The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is reviving legislation that encourages people to watching for cheating at the polls. The Republican-controlled chamber voted Tuesday in favor of al... Read more
Police Investigate Apparent Bicycle Accident
One person was reportedly injured in an apparent bicycle accident in East Butler. Crews were alerted at 7 a.m. of a man lying on Bonnie Drive (off East Butler Road) in Summit Township unresp... Read more
Butler Co. Hosts Hockey Fall Classic
Young hockey players from across the United States and Canada will arrive in Butler County for a tournament beginning Wednesday. The United States Hockey League Fall Classic is scheduled to... Read more
Organizers of Butler’s first Italian Festival are happy with the overall success of the event and hope to continue next year with only minor changes. Festival organizers presented Butler Cit... Read more
SRU Breaks Enrollment, Again
Slippery Rock University has again broken its enrollment record. The Butler County institution enrolled 8,895 students for the fall semester, which is in increase of roughly .15 percent from... Read more
TV Show To Film At Moraine’s Lake Arthur
A Butler County park will be the location of a television show starting today. The show is called Fishing University and is a “how-to” fishing program that airs to a national audience on the... Read more
Flooding Cost City $40K
The floods that hit the West End of Butler City and parts of Butler Township in early July will cost the city tens of thousands of dollars and the bills are starting to roll in. According to... Read more
‘Fall Cleanup’ Set For Saturday
The Great Fall Cleanup will be held Saturday on Butler’s Main Street. Volunteers will meet at the parking lot in the 200 block of North Main Street across from the Burger Hut. The group will... Read more
Afternoon Fire Damages Portersville Garage
No one was injured in a Monday afternoon fire that damaged a garage in Portersville. The fire started just before 4 p.m. in the 1200 block of Route 19, according to Portersville Fire Chief T... Read more
The Penn Theater in downtown Butler could see a rebirth a lot quicker than most thought. According to Penn Theater Performance Company President Dane Winkler, the group is in talks with the... Read more