A campus-wide emergency drill was conducted Thursday morning on the campus of Slippery Rock University in Butler County. The drill involved university police, the Slippery Rock Police Depart... Read more
NexTier Bank has completed the purchase of Morgan Center in downtown Butler. NexTier CEO Clem Rosenberger says several floors of the building will be remodeled to allow for employees to [... Read more
The Butler School District announced this week that officials are considering switching to full-day kindergarten. But, that’s not the only change planned for next school year. In a letter se... Read more
The Butler Transit Authority is contracting with a company to redesign its website. The work will cost about $16,000. The transit board approved the expense during a meeting on Tuesday. [... Read more
You have one more day to file your taxes after the IRS website crashed yesterday. The new tax deadline is tonight at midnight. No additional paperwork is needed to get […] Read more
Local gas prices are continuing to rise. According to AAA East Central’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon of self-serve gas in Butler is $2.94, that’s […] Read more
Engineers are testing the water at Butler Area School District’s Center Township Elementary School after a teacher discovered “black particles” in the water. Principal Jeff Mathieson said in... Read more
Students at Butler Area School District’s Connoquenessing Elementary School were evacuated for several hours Tuesday due to a gas odor. The district says students and staff were taken to the... Read more
Candidates interested in the currently open position on the Butler Area School Board are encouraged to make their intentions known. After accepting the resignation of school board member Lel... Read more
A Mars man has been sentenced for his role in an alleged fraud scheme at a Beaver County-based pharmacy chain. Gino Cordisco, 48, has been sentenced to serve one year […] Read more
