Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives have voted overwhelmingly to pass a $32 billion state budget for the next fiscal year. The budget’s key elements are no new taxes [... Read more
Former Butler Mayor Dick Schontz has died. Schontz was born in Butler and retired from Butler Armco as a foreman. He served as mayor from 1986 to 1990, and then […] Read more
The Butler County Community College board of trustees has approved a budget for next fiscal year that includes a slight tuition increase. Starting July 1, tuition will increase $5 to [... Read more
Officials say construction on a new multi-million-dollar cancer center in Butler is on target. The final steel beam completing the structural framework of the Allegheny Health Network Cancer... Read more
There have been numerous bear sightings around Butler County in recent days. Chip Brunst, information education supervisor for the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Northwest Region, says bears... Read more
The Butler School District is using the summer to make additional security updates to its Intermediate and Senior High School buildings. Superintendent Brian White says new fencing will esse... Read more
The Butler Area School District is launching a new website on Wednesday. The web address is the same, www.basdk12.org, but the district says visitors to the site will find it […] Read more
Some Seneca Valley students are welcoming a new principal to their school. The school board approved the promotion of Erin Mazer from Seneca Valley Intermediate High School assistant princip... Read more
Butler County Controller Ben Holland has been named the new president of a state wide group that represents elected county officials. Holland will serve as president for the Pennsylvania Sta... Read more
PennDOT has announced the winners of this year’s Paint the Plow contest—and two local schools have received honors. The winner of the Judges’ Pick award in District 10 was the […] Read more
Sportsbooks across the state generated more than $200 million in bets during a single month for the first time ever. According to a new report, residents in the Keystone state […] Read more
Slippery Rock University is hosting a global warming town hall tonight in an effort to bring awareness to climate change. It’s a part of a global event called “24 Hours […] Read more
Legislation put forward by a local lawmaker that would change the parole process for violent offenders in Pennsylvania has moved out of committee. State Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-10th) was joi... Read more