Those receiving SNAP benefits will not get their next round of payments due to the federal government shutdown. The USDA notified states that it would be unable to fully fund November SNAP b... Read more
Organizers of the community meal program in Butler say they’ve seen an uptick of the number of people picking up food. The Community Meal Ministry is a combined effort by local churches in B... Read more
Lancaster Township Supervisors approved an ordinance to authorize taking on debt to purchase land in Harmony for a municipal campus. The township will be buying the property at 600 Perry Hig... Read more
A local municipality is moving forward with a project to improve traffic conditions after having been awarded state grant funding. In 2023, Butler Township received nearly $250,000 for signa... Read more
A northern Butler County township is looking to change how scholarships are awarded for the county Paramedic Academy. Participants in the program have a year to fulfill the training. But Mer... Read more
State police are looking for a man who allegedly tried to hit a trooper with his car during a police chase. The incident started around 4:30 p.m. yesterday for a possible burglary in Fairvie... Read more
Police have released the identity of the man who died in a crash Sunday night near the Grove City Outlets. The accident happened around 9:45 p.m. on I-79 near mile marker 110, which is in L... Read more
Major injuries were avoided when a vehicle hit a pedestrian Monday. The accident happened around 7 a.m. on Route 8 in Penn Township near the intersection with Powell Road. State police say a... Read more
Police have officially filed charges against a man involved in a serious crash in downtown Butler last month. Police say 39-year-old David Marble III of Wellsboro was speeding northbound on... Read more
A traffic alert for drivers who use Route 28. Starting tomorrow, crews will begin a patching project on Route 28 in between the Freeport and Route 356 exits. The work will be taking place du... Read more
