The Butler County Commissioners praised the county’s emergency services department at their meeting Wednesday. Commissioners Leslie Osche, Kim Geyer and Kevin Boozel thanked Emergency Servic... Read more
The Butler County Commissioners approved a multi-million dollar contract for healthcare services provided to inmates at the Butler County Prison. The five-year, $6.3 million contract with We... Read more
Flu Activity ‘Widespread’ Across Pennsylvania
In the last week, there have been 100 more confirmed cases of the flu in Butler County alone. According to data released from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, there have now been 375 c... Read more
Mars Reorganizes IT Department
The Mars Area School District will contract with a third party vendor for information technology services following a series of resignations in the department. By a 5-2 vote with one abstent... Read more
Transit Authority Adds Another Park-And-Ride
The Butler Transit Authority has finalized another agreement with a park and ride location for their commuter service to Pittsburgh. At their monthly meeting Tuesday night, the authority Boa... Read more
Probation Officer Amends Lawsuit
The woman who has accused the Butler County President Judge of sexual misconduct has amended her complaint again. Crystal Starnes, a Butler County probation officer, has refined her legal ar... Read more
Why is the cold weather so dangerous? It seems pretty obvious, but there is a science to it. According to the National Weather Service, it all comes down to wind. The average temperature of... Read more
Wednesday Begins With Bitter Cold
Western Pennsylvania has dealt with its fair share of winter weather since the start of 2018 and today is no different. Wednesday started off with temperatures near zero. The National Weathe... Read more
Snow Likely Leads To Morning Crashes
It was a relatively quiet Tuesday morning on the roadways considering the snow but emergency crews were called to a couple of accidents. One of the incidents involved a Butler Area Rural Tra... Read more
City Sets Rental Policy
The City of Butler now has a policy in place to allow community members to be able to rent a portion of the Public Safety Building. A Policy for Use of the City Fire Station was approved by... Read more