A box truck and a building were significantly damaged after an accident in Parker City over the weekend. The crash happened Saturday around 8:30 a.m. at the T-intersection right after the Pa... Read more
A new piece of equipment available to county law enforcement will help detect illegal substances in a quicker fashion. County Commissioners approved the purchase of a “handheld mass spectrom... Read more
A new walking trail will be coming to Alameda Park in the near future. Butler County is reviewing bids for a 1/3 mile walking trail around the multi-purpose field at Alameda Park. This would... Read more
With many of the major races across Pennsylvania already settled before voters casted a ballot, the statewide voter turnout rate was one of the lowest in the last decade. Just one in four Re... Read more
Pennsylvania’s top law enforcement official is reminding student loan borrowers of an upcoming deadline to receive credit towards loan forgiveness. According to Attorney General Michelle Hen... Read more
Small Business Week in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania begins today and state agencies are offering support through tools and resources. Governor Josh Shapiro’s officials in the Department... Read more
Butler County Community College students will showcase their academic research and artistic skills during upcoming free public presentations. Nine students in BC3’s President’s Scholars Prog... Read more
The Pennsylvania Department of Education is offering funding to go toward learning opportunities for special education teachers. $1.5 million in Developing Future Special Educators grants ar... Read more
A local high school student council will sponsor a blood drive later this week to benefit the American Red Cross. The Mars Area High School Student Council will sponsor the drive Tuesday fro... Read more
Congressional Representative Mike Kelly honored a Genesee and Wyoming Rail employee for his nearly 40 years in the field. Thursday afternoon at the Butler Yard and Shops, Jerry Vest was give... Read more
A fundraising event will take place this weekend will help protect local children. The 8th annual Strike Out Child Abuse event will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Family Bowlaway in Butl... Read more
Some students in the Knoch School District are returning to in-person class after utilizing Flexible Instruction Days earlier in the week as a result of gas service being shut off. According... Read more
First responders were called to two separate pedestrian crashes on the same street Thursday evening in the City of Butler. The first call came into the Butler County 911 Center at 5 p.m. for... Read more
Police are searching for a vehicle that hit a construction sign and fled the scene. The crash happened Wednesday morning in between 10-11 a.m. on Route 422 East in Connoquenessing Township w... Read more
Butler City Council has approved the second reading of a Rental Ordinance and Program within the city. The proposal does not include any changes from when council voted on a first reading of... Read more
Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and locally people will have two opportunities to dispose of old unused, unwanted, or expired prescription drugs responsibly. The first e... Read more
The Butler Downtown organization is looking for volunteers to help with their annual springtime cleanup. The group will spend Saturday morning working on sprucing up along Main Street and ce... Read more
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission will investigate a proposed rate increase requested by FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company. The commission voted 5-0 to suspend the proposed... Read more
The curtain rises on the latest production of the Butler Little Theatre. “Other Desert Cities” will debut tonight and stay for a two-week run. The show made its premier in 2011, eventually m... Read more
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) is looking for feedback from Pennsylvanians. The DCNR is looking for residents to take a 10-minute survey that will a... Read more
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