For the first time in six years, the top elected and appointed officials in state government won’t be getting automatic pay raises. A 1995 law authorizes annual raises for hundreds of office... Read more

The Drug Enforcement Administration released a report Tuesday analyzing the drug overdoses in Pennsylvania in 2014. The report is being called the first of its kind. Information from 62 of t... Read more

A second homeless shelter recently proposed for Butler has been put on hold. According to Butler County Human Services Director Joyce Ainsworth and volunteer organizer Dana Perkins, plans fo... Read more

The Butler Area School District is holding a sale for books and movies that are no longer needed. The sale will occur at the former Oakland Township Elementary building on Saturday December... Read more

The process for the Butler Area School District to hire a new varsity girls basketball coach is moving forward. After accepting a letter of resignation from former coach Dorothea Epps at the... Read more

There will be no increase in the tax rate for Butler Township next year. At a meeting Monday night, the commissioners voted to keep the rate at 11.25 mills. The 2016 year will see a nearly $... Read more

The sale of the property that was formerly Broad Street Elementary School is moving ahead. The Butler School Board voted 7-2 Monday to approve the finalized sale agreement with The ARC of Bu... Read more

Center Township has formally requested that Butler Township join in on a Tax Increment Financing plan…also known as a TIF. At a meeting Monday night, the Butler Township commissioners were j... Read more

Pennsylvania voters will get to decide whether the state’s judges should be allowed to stay on the bench for an additional five years before they are forced to retire. The state Senate voted... Read more