Local music is taking center stage in Butler County this weekend at this year’s Band Jam Grass Roots Music Festival. It’s the 7th year for the event, which is held at Cooper’s Lake Campgroun... Read more
Cutting grass at Slippery Rock University is a little easier this summer. The university used a grant to purchase a robotic lawn mower. It will soon begin cutting the grass in the quarter-ac... Read more
Butler County’s old voting systems won’t be able to be used by local high schools. Butler County Commissioner Kevin Boozel suggested the idea earlier this year after the county purchased a n... Read more
Police are asking for help locating a couple of teenagers from Mercer County who are thought to have run away together. According to State Police, 17-year-old Jarod Steese of Pine Township a... Read more
A project to improve a street near a local park is now complete apart from a couple minor finishing touches. The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Butler heard an update about work done... Read more
Multiple fire departments have responded to the scene of a residential structure fire Thursday afternoon in Jackson Township. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly before 3... Read more
Off-and-on storms moved through Butler County on Thursday morning. Following the storm which rolled through the city of Butler and surrounding areas about 10 a.m, power was knocked out to ne... Read more
A top Pennsylvania official would like to see the state replace the Keystone exams with the SAT. Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said Pennsylvania taxpayers are still spending tens of mill... Read more
The Butler County Bar Association Foundation, the charitable affiliate of the Butler County Bar Association, will provide more than $22,000 in grants to seven local organizations. The associ... Read more
The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Board of Governors approved a tuition freeze Wednesday. That means tuition and fees at all 14 state universities– which includes Slippery Ro... Read more