The South Butler County School Board and administrators are working with the company that provides them with substitute teachers to determine what can be done about an ongoing shortfall. The... Read more
Anxiety disorders and Tourette syndrome could be added to the list of approved conditions for using medical marijuana. The recommendations were made recently by the state’s medical marijuana... Read more
It has been one year since medical marijuana became available to patients in Pennsylvania, and one year since a dispensary opened up in Butler. The medical marijuana dispensary on Pillow Str... Read more
A widespread power outage overnight knocked out service to roughly 3,000 West Penn Power customers in Butler County. The majority of the outages early Thursday morning were in Center Townshi... Read more
A local man has been charged following an incident in which he allegedly injured a nurse while trying to escape from Butler Memorial Hospital. According to a criminal complaint filed by Butl... Read more
Firefighters were able to control a house fire in the City of Butler on Wednesday but not without some water problems. The fire started about 2:30 p.m. at a house in the 100 block of Third A... Read more
A group of Butler County students are asking for help from the voting public to advance in a regional contest. Eighth grade students at Mars Area Middle School have produced a video as part... Read more
Residents in the City of Butler are still able to recycle glass, per the city’s current contract with Waste Management. But, the trash hauler seems to be telling residents that glass can’t b... Read more
Most parts of Butler County received a light dusting of snow overnight and waves of snow continue to fall, but it’s the wind that will likely get your attention on Wednesday. Butler County i... Read more
The City of Butler has promoted one police officer and plans to hire three others to get the department fully staffed. Caleb Forsythe was officially promoted to the rank of sergeant during a... Read more