Butler Township is moving forward with plans to appoint a new real estate tax collector. Upon being informed Monday of the passing of William Helsel last week, Butler Township Commissioners... Read more
Butler Township will distribute funding to three volunteer fire companies in the same ratios as it did last year. A total of nearly $359,000 of local tax money will be distributed to the Sou... Read more
Tuesday will likely be a record-breaking day weather-wise. A spring-like weather pattern will usher in warm temperatures. Winds from the south will push highs into the mid-70s, breaking the... Read more
Farmland preservation in Pennsylvania has reached a milestone. Doug Wolfgang- Director of the Bureau of Farmland Preservation at the State Department of Agriculture- says the State Farmland... Read more
Police have a suspect in custody following an online threat of violence against a school in neighboring Beaver County last week. State Police in Troop D Beaver Station were notified of the t... Read more
Slippery Rock University’s infamous “bat house” has been relocated. Last week, the home was picked up and moved from its original campus location near the Ski Lodge to the Macoskey Center. O... Read more
Students at Penn State University raised more than $10 million over the weekend through their annual dance marathon event. The 46-hour marathon is known as Thon and is billed as the world’s... Read more
Police believe a Butler driver was drunk when he crashed his SUV into the front porch of a home. Thomas Huff, 33, was traveling west along Old Route 422 in Franklin Township earlier this mon... Read more
Students at a local school are the first in the country to be able to use a new kind of learning lab. Seneca Valley Intermediate High School students are now using an interactive learning mo... Read more
Monday is a federal holiday but Butler Area School District students don’t have the day off. The district is using today to make up for a snow day earlier this month. BASD students are still... Read more

