Near white-out conditions and icy roads resulted in a vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon in Connoquenessing Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly before 2:30 p.... Read more
SRU Council Of Trustees To Meet This Week
The Slippery Rock University Council of Trustees will hold two days of meetings later this week. Various committees will meet on Thursday and Friday, including the Academic and Student Affai... Read more
Mars 8th Graders Will Likely Be Moved To High School Next Fall To Facilitate Reno
Members of the Mars Area School District community learned more about the transition planned in the next year in order to accommodate a middle school renovation project. This renovation woul... Read more
Butler County will receive several thousand dollars from the state to help combat homelessness. Governor Tom Wolf announced this week that $64,000 from the Emergency Solutions Grant program... Read more
There could soon be more medical conditions eligible for medical marijuana treatment under Pennsylvania law. The state Medical Marijuana Advisory Board approved a new process for amending an... Read more
Snow Likely Cause Of Several Wednesday Crashes
Near white-out conditions and icy roads on Wednesday afternoon resulted in a couple of accidents in Butler County. It was about 2:30 p.m. when a driver flipped a vehicle on Eagle Mill Road i... Read more
Local gas prices continue to drop. AAA’s weekly gas price report sets the average price for a gallon of regular, unleaded, self-serve in Butler at $2.66, which is 14 cents cheaper than last... Read more
Tuesday marked the anniversary of a dark day in Saxonburg Borough’s history- It was the day Saxonburg Police Chief Gregory Adams was killed in the line of duty. It was 38 years ago yesterday... Read more
Popular Christmas Tree Farm Closed For Season
A popular Butler County Christmas tree farm is not selling trees this year. There is a ‘closed’ sign outside the Renick’s Tree Farm in West Sunbury. After selling Christmas trees for decades... Read more
Just because Small Business Saturday is over, doesn’t mean you should look over local businesses in downtown Butler when searching for the perfect gift. Jared Sullivan is the president of th... Read more