The Butler Area School District is expected to vote on a proposal that would dispose of some district-owned instruments while making repairs to others. Butler school board members discussed... Read more
BASD To Pay More For Trash Collection
The Butler Area School District will be paying more for trash collection under a new three-year agreement. Waste Management was one of two vendors submitting proposals for trash and recyclin... Read more
Five Butler County Community College students are in Harrisburg on Tuesday to lobby for more funding for Pennsylvania community colleges. The students are traveling to the state Capitol Rotu... Read more
A state medical marijuana board is recommending that Pennsylvania allow the sale of marijuana in dry leaf form. The move would, in theory, allow users to vaporize and inhale it, and expand t... Read more
Butler Co. DA Responds To Threat
The Butler County district attorney has responded to a threat that was made against him over the weekend. State police say 25-year-old Brittany Hartos of Butler called a crisis hotline on Sa... Read more
A man from Ellwood City was killed Friday in an auto accident. State Police say 87-year-old J Sammons was traveling west on Watters Station Road in Forward Township about 4 p.m. when he lost... Read more
The Mars Area School District has received a grant to help with an additional resource for their special education program. The $22,000 will be used to convert a high school classroom into a... Read more
Man Shot, Killed In Armstrong Co.
A man was shot and killed in Armstrong County on Saturday night. It happened around 9 p.m. just east of the Butler County line in North Buffalo Township. State police say 49-year-old David L... Read more
Butler School Board Meeting Moved
The Butler Area School Board has changed the location of their monthly meeting scheduled for Monday. The meeting will now take place inside the Butler Intermediate High School Library. Start... Read more
Cancer Cases Are Increasing
The number of cancer diagnoses is on the rise. According to the American Cancer Society, there will be 81,000 new cancer cases in Pennsylvania next year alone. That doesn’t surprise Dr. Davi... Read more