You’ll be hearing a lot about recovery from addiction this month as we prepare for an event focused on that very topic at the end of August. Counselor Ruth Ann Durso, with the Butler Health... Read more
Governor Tom Wolf announced plans Monday to reduce the amount of classroom time student spend taking standardized exams. Beginning next spring, the testing time for the PSSA’s will be reduce... Read more
The Butler Area School District is making some changes to their annual commencement ceremony. District administrators notified the school board of their plans Monday night. The changes inclu... Read more
Multiple fire departments are on the scene of a working fire in Slippery Rock Township. The residential fire was reported just before 3 p.m. in the 100 block of Bradman Estate. Slippery Rock... Read more
Several people have been injured as a result of a multiple vehicle crash in Seven Fields Borough Monday afternoon. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly before 3 p.m. for t... Read more
Students and parents looking to cross ‘hair-cut’ off their back to school checklists are invited to stop by an event Monday. The Butler Beauty Academy is offering free “back-to-school” hairc... Read more
Donations from two families will fund an expansion project at Slippery Rock University’s Storm Harbor Equestrian Center. Gary and Anita Rathburn and Paul and Carolyn Rizza recently contribut... Read more
A traveling Vietnam memorial will stop in Butler County next week. The Butler County American Legion Riders will escort a 24-foot trailer holding the Americans Veterans Traveling Tribute, a... Read more
It’s now been one year since a new law took effect requiring all infants and children under two ride in a rear-facing car seat. Some officers may have been lenient to drivers not complying d... Read more
An end-of-summer mainstay in northern Butler County is back this week. The North Washington Rodeo kicks off with the annual parade Monday evening, followed by events Tuesday through Sunday.... Read more
