The Butler Area School District remains concerned about the ongoing situation with the state budget. Superintendent Dr. Dale Lumley and Director of Business Services Deborah Brandstetter att... Read more
The next meeting of the Butler Area School Board After Action Review Committee will be next week. The committee and interested members of the public can attend the meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 2... Read more
The Butler Township Police Department is now responsible for enforcing a local ordinance about amplified sound. Earlier this month, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board approved the townshi... Read more
A local woman has been charged after threats were made against an area school. State Police say 52-year-old Kimberly McElravy of Petrolia made terroristic threats towards Chicora Elementary... Read more
The Butler Area School District is investing in a new curtain for their middle school stage. On Monday night, the school board voted to purchase a valance and front curtain from Pittsburgh S... Read more
Butler Township has been awarded a federal grant to help update their traffic light systems. The Southwest Planning Commission awarded the $1.1 million Sync Up grant to improve a total of 18... Read more
(8 a.m.) Route 38 is now closed in both directions Tuesday morning in Washington Township due to a multi-vehicle crash. The accident happened about 6:30 a.m. on Oneida Valley Road (Route 38)... Read more
A Slippery Rock woman is facing charges following an incident where a child was left unattended. According to State Police, 22-year-old Hannah Wright left the infant in an unlocked and runni... Read more
No one was hurt in a Sunday afternoon fire that destroyed a mobile home in Slippery Rock. The fire started around 4 p.m. on Orchard Park Lane. Assistant Chief of the Slippery Rock Volunteer... Read more
Emergency crews were busy with several weekend accidents in Butler County. A 67-year-old Slippery Rock woman sustained moderate injuries in a one-vehicle crash Friday morning in Worth Townsh... Read more
