It’s been a difficult year for many Pennsylvania farmers because of too much rain. Pennsylvania Farm Bureau spokesman Mark O’Neill says the sogginess made it difficult for many farmers to ev... Read more

The 60th annual North Washington Rodeo officially gets underway Tuesday in northern Butler County. Events will start at 8 p.m. nightly at the rodeo arena on Oneida Valley Road in North Washi... Read more

Gas prices in western Pennsylvania continued to slowly drop over the past week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon of regular, unleaded, self-serve in... Read more

Approval has been given for another major capital project in the Butler Area School District. At their meeting Monday night, the Butler School Board awarded a bid of $1.2 million to Pennsylv... Read more

A man who tried to climb a cell tower in Venango County apparently slipped and fell to his death. Police say 55-year-old William Wall of Crawford County began climbing an AT&T tower last... Read more

No one was hurt in a crash early Sunday in Lancaster Township. State police say 53-year-old Jayne Simon of Greensburg was traveling north on Route 19 when she lost control on a bend. The cra... Read more

Mars students planning to play any fall sports are required to get baseline, computer-based concussion testing. The district is running the tests for all student-athletes through the end of... Read more

U.S. Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson will host an agriculture and dairy summit Monday highlighting the United States Department of Agriculture’s new Dairy Margin coverage program. The eve... Read more

Two people were flown to a Pittsburgh hospital on Saturday after a motorcycle and a farm tractor collided on Route 19 in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County. The motorcycle and tractor w... Read more

A man from Hilliards was arrested for allegedly firing a gun during an altercation in northern Butler County. The alleged incident happened on Friday evening (about 6 p.m.) at a home on Boye... Read more

A man from Ohio was arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot employees at a Butler Township restaurant. Timothy Roy, 55, of Bowerston was arrested Wednesday night following an incident at... Read more

No one was reportedly injured in a fire early Friday at a plant in Zelienople. Firefighters were called to BNZ Materials on Front Street about 1:45 a.m. for fire in the saw dust collection s... Read more

A New Castle man was arrested for allegedly bringing a knife into New Castle High School. Police say 26-year-old Floyd Booker was in the school on Tuesday to use the fitness equipment. Schoo... Read more

A project to improve the sidewalks at the Tier Parking Garage in downtown Butler is nearly complete. Troy Jay Construction of Slippery Rock recently completed the work over the course of a w... Read more

A local man is facing felony charges following an alleged domestic violence incident. Butler City Police were called to West Jefferson Street on Monday night after a neighbor called 911 afte... Read more

Starting this school year, the South Butler County School District will be utilizing metal detectors in each of the district’s four school buildings. The district has purchased nine portable... Read more

Two of the three Butler County commissioners will sit on the executive board of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania, also known as CCAP. Democratic Commissioner Kevin Boozel... Read more