symphony’s Young Musicians of Note program. The annual program is an initiative of the symphony to reco... Read more

A group of local students is welcoming the public to an event later this week. The Slippery Rock University’s Black, Indigenous, and People of Color’s Group for Performing and Visual Arts is... Read more

The Ellwood Group has increased the 2026 Industrial Maintenance Scholarship to $20,000. The scholarship is for those pursuing a career in engineering that merges mechanical engineering, elec... Read more