Butler City Council anticipates taking out a loan to purchase vehicles and pave streets later this year. At Thursday’s Agenda Setting Meeting, Council discussed a motion to direct the City C... Read more

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is asking for help in researching turkeys. Information is being collected for the next two months that aims to help the commission assess sites for the poten... Read more

The continued financial recovery of the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Butler again allows for a modest employee raise. According to Treasurer Brian McCafferty, the Authority’s balan... Read more

Four more people have died locally at Butler Memorial Hospital this week as a result of serious COVID-19 symptoms. The hospital reported one COVID-related death to the state on Tuesday. The... Read more

Butler County’s longtime director of veteran services has retired. John Cyprian officially retired from the county after 30 years. He said his staff and their talents made him confident the... Read more

January is National Radon Action Month and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection is urging everyone to test their homes for radon gas. Radon is a naturally occurring radioa... Read more

A local lawmaker is continuing to advance legislation that would provide retirement savings and stock ownership for employees while keeping businesses in Pennsylvania with a tax free exit op... Read more

The South Butler County School District is continuing to move forward with the process of a high school renovation. At their meeting Wednesday night, school board members approved a motion t... Read more

A local organization is looking to fill a part-time position that will help to strengthen the system of care for individuals and families in the Butler Community. The Executive Committee of... Read more

As the pandemic continues on, a local education official says that he’s been noticing more students struggling with mental health. Butler Area School Superintendent Dr. Brian White says he’s... Read more

The new acting secretary of health in Pennsylvania is encouraging state residents to be responsible with COVID cases surging. Keara Klinepeter officially took over the Department of Health’s... Read more

After nearly two years, a lawsuit filed by Butler County politicians and business owners against Governor Tom Wolf has essentially come to an end. The Supreme Court denied to hear the case t... Read more

A mobile home was significantly damaged in a fire Wednesday morning in Connoquenessing. It happened just before 7:30 a.m. for a fire at a home on Daisy Lane in the Woodland Meadows Mobile Ho... Read more

The Mars Area School District is continuing to make an effort to secure enough substitute teachers. By unanimous vote at their Tuesday meeting, the school board approved a motion that would... Read more

A new place for dogs and their owners to cool off is coming to Cranberry Township. Construction is expected to begin soon on a new pavilion inside the Rotary Dog Park. Supervisors approved a... Read more

The Mars Area School Board has opened their varsity head football coaching position along with all other high school and middle school football coaching positions. Current Mars Athletic Dire... Read more

Crews are on the scene a mobile home fire in Connoquenessing. A call came into the Butler County 911 Center just before 7:30 a.m. for a fire at a home on Daisy Lane in the Woodland Meadows M... Read more

No one was injured this morning when school bus hit a deer in Penn Township. It happened around 6:40 a.m. on East Cruikshank Road near the intersection with Welsh Road. Dispatchers say there... Read more

The state House of Representatives is set to consider a bill that supporters say would curb fatal overdoses. The proposal would legalize fentanyl test strips for personal use only. Republica... Read more

With frigid temperatures expected to continue this week, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is reminding residents of options to conserve energy while saving money. Minimizing energy... Read more