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Pittsburgh-Butler Airport To Mark 90 Years

Posted By: Kayla Molczanon: April 03, 2019In: Featured News

Plans are underway to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport later this year. The airport was dedicated and opened in late September 1929. Officials say it... Read more

Butler Co.’s Unemployment Rate Sits Low Near 3 Percent

Posted By: Kayla Molczanon: April 03, 2019In: Featured News

Butler County’s latest unemployment numbers put the county with the lowest jobless rate in the seven-county region. The February 2019 job report- which are the latest numbers released by the... Read more

Kittanning State Police Seek Butler Residents

Posted By: Kayla Molczanon: April 03, 2019In: Featured News

A couple of people with Butler County connections are on a list of people wanted in Armstrong County. According to the Kittanning Barracks of the State Police, 36-year-old Jaleen Eckenrod, w... Read more

SRU Students Present Butler Twp. With New Campaigns

Posted By: Kayla Molczanon: April 03, 2019In: Featured News

Two groups of Slippery Rock University communication seniors are assisting Butler Township by using the skills they learned in class to help get some important messages across to residents.... Read more

Changes In County Judicial Race

Posted By: Kayla Molczanon: April 02, 2019In: Featured News

As we inch closer to the May primary election, there has been some changes to who county voters can elect to be the next judge on the Butler County Court of Common Pleas. There are now four... Read more

Special Election Garners National Attention

Posted By: Kayla Molczanon: April 02, 2019In: Featured News

It is Election Day for some voters in Allegheny and Washington counties, and some national political experts will be eyeing the results as an early test of President Donald Trump’s strength... Read more

Butler Co. Tourism Bureau Launches New Widget

Posted By: Kayla Molczanon: April 02, 2019In: Featured News

The Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau is helping visitors- and residents- get around Butler County. The bureau has launched VisitWidget, which is an interactive digital mapping t... Read more

BC3 Preschoolers To Get Send Off From Teachers

Posted By: Tyler Frielon: May 05, 2020In: News

Staff members at Butler County Community College’s Amy Wise Children’s Creative Learning Center are making plans to give preschoolers a special send off later this week. Four staff members w... Read more

Cranberry Twp. VFC Hosting Coloring Contest

Posted By: Tyler Frielon: May 05, 2020In: News

In honor of International Firefighters Day which was Monday, Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company is inviting residents of all ages to participate in a coloring contest. A new page on t... Read more

Gas Prices Hold Steady Around $2.00 Per Gallon

Posted By: Tyler Frielon: May 05, 2020In: News

Gas prices in western Pennsylvania held steady for the most part over the last week both regionally and locally. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon of... Read more

Beacon Hotel Delivering Meals To Workers On Frontlines

Posted By: Tyler Frielon: May 05, 2020In: News

Restaurants have been hit hard by the coronavirus shutdowns, but one local establishment is stepping up to help others. Over the past few weeks, the Beacon in Renfrew has been delivering mea... Read more

SRU Trustees To Meet Via Conference Call This Week

Posted By: Tyler Frielon: May 05, 2020In: News

The Slippery Rock University Council of Trustees will meet later this week but only by video conference. Thursday’s schedule begins with the Academic and Student Affairs Committee at 8:30 a.... Read more

Two County Businesses Receiving DCED Funds

Posted By: Tyler Frielon: May 05, 2020In: News

Two Butler County businesses are among the 173 statewide to receive coronavirus relief loans from the state. The most recent round of funding through the Department of Community and Economic... Read more