The Mars Area School District is moving forward with the construction of new tennis courts. After hearing from project managers at their meeting, the School Board voted to approve a [... Read more
A Butler man has been charged with breaking into the West Penn Power building in Butler. Tuesday morning police were called to the West Penn Power facility on Hansen Avenue […] Read more
A Butler man has been charged with hitting a nurse at Butler Memorial Hospital this weekend. Just before midnight on Saturday, police were called to the intersection of Main and […] Read more
A woman was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after falling Monday. Just before 1 p.m. on Tracy Lane in Franklin Township, a woman in her 60s fell about nine feet […] Read more
There will be a ramp closure of the Pennsylvania Turnpike for the next couple of weeks. The Turnpike Commission says that the on-ramp from I-79 north to the PA Turnpike […] Read more
Gas prices have shot up both locally as well as across the western Pennsylvania region as a whole over the past week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the […] Read more
A stretch of Mars-Valencia Road will be closed for the next couple of months. PennDOT officials say a culvert replacement project started yesterday over the Breakneck Creek. The work will [... Read more
PennDOT is reminding homeowners who live on a state highway about some rules regarding construction projects. They say that if you’re planning on constructing a new driveway or altering an [... Read more
A local organization is inviting the public to a free event about robots tonight. The Seneca Valley Foundation will host Raider Robotics Robo Night from 5 to 8 p.m. at […] Read more
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and a local school district is creating awareness with a special observance later this week. All students and staff members of the Mars [... Read more
Healthy community members are encouraged to help neighbors in need through participation in an upcoming blood drive. The American Red Cross drive is taking place tomorrow (Friday) from noon... Read more
The DEP is celebrating reduced back log after modernization efforts by the Governor. Every year the DEP reviews more than 45,000 permits, in the first three months of 2025 they […] Read more
Governor Josh Shapiro delivered the keynote speech at the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau State Legislative Conference in Harrisburg where continued to emphasize the importance of farming in Pennsy... Read more