The director of Butler County’s main economic development organization has resigned. Steven Gifford abruptly left his job with the Community Development Corporation of Butler County on Tuesd... Read more
Barring unforeseen circumstances, the Butler Township Commissioners do not anticipate a tax increase in order to realize their 2018 budget. Township administrators and department heads prese... Read more
Butler Township plans to contract with a company that will help keep their police officers up to date on current laws and better prepared for any situation they may encounter. […] Read more
Multiple fire departments battled a blaze at a vacant building in Chicora on Wednesday. Crews were sent to the unoccupied building on Flick Alley (which is just off West Slippery […] Read more
Twenty-five local nonprofits have been awarded a total of $30,000 by the organization that runs the annual Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival. The financial gifts ranged from $500 to $2,500. This... Read more
Slippery Rock University will host a presentation later this week by members of state government and service agencies including representatives of the Pennsylvnaia Attorney General’s Office.... Read more
Local businessman Ben Smith has been elected to serve as the next mayor of Butler. Smith took an early lead over Democrat Jamie Lee Goehring, ending with 60 percent of […] Read more
Sam Zurzolo won his fourth consecutive term as a Butler Township commissioner and joins Democratic challenger Fred Vero in taking the two open seats. Vero narrowly defeated incumbent Republi... Read more
Few Butler County voters made it to the polls on Tuesday. Voter turnout was just under 24 percent. Of the 125,000 registered voters, only 29,500 voted. Turnout for municipal elections [... Read more
Pennsylvania voters gave their approval to a constitutional amendment that could eventually lead to property tax cuts. The measure gives legal authorization for state lawmakers to pass a law... Read more