The park naturalist at a local state park will welcome guests at an event later this week that will focus on the owls who reside in Pennsylvania. On Thursday an “Owl Prowl” will take place a... Read more
Police are searching for a stolen motorcycle. Police say the blue and white Suzuki motorcycle was taken from a home on Lilac Lane in Slippery Rock Township earlier this month. The motorcycle... Read more
Several local children were named winners of Butler Township’s annual Fire Prevention Poster Contest. Commissioner Jim Lokhaiser Jr presented trophies to winners in kindergarten through four... Read more
A portion of I-79 southbound is shut down after a multi-vehicle crash involving an ambulance. It happened around 10 a.m. in the southbound lane near mile marker 83—which is near the Evans Ci... Read more
With cooler temperatures slated for this week, experts say the region will start to see fall foliage hit its peak. Currently, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources lists Butle... Read more
Officials from PennDOT will be participating in a virtual panel with Slippery Rock University this week. Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Transportation Yassmin Gramian will be among the guests f... Read more
Central Electric Cooperative is looking for members to serve on an advisory committee. The cooperative says that they need residents for its Member Aware Advisory Committee. The group helps... Read more
State police are providing more information on a pair of crashes that backed up traffic on I-79 Southbound Monday. The first happened in Worth Township just after 8 a.m. near mile marker 101... Read more
We’ve been reporting on the critically low shortage of blood supply since the beginning of the pandemic, and a nonprofit service is doubling down on that message. Vitalant operates hundreds... Read more
Gas prices have made another substantial jump 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 ga... Read more
Students are getting involved in the race for the Mars School Board by hosting a candidate night. The high school’s enrichment club will be sponsoring a candidate question and answer forum T... Read more
Many Butler Township residents continue to take advantage of the recycling of electronics and hazardous household waste. Butler Township Manager Tom Knights provided Township Commissioners w... Read more
A local driver will face charges following an incident that occurred over the weekend in neighboring Mercer County. According to the Grove City Police, 32-year-old Michael Whitling of Butler... Read more
An agreement between the Butler Area School District and the City of Butler will allow for the installation of playground equipment at Broad Street Elementary School for use by the whole com... Read more
Mars Area School District has released the results of a recent fundraiser for charity. Mars students participating in the annual Hats for Heroes fundraiser last Friday were able to raise nea... Read more
Students, parents, businesses, and educators are invited to attend an open house event later this week. Mike Kelly Automotive and Career Walk are sponsoring a Career Cruise on Wednesday from... Read more
A motorist avoided serious injury during a rollover crash Monday evening in the city of Butler. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly after 5 p.m. for a single vehicle cras... Read more
Four more people have died locally at Butler Memorial Hospital over the weekend as a result of serious COVID-19 symptoms. The hospital reported two COVID-related deaths to the state on Satur... Read more
All Butler Transit routes will be operating on a full schedule for the first time in weeks. After dealing with a illness outbreak among their drivers, the transit authority scaled back the n... Read more
Crews are on the scene of another accident on I-79 this morning involving two tractor trailers. This happened around 9:45 a.m. in the southbound lane near mile marker 103—which is about two... Read more
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