Butler Mayor-Elect Ben Smith officially began his term on Tuesday morning. He was administered the oath of office inside the Butler City Building by Magisterial District Judge William Fuller... Read more
A lot of people spend part of their New Year’s Day every year plunging into icy cold water and even the extremely cold weather didn’t stop them. In Parker, the annual Polar Bear Plunge conti... Read more
A Butler High School graduate who died in a vehicle crash on Friday will be laid to rest this week. Austin Grupp, 21, of Connoquenessing Township was killed after crashing on Route 422 eastb... Read more
Firefighters braved the extreme temperatures Monday night to fight a fire at a welding shop in Summit Township. The fire was reported about 5:30 p.m. in the detached shop behind Summit Acade... Read more
Several local officials will be sworn in to begin or continue a term of public service on Tuesday. New Butler City Mayor Ben Smith will be sworn in at 10 a.m. at the Butler City Building. He... Read more
A burst pipe will stop deliveries through the Butler Meals on Wheels program until next week. Officials say the pipe burst sometime over the weekend in the basement of St. Peter’s Anglican C... Read more
Many are heading back to work and school on Tuesday in the midst of bitter cold temperatures. Butler County is under a Wind Chill Advisory through noon Wednesday, according to the National W... Read more
A Renfrew man was killed in a car crash early Friday morning along Route 422 in Summit Township. According to the Butler County 911 Center, emergency crews were dispatched to the scene short... Read more
Several closures should be noted due to New Year’s Day today. Government offices at the local, county, state and federal level will be closed. This includes district courts and the Butler C... Read more
Police are searching for a suspect that allegedly robbed a Rite Aid in Richland Twp this morning. The call came over police scanners around 10:35 a.m. and stated the suspect(s) robbed anothe... Read more