With spring and warm weather comes prom season and several local schools will offer the traditional event to students this weekend. The Butler Senior High School Prom will take place on Frid... Read more
It’s final exam week at Butler County’s Slippery Rock University. Graduation is this weekend with three commencement ceremonies set. Grad students will get their diplomas on Friday evening i... Read more
The South Butler School Board will not include a tax increase in their budget for the 2018-19 school year. Director of Business Affairs Paul Slomer presented a proposed preliminary general f... Read more
Gasoline prices in our area remain high- and unchanged- this week. Prices in Butler hit and surpassed the $3 per gallon mark last week and they’ve stayed at an average of $3.08 now for the s... Read more
The South Butler School Board will fight a large fine they anticipate receiving as a result of the recent teachers’ strike. According to Superintendent Dr. David Foley, South Butler will be... Read more
A Butler High School graduate- who had been missing since last year- has been found dead in California. Officials confirmed Wednesday that the remains of 32-year-old Zachary Kennedy were fou... Read more
Two people are in jail following a home invasion earlier this week in Butler. Tiffany Crawford, 32, and Barry Murray, 22, both of Butler, are facing charges in connection to a break-in and r... Read more
After not raising taxes for a decade, the Mars Area School Board is proposing a tax increase next year in order to meet their 2018-19 school year budget. With expected revenue just under $49... Read more
Federal lawmakers representing Pennsylvania voiced their opinions following President Donald Trump’s decision Tuesday to withdraw the U.S. from the Iran Nuclear Deal. U.S. Representative Mik... Read more
Students and parents in the Mars Area School District continue to express frustration with the amount of bullying they say is happening in their schools. About 75 people attended Tuesday nig... Read more
