Seneca Valley gets OK for new school

Building will house 1,400 K-6 students

CRANBERRY TWP — The I's are dotted, the T's are crossed.

12/13/2019 Cranberry Local News

VA services, patient concerns addressed at town hall event

Administrators talk with vets

CRANBERRY TWP — A town hall Thursday night at Cranberry Township VA Outpatient Clinic introduced citizens to available VA services — and VA administrators to citizen concerns.

12/13/2019 Cranberry Local News

Crosswalk was planned for intersection

Pedestrian killed there Sunday

CRANBERRY TWP — Earlier this year, plans were made to add a crosswalk to a busy intersection.

12/12/2019 Cranberry Local News

Man pleads guilty to robbing PNC bank

PITTSBURGH — A Beaver County man pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to the August robbery of a Cranberry Township PNC Bank.

12/12/2019 Cranberry Local News

Careful cookie making

Mars resident Napresa Nobles, 37, who has been with C.A.R.E.S. of Western Pennsylvania for two years, adds red and green sprinkles to her Christmas cookie Wednesday night at C.A.R.E.S. campus at 225 Crowe Avenue.

12/12/2019 Cranberry Local News

Free smoke detectors

Jack Carney, of the Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company, discusses the importance of senior citizens replacing their smoke detectors with Cranberry resident Jim Ofriel on Wednesday. The CTVFC handed out free smoke detectors to Cranberry Township senior citizens at the municipal center.

12/12/2019 Cranberry Local News

Mars bus policies reviewed

Mom questions practices for disabled children

Mars School District responded to a parent's concern about district training for bus drivers who drive kids with disabilities.

12/12/2019 Cranberry Local News

Medical center closes, lays off all employees

Ellwood City Medical Center in Lawrence County laid off all 171 employees and closed all services, the state’s Health Department announced Tuesday evening.

12/12/2019 Cranberry Local News

Ryan Gloyer is ‘School to Watch’

Ryan Gloyer Middle School is on a “Schools to Watch" list.

12/12/2019 Cranberry Local News

Preschool assists orphanage in Africa

Dutilh UMC has ongoing relationship with church

A mile is a long walk for a child to get to school.

12/12/2019 Cranberry Local News

Students dance in ‘Nutcracker’

MIDLAND, Beaver County — Seven students from Butler County are dancing in “The Nutcracker” Thursday through Sunday.

12/12/2019 Cranberry Local News

Aggravated assault of officer charge dropped

DUI, child endangerment counts remain

Lead charge withdrawn against suspected drunken driver

12/11/2019 Cranberry Local News

Mars' $1.1M budget allows for less revenue in 2020

Mars Borough discussed a $1.11 million budget Monday night.

12/11/2019 Cranberry Local News

77-year-old man killed trying to cross Rt. 19

CRANBERRY TWP — A fatal accident Sunday evening on Route 19 claimed the life of a 77-year-old man from Oil City, Venango County.

12/11/2019 Cranberry Local News

Suspected drunk driver has recent DUI sentence

His blood-alcohol level allegedly 0.222%

Suspected drunken driver was sentenced for DUI less than 3 weeks ago

12/11/2019 Cranberry Local News

Lancaster Twp. to launch notification system

Residents sign up for texts, emails

LANCASTER TWP — Starting in 2020, the township will roll out a new notification system.

12/11/2019 Cranberry Local News

Criminal charges dropped in IT case

Gibsonia man accused of theft from company

Lacking evidence to prove an alleged theft from an IT company, Allegheny County prosecutors Thursday dropped a criminal case against a Gibsonia man who co-founded the now-defunct company.

12/11/2019 Cranberry Local News

Holiday Tradition

Zelie kicks off Christmas season

ZELIENOPLE — Holiday traditions were changed up Thursday in Zelienople as the annual Christmas parade joined Miracle on Main Street.

12/11/2019 Cranberry Local News

Westinghouse campus getting new owner

Cranberry operations not expected to change

CRANBERRY TWP — The 824,000-square-foot Westinghouse Corporation campus in Cranberry Woods is under contract to be sold.

12/11/2019 Cranberry Local News

No one injured in rollover

A car rolled over Thursday morning in Adams Township.

12/11/2019 Cranberry Local News

Southwest county food bank needs help after freezer breaks

28 turkeys, 160 pounds of other meat thrown out

The walk-in freezer at the Southwest Butler Food Cupboard stopped working and caused the disposal of more than $1,500 in meat inside.

12/11/2019 Cranberry Local News

MSA helps expand this year's 'Batch' toy drive

MSA in Cranberry Township collected presents Tuesday for the Best of the Batch Foundation.

12/11/2019 Cranberry Local News

Retiring Mars chief praised

MARS — Members of borough council recognized retiring Police Chief Kevin Radford Dec. 2.

12/11/2019 Cranberry Local News

Adams OKs preliminary budget

Measure holds line on taxes

ADAMS TWP — Taxes do not increase in the preliminary budget unanimously approved by the board of supervisors during a special meeting on Dec. 3.

12/11/2019 Cranberry Local News

Holiday Glow

Mars hosts Light Up celebration

Santa Claus leads parade down street

MARS — Santa and Mrs. Claus led a strolling parade of holiday revelers down Grand Avenue to light the Christmas tree for the borough's annual Light Up Night celebration Saturday.

12/11/2019 Cranberry Local News