Repairs are set to begin at end of the school year on the roof of Slippery Rock Area Middle School. Earlier this week, school board members approved a $10,355 quote from Staab Brothers, Inc... Read more
Some students in the Mars Area School District have collected a large amount of money as part of a fundraiser earlier this month. Mars Area Centennial School students collected nearly $1,700... Read more
Butler County will see a couple of administrators in new positions. Maria Malloy will move from Chief Clerk to Director of Human Resources. She has been Chief Clerk since October of last yea... Read more
Area residents are invited out to Moraine State Park later this week to enjoy the beautiful weather in the great outdoors. A park naturalist will lead visitors on a Bears of Penn’s Woods Hik... Read more
A local school district is receiving national recognition for excellence in music education. Butler Area School District was recently honored with the Best Communities for Music Education Aw... Read more
Local residents are being asked to join in an effort to save lives. A local Vitalant blood drive is planned for tomorrow (Wednesday) from 2 to 6:30 p.m. at North Catholic High School in Cran... Read more
As two of the largest utility companies move forward with a proposed merger, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is holding telephone hearings today. Essential Utilities announced pla... Read more
There’s been a big spike in gas prices over the past 24 hours. As oil prices jumped yesterday, so did the price at the pump. AAA says the average price for a gallon of regular gas in Butler... Read more
Senator John Fetterman is sponsoring a bipartisan bill that looks to add a popular grocery store item to SNAP benefits. The bill would allow people to use SNAP funds to buy rotisserie chicke... Read more
Late last week the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry announced they have joined a coalition of states that oppose work restrictions on asylum seekers. The Employment Authorizatio... Read more

