With the Fourth of July only a couple of days away, areas in Butler County are busy planning their own celebrations. The Big Butler Fair begins Friday and their annual fireworks display will... Read more

There will be an opportunity to fish without a license on Monday, July 4, 2016. Fish For Free Day is a program sponsored by the state’s Fish and Boat Commission and it allows any resident or... Read more

The Butler County commissioners will vote next week on raising the bed tax. The proposed increase from 2 percent to 5 five percent is expected to bring in an additional $600,000 into the But... Read more

The Big Butler Fair begins Friday and will run through next week. The 161st running of the fair will feature food, carnival rides and games, demo derbies, tractor pulls, farm animals, concer... Read more

One person is dead after a farm tractor rollover in Butler County. Emergency crews were called to State Street in Clay Township about 7:15 p.m. Thursday. A man was apparently driving the tra... Read more

The deadline to register for WBUT’s Country Showdown has been extended.  The new date to enter the four-level singing contest is Friday, July 8, 2016. WBUT’s contest will be held on July 27... Read more

The Butler County Historical Society is set to unveil the new murals that will be painted on downtown Butler buildings next month. The mural concepts will be commemorating different historic... Read more

It’s been over two years since you started paying more in gas taxes…but do you know where that money is going? Act 89 of 2013 raised the wholesale tax on gasoline, an expense instantly passe... Read more

Slippery Rock University has amended the language of its smoking policy to better convey where smoking is allowed on campus and what will be done if you violate the rules. The policy now sta... Read more