Butler Co. Disposing Electronic Voting Machines
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 [... Read more
Police Search For Mercer County Teen Runaways
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 […] Read more
City Road Replacement Project Complete
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 […] Read more
Jackson Township Residence Damaged By Fire
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
Storms Knock Out Power
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 [... 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
Butler Co. Bar Association Awards 2019 Grants
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
PASSHE Approves Tuition Freeze
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
Butler County is moving forward with installing bullet proof teller windows in all seven local magistrates’ offices. A company called “Ready Access” out of Chicago will supply the windows fo... Read more
Butler County will get federal grant money to help pay for the county’s new voting system. Through the Help America Vote Act of 2002, Butler County will receive federal financial […] Read more