A local state lawmaker is blasting the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s strategy for limiting methane leaks at oil and gas sites. In a letter Friday to the acting secret... Read more
Millions of dollars in grants are available from the state of Pennsylvania to help local fire companies pay for expenses, like new radios. According to State Fire Commissioner Tim Solobay, $... Read more
The Mars Area Middle School will host their annual “Pasta for Pennies” fundraiser this week. The event, which runs the entire week, involves students collecting spare change for the Western... Read more
Dr. Lumley’s resignation comes amid calls for him to step down after high levels of lead and E.Coli were found in the water at Summit Township Elementary School. Testing done in August by th... Read more
Summit students will begin attending classes Monday at Broad Street Elementary in the City of Butler. The decision to move the students to the closed Broad Street School was made last week u... Read more
A local lawmaker is unveiling a plan to help keep opioids off the streets. Republican Tedd Nesbit, who represents a portion of Butler County in the State House, is holding a press conference... Read more
Butler Area School District Superintendent Dr. Dale Lumley has resigned. A notice posted to the Butler Area School District website confirms that the school board has accepted Lumley’s resig... Read more
The Butler Radio Network, consisting of WISR 680AM, WBUT 1050AM, and The Rock Station/WLER 97.7FM, has changed the name of their news website from insidebutlercounty.com to butlerradio.com.... Read more
A Mercer County man was arrested last week after he allegedly kidnapped two children and assaulted one of them. According to the Mercer State Police, 51-year-old Kyle Selden allegedly kidnap... Read more
A student at a local university has died from injuries he suffered during a fight that occurred earlier this weekend. According to reports, 20-year-old Caleb Zwieg, a sophomore student at In... Read more
