The Mars Area School Board is taking the next step forward with an expansion project at their elementary school. At their meeting Tuesday night, board members unanimously approved a resoluti... Read more
The deadline to win the chance to purchase top shelf liquor is approaching this week. Over 1,200 bottles of rare whiskey will be sold by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and the deadlin... Read more
Online courses beginning later this week will provide information about horse-assisted therapy as well as another about community planning. Penn State Extension is offering the first webinar... Read more
Gas prices have declined slightly 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 price... Read more
Local business people are welcome to attend a free networking event to be held later this week in Evans City. The Butler County Chamber of Commerce August Mixer is scheduled for Wednesday fr... Read more
A luncheon Wednesday will look to highlight how new advances in artificial intelligence are helping with drug addiction and mental health problems. The Rich-Mar Rotary Club is hosting the ev... Read more
Butler Township Police are warning residents after someone was trying to break-in to vehicles. Police say this happened in the Highfield neighborhood overnight Friday. Police received severa... Read more
Construction work on Route 228 has become a familiar sight for drivers, but work is nearly wrapping up. Officials with the Department of Transportation and Congressman Mike Kelly were in Mar... Read more
The first round of students in Butler County are getting ready to head back to class Wednesday. Wednesday is the first day of school for students in the Knoch, Slippery Rock, Freeport, and A... Read more
Several local municipalities have been chosen to receive state funding for improvement projects. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has approved a Multimodal Transportation Fund g... Read more
Giant Eagle is selling their GetGo convenience stores to the owners of another popular gas station. Giant Eagle announced yesterday they reached an agreement with Couche-Tard to purchase its... Read more
Drivers in Butler Township will see seal coating projects through the rest of the week. Starting today, 15 different roads in the township are set for chip sealing. The work will include… De... Read more
A Butler Township event earlier this summer continues to help a local organization provide for kids in need. At their Monday night meeting, the Butler Township Commissioners presented a chec... Read more
An inmate briefly escaped police custody this afternoon in Downtown Butler. It happened around 12:45 p.m. today near the city’s Island neighborhood. According to Butler County Sheriff Mike S... Read more
A $1 million lottery ticket was sold in Downtown Butler. PA Lottery officials say that the big jackpot was sold at the Quick Stop on South Main Street. It came on a $20 scratch-off ticket. T... Read more
A portion of Route 38 was shut down over the weekend after a serious motorcycle crash in Concord Township. The accident happened just after midnight Sunday, about a mile south of Hooker. Dis... Read more
A Mars student-athlete that was involved in a serious crash two years ago is receiving recognition for her recovery and positivity. Mars High School sophomore Paige Lauten was hit by a vehic... Read more
PennDOT is looking for feedback on newly drafted guidelines for self-driving cars. Also known as highly autonomous vehicles, the state just drafted guidelines that establish minimum requirem... Read more
Two women are facing animal neglect charges following an investigation earlier this month. State police have charged 52-year-old Heidi Dunkle and 31-year-old Tiara Dunkle, both of Kittanning... Read more
One man was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after a crash last week in Clinton Township. Police say the crash happened last Thursday just after 3:30 p.m. on Saxonburg Boulevard. 32-year-old M... Read more
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