A project that will improve streets near a local park is moving forward with the planning stage. The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Butler heard from engineer Ron Olsen about plans t... Read more
Local farmers will be celebrated this weekend during the annual Butler County Farm Tour. This free, drive-it-yourself tour will be on Saturday between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Visitors can stop by... Read more
Two runaways were caught after escaping from a Butler County juvenile detention center. Summit Academy sent an alert to residents at 1 p.m. Thursday warning that two students had left the gr... Read more
Members of the Pennsylvania National Guard have been deployed to the Carolinas as Hurricane Florence makes landfall on Friday morning. The staging area is a National Guard Base near Columbia... Read more
The two teenagers who escaped from a Butler County juvenile detention center Thursday afternoon have been located. Summit Academy sent an alert to residents at 1 p.m. Thursday warning that t... Read more
The Grove City native involved in a Butler Township motorcycle crash earlier this week has died. Butler Township Police say 23-year-old John Ficca of Mercer County lost control of his bike a... Read more
The Butler County Commissioners are still in the process of restructuring its executive staff after deciding to re-work the position of chief clerk. Late last month, Chief Clerk Scott Andrej... Read more
Curious how things are going at Butler County’s Slippery Rock University? SRU President William Behre will deliver his inaugural ‘State of the University’ address beginning at 12:30 p.m. Thu... Read more
When you head to the polls to vote this November, you may be permitted to take a “ballot selfie.” The Butler County Commissioners will vote on a new policy next week that would permit voters... Read more
No further immediate action is planned as the most recent air quality tests at schools in the South Butler School District revealed no high levels of mold. A representative fromair quality c... Read more