The 2017 budget for the City of Butler will include a tax increase, as well as increased borrowing to meet expenses. The budget approved Thursday night includes a .75-mil increase in the str... Read more
Work on the new VA Butler Health Care Center in Center Township is moving along ahead of schedule and talk has now turned to plans for the current buildings. “We’ll work very hard to see if... Read more
The City of Butler is contracting with a firm to market office space for rent in a local garage. The contract with Hanna, Langholz, Wilson, and Ellis is to rent 4,000 square feet of space in... Read more
The City of Butler is contracting with a firm to market office space for rent in a local garage. The contract with Hanna, Langholz, Wilson, and Ellis is to rent 4,000 square feet of space in... Read more
The Mars Area School District has reached a contract extension with their teachers union. The three year deal with the Mars Area Education Association goes into effect July 1, 2017 after the... Read more
A regional electric company has made a sizable donation to a local organization. The First Energy Foundation has awarded $5,000 to the Butler County Children’s Center as part of their 12 Gif... Read more
A Mercer County man is facing charges of Theft by Deception in regard to a crime alleged to have occurred over several months. Grove City Police recently completed their investigation into a... Read more
A fire broke out early Thursday morning at a building along Route 8 in Center Township. The building reportedly houses apartments and two small businesses- an accounting business and a massa... Read more
The Butler County commissioners are set to soon approve a new $10 million 911 emergency call system. Motorola would install the new system for the county beginning in January. Director of Bu... Read more
The backlog of untested rape kits across Pennsylvania is decreasing, including those in neighboring Allegheny County. According to state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale, the Allegheny Coun... Read more
