Butler School District Selected For Grant
The Butler Area School District is one of a couple local schools selected for a grant from Exxon and XTO Energy. The Butler School Board heard from grant writer Ashley Coudriet during last n... Read more
Brush Fire Spreads To Home
A brush fire spread to a home in Franklin Township, Beaver County Monday. The fire on Phillips Drive started about 1:30 p.m. and reportedly destroyed several vehicles and damaged the home. N... Read more
Library Hosts Soap-Making Workshop
The Mars Area Public Library will be host an event later this week that will give participants the unique opportunity to watch and learn about the soap making process. On Wednesday, April 12... Read more
Local School Finalist In Contest
A local school is asking for votes after being named a finalist in a contest. Mars Area Middle School’s Sustainability Lab entry is competing in the Infy Maker Awards Contest. The contest aw... Read more
Cranberry Parks Department Offers Spanish Class
There is still time to register kids interested in learning a valuable foreign language for a class in Cranberry beginning this week. Six weekly hour-long sessions of Introductory Spanish ar... Read more
Budget Fight Heads To Pennsylvania Senate
Pennsylvania’s State Senate will take up the House-passed budget plan. The big challenge in the Capitol is figuring out how to fill a stubborn post-recession deficit, recently projected at n... Read more
SRU Students Host Superhero 5K
Some Slippery Rock University graduate student volunteers will be fundraising for a worthy cause this weekend. The Harrisville Superhero 5K is hosted by SRU physician assistant students and... Read more
Kids Fish For Free On Saturday
Young people interested in fishing will have the opportunity to practice their skills this weekend. Saturday is the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s second Mentored Youth Trout Day of... Read more
Butler Co. Home Show Set For Weekend
Those interested in tackling a home improvement project this year are welcome to stop by the Butler County Home Show this weekend. Homeowners are always interested in addressing their home i... Read more
AAA Teams With SRU To Promote Safe Drinking
AAA wants to show local college students that alcohol isn’t required to have a good time. The travel group will sponsor a student ‘Mix-Off’ tonight on the campus of Slippery Rock University... Read more