Butler County Controller Ben Holland has been named the new president of a state wide group that represents elected county officials. Holland will serve as president for the Pennsylvania Sta... Read more
PennDOT has announced the winners of this year’s Paint the Plow contest—and two local schools have received honors. The winner of the Judges’ Pick award in District 10 was the Butler Area Vo... Read more
Sportsbooks See Record Totals Bet In October
Sportsbooks across the state generated more than $200 million in bets during a single month for the first time ever. According to a new report, residents in the Keystone state placed just ov... Read more
SRU Hosting Climate Change Town Hall
Slippery Rock University is hosting a global warming town hall tonight in an effort to bring awareness to climate change. It’s a part of a global event called “24 Hours of Reality” that aims... Read more
Legislation put forward by a local lawmaker that would change the parole process for violent offenders in Pennsylvania has moved out of committee. State Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-10th) was joi... Read more
Planned Power Outages Scheduled For Saturday
Some residents in a portion of Butler County will be affected by a planned West Penn Power outage this weekend. The outage will take place Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to noon although it might not... Read more
A gun was found in possession of a student on the campus of Seneca Valley Intermediate High School. According to a message posted to the district’s website, all students and staff are safe.... Read more
Butler Area School District administrators are taking a close look at their football program and it could result in changes made. Superintendent Dr. Brian White informed the School Board tha... Read more
I-79 Crash Slows Down Traffic
It’s unclear if anyone was injured in an accident this morning on I-79. The one vehicle crash happened after 7:00 a.m. near mile marker 91—which is in between the Zelienople and Portersville... Read more
The Butler Township Commissioners have given approval to a plan that would permit a local restaurant to move into a new facility nearby. A new Eat ‘N Park is planned at the site of the curre... Read more