Local State Rep. Aaron Bernstine said he will do what he cans to stop the state House from voting on anti-gun legislation that he believes would violate the Pennsylvania constitution. [... Read more
Friday is the first full day of summer. What kind of weather can we expect this season? National Weather Service Meteorologist Paul Head says it looks like it will be […] Read more
The Mars School Board passed a final budget on Wednesday that does not include any cuts to the district’s music program. Several parents and students had been attending recent school [... Read more
The Butler A.M. Rotary has started a campaign to renovate the playground at Butler Memorial Park. The ‘Save The Playground’ campaign has hopes of raising $100,000 to facilitate a two-year [... Read more
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
Governor Tom Wolf has signed a bill into law that will raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco and e-cigarettes in Pennsylvania. The new law requires a person to be […] Read more
67 cases of E. coli have been reported across 19 states that the Center for Disease Control says is linked to romaine lettuce. The CDC says not to eat or […] Read more
PennDOT officials are reminding state residents that this is the last holiday season you can use a driver’s license that is not REAL ID compliant to board flights. Starting on […] Read more
An impressive response to a recent fundraiser will benefit a new scholarship in memory of graduate of Butler County Community College. 213 participants and 19 volunteers joined together for... Read more
Instead of giving out turkeys this year, the local Salvation Army is hosting a Thanksgiving luncheon Wednesday. The meal will be offered from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the […] Read more
Edinboro University has presented their Distinguished Alumni Award in Physics to a local doctor. Dr. Jeffrey Astbury received the honor at a visit to campus earlier this year during which [... Read more