It’s final exam week at Butler County’s Slippery Rock University. Graduation is this weekend with three commencement ceremonies set. Grad students will get their diplomas on Friday evening i... Read more
Students and parents in the Mars Area School District continue to express frustration with the amount of bullying they say is happening in their schools. About 75 people attended Tuesday [... Read more
Two people are in jail following a home invasion earlier this week in Butler. Tiffany Crawford, 32, and Barry Murray, 22, both of Butler, are facing charges in connection to […] Read more
A local woman was killed Tuesday in a motorcycle crash in southern Butler County. State Police in Butler say 63-year-old Donna Bachman of Butler was traveling north on Saxonburg Road [... Read more
Federal lawmakers representing Pennsylvania voiced their opinions following President Donald Trump’s decision Tuesday to withdraw the U.S. from the Iran Nuclear Deal. U.S. Representati... Read more
After not raising taxes for a decade, the Mars Area School Board is proposing a tax increase next year in order to meet their 2018-19 school year budget. With expected […] Read more
The Butler Area School Board has appointed a local business owner and former teacher to fill the remainder of a vacant term. Mary Waggoner was one of nine candidates vying to […] Read more
The Butler School District will offer full-day kindergarten beginning this fall. The school board voted unanimously to approve the move at Monday’s meeting. Butler’s superintendent proposed... Read more