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
With Thanksgiving only a week away, the Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation are ramping up efforts to keep motorists safe. Operation Safe Holiday is n... Read more
Butler County residents are no longer being asked to conserve water due to drought conditions. After dry weather for a large portion of the summer, the Pennsylvania Department of Environment... Read more
Police believe a woman was under the influence of a controlled substance during a crash sent a young boy to the hospital. The two vehicle accident happened just after 4 p.m. Wednesday on Sax... Read more
Butler Health System says they have been receiving a number of requests to send food to the hospital staff over the past few weeks. They have now set up a website that gives community member... Read more
