The first public school district in Butler County to head back to class will welcome students to a new school year on Wednesday. The Slippery Rock Area School District begins its 2019-2020 y... Read more

A former president of Slippery Rock University has died. Robert Aebersold of Greensboro, North Carolina died last week from medical complications. He was hired by SRU in the late 60s as an i... Read more

An arrest warrant has been issued for a Butler County man following the alleged discovery of drugs inside his Center Township home. The Butler County District Attorney’s Drug Task Force exec... Read more

Data shows residents of Butler Township are taking advantage of a township service offered for the first time this year- free recycling of electronics and hazardous household waste. Butler T... Read more

There will be a switch-up regarding the names of those running for a seat on the Butler Area School District school board this November. The Butler County Republican Committee nominated form... Read more

A local law enforcement officer was recognized for a special anniversary at Monday night’s Butler Township commissioners meeting. Police Chief John Hays received a plaque, cake, and congratu... Read more

The Grove City Medical Center is merging with Allegheny Health Network. The two entities announced the affiliation agreement Monday. Pending governmental approval, the merger would be offici... Read more

If you bought a lottery ticket last week in the North Hills, you might be $2 million richer. A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Match 6 ticket from the Friday drawing was sold at the Gia... Read more

Butler County Community College will officially begin its fall semester in one week. School President Dr. Nick Neupauer says enrollment will likely be down a bit- but overall, BC3 is doing p... Read more

Some Butler County students head back to class this week. State police are taking the time to remind drivers to be extra cautious– and patient– as with a new school year comes increased traf... Read more

A local township is holding a gathering this weekend. The eleventh annual Penn Township Community Day is being held on Saturday, Aug. 17 from noon to 4 p.m. at Penn Township’s Harcrest Park... Read more

This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock Music Festival- and a Slippery Rock University history professor was one of the nearly half-a-million spectators who showed and becam... Read more

An alum of Slippery Rock University spent part of her summer swimming across the English Channel. If that isn’t impressive enough- Tracy Grilli completed the feat as part of the first-ever r... Read more

National Honey Bee Day will be celebrated on Saturday and the Cranberry Township Community Chest is looking to raise awareness. The CTCC is raising funds that will directly benefit bees as p... Read more

The President of Grove City College will speak at the Flight 93 National Memorial this weekend in Shanksville. President Paul J. McNulty is participating in the memorial’s speaker series on... Read more

It’s back-to-school for some Butler County students this week. Kids can start the year off with a fresh haircut- thanks to a couple local organizations. The Center for Community Resources is... Read more