A longtime local business owner has passed away. Samuel J. Capicotto, Jr. died Tuesday at Butler Memorial Hospital. Along with his wife Gloria, Capicotto was the co-founder of the Capco Pape... Read more
The group behind the annual Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival in Butler will once again donate thousands of dollars to local nonprofit organizations. The Friends of the Bantam Jeep Association w... Read more
Negotiations continue between the South Butler School Board and the teachers’ union with little to no progress. The two sides last met Tuesday night and issued statements describing differen... Read more
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is reviving legislation that encourages people to watching for cheating at the polls. The Republican-controlled chamber voted Tuesday in favor of al... Read more
One person was reportedly injured in an apparent bicycle accident in East Butler. Crews were alerted at 7 a.m. of a man lying on Bonnie Drive (off East Butler Road) in Summit Township unresp... Read more
Young hockey players from across the United States and Canada will arrive in Butler County for a tournament beginning Wednesday. The United States Hockey League Fall Classic is scheduled to... Read more
Organizers of Butler’s first Italian Festival are happy with the overall success of the event and hope to continue next year with only minor changes. Festival organizers presented Butler Cit... Read more
Slippery Rock University has again broken its enrollment record. The Butler County institution enrolled 8,895 students for the fall semester, which is in increase of roughly .15 percent from... Read more
A Butler County park will be the location of a television show starting today. The show is called Fishing University and is a “how-to” fishing program that airs to a national audience on the... Read more
The floods that hit the West End of Butler City and parts of Butler Township in early July will cost the city tens of thousands of dollars and the bills are starting to roll in. According to... Read more
