Bishop David Zubik, of the Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese, is giving Irish-Catholics the OK to eat corned beef and hash on St. Patrick’s Day. March 17th falls on a Friday this year, and on Frid... Read more
Mars Hosts Book Drive
Club members at a local high school are holding a book collection to benefit schools in need this week. The 8th annual Mars Area High School Interact Club Book Drive will conclude this Frida... Read more
BLT Opens New Show
The curtain will rise on the new show at the Butler Little Theatre this weekend. Performances of Elvis Has Left The Building will begin Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and continue with shows Friday a... Read more
Mars Library To Begin Used Book Sale
The public is invited to grab some great reads at a local book sale beginning later this week. The Mars Area Public Library Used Book Sale begins Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Additional d... Read more
The committee to choose the next president of Slippery Rock University is meeting later this week. The SRU Council of Trustees will hold a special meeting Thursday (3/9) at 9 a.m. in Room 32... Read more
Butler Native Joins Air Force
A Butler native has joined the United States Air Force under the Delayed Entry Program. Tristan Fields reported to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas for basic training in January. The D... Read more
A local group is meeting tonight to discuss issues in our community’s watershed. The Connoquenessing Watershed Alliance will gather Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Penn State Extension office, whic... Read more
Pennsylvania Lottery Celebrates 45 Years
The Pennsylvania Lottery is celebrating its 45 birthday. The lottery’s very first game went on sale on this day, March 7, in 1972. The game was a 50-cent ticket with weekly drawings, offerin... Read more
Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has been moved from a maximum-security prison to a medium-security facility in Somerset. State officials say the 73-year-old was ini... Read more
AAA: Gas Prices Stable
Local gas prices remained stable over the past week. According to AAA East Central’s weekly gas report, the average price for a gallon of gas in western Pennsylvania is $2.52. That’s down a... Read more