Plans are moving forward for the construction of a large medical facility in the city of Butler. The city planning commission recently recommended waiving a parking requirement for a 30,000... Read more
Downtown Fire Displaces 25
Twenty five people have been displaced following a fire Wednesday at a downtown Butler building. The fire started just before 4 p.m. at the multi-use building on East Jefferson Street. The b... Read more
Butler’s VA Director To Step Down
Butler VA Medical Center has announced that Director David Cord will be stepping down from his position voluntarily effective Monday (1/8). A press release from VA Healthcare says that Cord... Read more
Butler Township Commissioners Take Oath of Office
A new member and a returning familiar face have both been installed for four year terms as Butler Township commissioners. Fred Vero was administered the oath of office by Judge Thomas Doerr... Read more
The names of the two children who died as a result of a house fire in Armstrong County have been released. According to our news partners at WPXI-TV, 13-year-old Emilee Hooten and her 10-yea... Read more
Two local men have been charged in two separate incidents of alleged strangulation that occurred on Christmas Day in downtown Butler. According to a criminal complaint filed by Butler City P... Read more
Route 8 Accident Leaves One with Minor Injury
A Slippery Rock woman will be cited following an accident in Brady Township last week. According to State Police, 47-year-old Dawn Brown was attempting to drive across Route 8 North from Hal... Read more
Power Restored to Butler Twp.
Power has been restored to Butler Township residents after an outage happened earlier this morning. Downed wires on Greenwood Drive in Butler Township knocked power out for about 1,400 First... Read more
Butler County Commissioners Approve 2018 Budget
The Butler County commissioners unanimously approved the county’s 2018 budget today. County property taxes are remaining stable. The nearly $64.5 million budget was presented to thte board e... Read more
Historical Society Bantam Jeep to Move
Butler City Council has finalized an agreement to remove the city’s Bantam Jeep from the Butler County Historical Society and place it in the care of a local antique car association. Butler... Read more