A student from Mars High School has been named the 2019 Big Butler Fair queen. Madison Myers, 16, was crowned in June and is currently serving as a community ambassador […] Read more
Butler City Council has increased the number of full-time firefighters on their force. At a meeting late last week, council approved the promotion of three part-time firefighters (Joshua Car... Read more
Nominations are now open for Farm Service Agency County Committee elections, which will be held later this year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency for Butler, Beaver a... Read more
It’s a holiday week, which means many are packing up and heading out. AAA predicts nearly 49 million Americans are planning an Independence Day getaway this year. Overall, travel volume [... Read more
The Butler City Police Department will be getting a new investigative tool at no immediate cost to the city. Butler City Council has approved the purchase of four license plate […] Read more
A scratch-off lottery ticket worth $3 million was sold at a Kittanning gas station. The winning “Diamond Dazzler” ticket was sold at the Sheetz on Walnut Street. The gas station […] Read more
Butler County municipalities will receive over $3 million in gas drilling impact fees from 2018. According to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, a total of over $250 million in impa... Read more
The City of Butler has a new treasurer. Aaron Bonus was appointed by Butler City Council to finish the term of former Treasurer John Grenci, which expires in January of […] Read more
Members of the Pennsylvania Senate have voted to pass a nearly $34 billion state budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The budget’s key elements consist of no new taxes or […] Read more
A project to improve and replace street lights along Main Street in the city of Butler is about to get underway. During a meeting Thursday, Butler City Council approved entering […] Read more