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

A bill which would create a two-in-one sticker to show a vehicle is both registered and has passed inspection received mixed reviews during a hearing this week before the House Transportatio... Read more

A Sarver man is headed for court on charges that he attacked a woman with a pickaxe handle. James Slimick Sr., 57, waived his preliminary hearing this week. State police say they were called... Read more

A Slippery Rock man is in jail accused of strangling a former girlfriend. Harold McGhee, 55, is alleged to have attacked the victim on Sunday night outside North Country Brewing in Slippery... Read more

The South Butler County School District will place an even greater emphasis on anti-bullying when it begins classes at the end of the month. The district says representatives of the “Rachel’... Read more

The one-time head of a longtime local business has passed away. Mary Eleanor Snider, who went by the name of “Eleanor,” died Wednesday. She, along with her husband Wade, owned and operated t... Read more

The South Butler County School Board and administrators are offering some new incentives for substitute teachers to hopefully reduce an ongoing shortfall. During a school board meeting Wedne... Read more

A Christian school in Butler County has closed. The Pittsburgh Tribune Review is reporting Evangel Heights Christian Academy in Buffalo Township has shut down. The pastor and CEO Daniel Corf... Read more

Butler Township is expected to begin their annual summer road paving projects on Wednesday. Several roads are set to be milled and paved, and work will continue throughout the rest of the mo... Read more

A former news director for Butler Radio’s WBUT has died. Joyce Catt passed away Saturday. Catt directed the news on 1050AM in the 80s under former owner Bob Brandon for 10 years. She also wo... Read more

Police are asking for help finding the person responsible for a burglary in Prospect Borough. According to State Police, an unknown person- or people- entered a residence on Stony Batter Roa... Read more

The Mars Area School District would like to offer flexible instructional days this coming school year. The days allow school districts to still operate even when classes are cancelled due to... Read more

A Butler man is in jail in Ohio on hate crime charges. Johnathan Hydock, 26, of Virginia Avenue was charged after he allegedly yelled racial slurs and “white power” at a driver whose car he... Read more