April means high school musical season is wrapping up but another local school is raising the curtains over the next few days. Slippery Rock High School will stage Disney’s “Anestasia” with... Read more
The Pennsylvania Game Commission will hold a Board of Commissioners meeting later this week. The meeting will begin Friday at 1 p.m. at the agency’s headquarters in Harrisburg. The board of... Read more
Officials say the Purple Park at Alameda is closing briefly for the day. County park leaders say there is maintenance work happening at the park. The closure will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. T... Read more
The winners of the seventh annual Jean B. Purvis Community Cornerstone Award have been announced. David and Lisa Konesni were named as this year’s honorees for “leadership, service, and endu... Read more
A portion of Centerville Pike was shut down last night after a crash. The accident happened around 1 a.m. in the 200 block of Centerville Pike, which is also Route 173 in Brady Township. Dis... Read more
A special election will be held later this summer in Butler County for a State Representative that is resigning. The Speaker of the House announced a special election will be held to fill th... Read more
Crews are on the scene of a significant fire in Butler’s South Side neighborhood. The called came into Butler County 911 Center just before 9:30 a.m. in the 500 block of Center Avenue, which... Read more
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and a local organization is raising awareness with a couple of events. Family Pathways, a non-profit organization located in Butler at Monarch... Read more
A local program is offering a chance to learn more about growing a garden. The “Seed to Supper” program is now available through Penn State Extension. The six sessions will teach practical,... Read more
A young West Sunbury outdoor fanatic is aiming to become the winner of a national contest. 4-year-old Teddy O’Malley is in the running to be featured in a Ranger Rick magazine to be named “J... Read more
April is Autism Awareness Month and a local school district is hosting a special event open to the public later this week. Mars Area School District will host the 5th annual Autism-Friendly... Read more
PennDOT is now accepting proposals for a Public-Private Partnership for transportation projects. These projects have to be for PennDOT-owned infrastructure and the goal is to create innovati... Read more
A local library is holding a three-day sale starting tomorrow. The Prospect Community Library’s book and bake sale will kick off on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. before continuing Friday f... Read more
Slippery Rock University is educating students, faculty and staff about online safety and dangers through some upcoming programs. The annual SRU Cyberspace Event will be held tomorrow (Thurs... Read more
The Butler Township Planning Commission is recommending approval of a land development plan for Cleveland Cliffs. The Planning Commission heard from company representatives about the extensi... Read more
A Butler man is facing charges after being accused of attacking someone and their children in a vehicle in the City of Butler. The incident happened Saturday in the 500 block of Eau Claire S... Read more
Butler City Police have arrested and charged a man for allegedly selling drugs from his apartment. On Saturday just before 8 p.m. police served a search warrant at an apartment on the 400 bl... Read more
The Butler Area Public Library will be receiving a large amount of state funding to help with renovations. According to State Representative Marci Mustello, the library has been awarded just... Read more
Western Pennsylvania finally got a break from rain yesterday, but it’s been a record setting spring so far. Since the beginning of March, the Pittsburgh region has recorded 8.47 inches of ra... Read more
Mars Borough will soon be using a new alert system for during emergencies. Monday night the borough council approved to use Rave Alert System to alert residents of emergencies. If you had pr... Read more
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