After confirming the election results were accurate, the Secretary of the Commonwealth has now certified the election. State law requires Secretary Al Schmidt to certify the results after re... Read more

Voting is now open for PennDOT’s annual Paint the Plow program. Each year, high school students have a chance to showcase their art talent by painting a PennDOT snow plow. This year’s contes... Read more

State officials are reminding residents to be careful when making donations to charity this year. Donors are urged to do their homework before sending money to a charity, because there are s... Read more

A state department is encouraging donations to programs for those who serve and their families this holiday season. With several fundraisers happening during the holiday season, The Departme... Read more

The Mars Area School District will be holding their Annual Holiday Concerts early this and next week. On Tuesday, the High School band, chorus, and orchestra will hold their winter concert.... Read more

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has announced a virtual meeting to be held tomorrow about updates to the State Rail Plan. The 2025 rail plan will be the first update since 2020... Read more

Mars Area High School Guidance Office will be offering a free virtual FAFSA Completion workshop. This course is free and a representative from the PHEAA (Pennsylvania Higher Education Assist... Read more

There will be hundreds of vehicles available for purchase at a public auction later this week. More than 375 vehicles, including over 100 former police cars, can be bought at the auction whi... Read more

A senior living community will be presenting their annual lights festival tomorrow but the day will kick off a 5K. Starting at 10 a.m. Lutheran SeniorLife Passavant will kick off their Abund... Read more

A performance tomorrow night will tell the story of an Irish Christmas Eve. The Lab at Hobnob Theatre will present a readers performance of The Seafarer. The black comedy was written in 2006... Read more

As legislators continue to prepare for the 2025 legislative season a reintroduction of a law has been proposed to protect seniors. State Senate Republicans Lynda Culver and Doug Mastriano in... Read more

Saturday a local organization will be packing meals that will be distributed to food cupboards and food give away agencies. The Butler Lions Club will be hosting past District Governor, Jeff... Read more

Veterans across the area are welcomed to RSVP for the first annual Christmas dinner through a local nonprofit. Robin’s Home will be hosting a Christmas dinner for veterans on Dec. 14 but the... Read more

No one was injured in a house fire in Zelienople earlier this week. The fire broke out around 3:30 Thursday morning in the 100 block of West Grandview Avenue. Multiple crews were called to b... Read more

Crews were on the scene of a crash Thursday morning in Connoquenessing Township. The accident happened in the 200 block of Powder Mill Road, along an s-bend at the bottom of the hill. Dispat... Read more

With snow showers and breezy conditions continuing today, the National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory. The county will remain under the winter weather advisory through... Read more

A Butler man is facing charges after threating to take hostages in a Butler convenience store. In early November, police were called to the 7/11 on East Jefferson Street after a man threated... Read more

A Butler man has been charged with 43 felonies after a child line report shows he exposed himself several times to a child over social media. Police allege that 32-year-old Gary McCarl met t... Read more

After Butler Health System did not meet financial covenants of their bond agreement, they are entering a forbearance plan. At yesterday’s county commissioner meeting, a lawyer representing B... Read more

Due to the strong snow storms today PennDOT has made some road restriction announcements. There will be two levels of restrictions tier two and three. Tier two applies to the following vehic... Read more