Absentee Ballot Application Deadline Is Tuesday
The deadline for applying for and submitting absentee ballots for the May 15 primary election is tomorrow. Jonathan Marks- commissioner of the bureau of commissions, elections and legislatio... Read more
Thousands Run Pittsburgh Marathon
Thousands of runners participated in the 2018 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon on Sunday. It was the 10th anniversary of the event. Fikadu Girma Teferi, 24, of Ethiopia was the firs... Read more
Mower Likely Starts Fire
A riding lawn mower is thought to have started a fire that destroyed a garage in Center Township over the weekend. Assistant Chief of the Unionville Volunteer Fire Department Mike Pflugh sai... Read more
Man Badly Burned By Explosion
A northern Butler County man was badly burned on Saturday by an explosion in his driveway. Emergency responders were sent to 58-year-old Thomas Pringle’s home on Hilliard Road in Washington... Read more
U.S. Representative Lou Barletta- who hopes to replace U.S. Senator Bob Casey this November- met with voters in Butler County on Friday. He talked to a crowd of about 50 people inside a dine... Read more
Pa. Bills Focus On Postpartum Depression
New mothers at risk for depression after they give birth would benefit from legislation introduced in both the state House and Senate. The bills would add postpartum depression as an at-risk... Read more
Seminars To Combat Bullying At Senior Centers
Bullying is traditionally an issue dealt with in middle and high schools but what about inside senior citizen centers? Butler County Area Agency on Aging Administrator Beth Herold says yes.... Read more
Students at one Butler Area School District elementary school will continue to drink bottled water as crews work to address plumbing issues. Last month, a Center Township Elementary School t... Read more
Storms Uproot Trees, Bring Down Wires
Strong storms moved through the area Thursday evening and early Friday, leaving behind some uprooted trees and downed wires. Crews were sent to a Donegal Township road at 5 a.m. Friday for d... Read more
Bus Driver Fired After Leaving Student On Bus
A Valley Lines bus driver has been fired after a Butler Area School District student was left unattended on a school bus. Butler Superintendent Brian White said the incident happened on Frid... Read more