The Butler County commissioners will vote next week on raising the bed tax. The proposed increase from 2 percent to 5 five percent is expected to bring in an additional $600,000 into the But... Read more

The Big Butler Fair begins Friday and will run through next week. The 161st running of the fair will feature food, carnival rides and games, demo derbies, tractor pulls, farm animals, concer... Read more

One person is dead after a farm tractor rollover in Butler County. Emergency crews were called to State Street in Clay Township about 7:15 p.m. Thursday. A man was apparently driving the tra... Read more

The Butler County Historical Society is set to unveil the new murals that will be painted on downtown Butler buildings next month. The mural concepts will be commemorating different historic... Read more

It’s been over two years since you started paying more in gas taxes…but do you know where that money is going? Act 89 of 2013 raised the wholesale tax on gasoline, an expense instantly passe... Read more

Slippery Rock University has amended the language of its smoking policy to better convey where smoking is allowed on campus and what will be done if you violate the rules. The policy now sta... Read more

Butler County continues to maintain the lowest unemployment rate in the seven-county region. According to the latest numbers released by the Department of Labor and Industry, Butler County’s... Read more

The Butler Area School Board is expected to vote on whether to sell the former Broad Street Elementary School Thursday. The board received a $400,000 offer from The Arc of Butler County earl... Read more

A man fishing at Moraine State Park was injured after he got a fishing hook stuck in one of his eyes. First responders were sent to the Bear Run boat launch about noon Wednesday to assist th... Read more