Mars Increases Spending But Not Taxes
The Mars Area School Board will not raise taxes in order to meet their 2019-20 school year budget. Next year’s general fund budget of about $52 million is roughly $2 […] Read more
Butler Transit Board Will Keep Security Cameras At Rt. 528 Park-And-Ride
The Butler Transit Authority is making an investment to make sure security equipment continues to function properly. The authority board approved a two-year service agreement at their Tuesda... Read more
The top administrator of the VA Butler Healthcare System has announced that he will be stepping down. Jon Lasell Jr. told our newsroom Tuesday afternoon that his last day at […] Read more
Police are asking for help locating a missing person from Jefferson County who may have been observed in Mercer County. According to State Police, 62-year-old Maxine Harris was last seen [... Read more
Lawmaker Unveils Bill That Would Create Separate Sports Playoff Brackets
A local lawmaker unveiled a new piece of legislation this morning which he believes would help ensure more fairness in high school sports. State Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrenc... Read more
Drug Bust Nets 3 Arrests, Drugs & Cash
A Monday evening drug bust in the city of Butler resulted in three arrests and the seizure of cash and suspected drugs. The Butler County Drug Task Force and Butler […] Read more
Does It Rain Here More Than Seattle?
Feel like it’s been raining a lot? Forecasters at the National Weather Service say you might feel like that, because it has been. Officials at the NWS Pittsburgh Office said […] Read more
A resolution passed by the state House designates June as “Alzheimer’s Disease and Brain Health Awareness Month” in Pennsylvania. Officials say the number of people afflicted with Alzheimer’... Read more
The top administrator of the Butler School District is recommending a plan that would close the Middle School at some point in the next several years. Superintendent Dr. Brian White [... Read more
New State Senator Sworn-In Monday
Pennsylvania Senator-Elect Joe Pittman will be formally sworn into office on Monday. The ceremony will begin at 1 p.m. in the Senate Chamber of the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg.... Read more