PennDOT is looking for feedback on new ways to raise funding. The department says they’re facing an $8.1 billion gap in its annual highway and bridge transportation funding. They also say th... Read more
A local church congregation is giving back to the community with outreach planned for this weekend. The Trinity Presbyterian Church is hosting a Community Care Closet from 10 a.m. to noon Sa... Read more
One person died in a house fire Thursday afternoon in Jefferson Township. It happened shortly before 3 p.m. at a home in the 100 block of Rockdale Road. Crews from Saxonburg, Penn Township,... Read more
The first Butler County Symphony Orchestra performance of the modified fall schedule will take place this weekend. As a result of the ongoing issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sym... Read more
The Mars Area School District is staring down a projected $1.3 million deficit is in its general fund budget for the current school year. District Business Manager Jill Swaney says the prima... Read more
Butler City Council is planning a temporary small increase to real estate taxes in order to meet their 2021 budget. The total balanced budget currently sits at just over $11 million with a o... Read more
Butler County has approved a new land bank that will go under the direction of the county’s Redevelopment Authority. County commissioners voted unanimously to establish the program that they... Read more
Multiple fire departments have been dispatched to the scene of a house on fire on Rockdale Road. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly before 3 p.m. for a single-story resi... Read more
There were 95 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County on Thursday. That comes with 238 negative tests, giving today’s report from the Department of Health a 28.5 percent positivity rate. The... Read more
Police have released more information about a woman from Prospect who is accused of illegally raffle tickets. Police allege that Debra Calahan sold 40 tickets for a fake raffle at the Morain... Read more
