After years of contentious debate and prolonged periods of inaction, leaders of Connoquenessing Township reached a decision regarding the municipality’s Act 537...
Two Main Street businesses in downtown Butler are facing sheriff sales to satisfy mortgage foreclosures.
The sheriff sale scheduled for July 18 includes 142 N. ...
Butler Area Public Library is accepting donations for its Little Free Pantry, a mini-food bank that anyone can donate to and take from at any time.
As is writt...
Eight-year-old twin sisters from Dallas who had just completed second grade. A beloved soccer coach and teacher. An Alabama elementary school student away from ...
Connoquenessing Township supervisors vote 2-1 to submit Act 537 Sewage Plan
EVANS CITY— Borough officials took several steps toward improving infrastructure during a monthly meeting on Monday, July 7.
The first of those was the approval of a cont...
CHICORA — An attorney representing a Fenelton man argued Tuesday, July 8, that his client, who is accused of rape, should see charges withdrawn because there was no testi...
Cranberry Township is planning to defend decisions by its zoning hearing board denying variances for two proposed electronic billboards in the vicinity of the busy Route ...
One person was taken to Butler Memorial Hospital, and two others were injured following a Saturday morning, July 5, crash at the intersection of Route 8 and McCalmont Roa...
One person was injured when their vehicle crashed into a sedan and speed limit sign before traveling up an embankment and rolling over in a Thursday, July 3, crash on Rou...
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday, July 8, that Double Road, located in Butler and Connoquenessing townships, will be closed July 14 thro...
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
Adams Twp
July 1 — Kenneth E. Hores Jr., 60, of Valencia, was charged with two mis...
This is the first in a series of articles reflecting on the assassination attempt that happened in Butler County on July 13, 2024. More stories about the event that s...
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which ended Saturday.
Nigerian Dwarf
Doe Kid 0-4 Months, Katie Ludwik, Emlenton
Doe 12-24 Months Not In M...
The following are first-place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which ran through Saturday.
Goats
Sunday, Kinley Rome, Butler
Monday, Brycan Thomas, Cabot
Tuesday, K...
The political realignment has come for economics. At least since the days of Friedrich Hayek and John Maynard Keynes in the last century, the divide i...
The wisest among us realize that what we normally think of as opposites are also associates. There’s life and death, joy and pain, fulfillment and abs...
As writers, finding true inspiration can be hard.
That’s why we applaud the Writers on the Prairie program. About to be held at the Jennings Environme...
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which ran through Saturday.
VEGETABLES
Asparagus, Bryan Hoover, Punxsutawney
Beans — D...
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which ran through Saturday.
JUNIOR DAIRY
Dairy Champions
Supreme Champion Cow, Lydia K...
The following are first place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which ran through Saturday.
Champions
Grand Champion Showman, Brinley George, Butler
R...
The following are first-place winners from the Big Butler Fair, which ran through Saturday.
Border Leicester
Ram Lamb Under 1 Year, Willem Meiser, But...
Independence Day always brings a few core patriotic figures to mind.
The first is George Washington. I would argue he was the coolest president: a war hero who could nev...
PHILADELPHIA — Rapper LL Cool J and R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan did not perform at a Fourth of July festival in Philadelphia in support of a strike by nearly 10,000 city ...
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Julian McMahon, an Australia-born actor who performed in two “Fantastic Four” films and appeared in TV shows such as “Charmed," “Nip/Tuck” and “Pr...
LONDON — Hard-rock royalty and some 40,000 fans gathered for an ear-splitting tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at what the heavy metal icon says was his last-ever live performanc...
CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Oasis ended a 16-year hiatus on Friday with a punchy, powerful trip through one of Britpop's greatest songbooks, kicking off a reunion tour in Card...
Dinosaur fatigue may be a theme in “Jurassic World Rebirth,” but moviegoing audiences don’t seem to have that reservation. The newest installment in the “Jurassic World”...
Kitchens are no longer a simple cooking space. They’ve transformed into the heart of most American homes as a preferred gathering place for family and friends. However, w...
Bees make up the largest portion of pollinator species in North America and are important to the pollination of food crops as well as flowers.
When most people hear abou...
Anyone who owns a dog is familiar with the damage they can inflict on lawns. They dig holes, wear paths and burn the grass. Here are recommendations for maintaining a law...
Perennials are a good beginner option for new gardeners, as they are able to regenerate themselves spring after spring, season after season.
The Butler Garden Club uses p...
Every morning Irena Tkachenko starts her day the same way: by telephoning her relatives and friends in Ukraine to see if they are still OK.
Tkachenko,...
Three young Ukrainian families who escaped their war-torn hometown of Kharkov think the American holiday of Thanksgiving is a good time to say they ca...
CRANBERRY TWP — Huge, steaming pots of homemade food and endless carafes of coffee and tea sustain 11 adults and children seeking refuge at the crowde...
When it comes to helping those in need, Butler County residents have proven their generosity again and again by donating amounts large and small strai...
Two young Ukrainian families are relieved to be watching the deer and chipmunks frolic on their hosts’ Cranberry Township lawn, and not wondering wher...
HARRISBURG — In the coming years, Pennsylvania will receive more than $1 billion in federal funding to bring high-speed internet access to everyone in...
The Biden administration on Monday continued its push toward internet-for-all by 2030, announcing about $667 million in new grants and loans to build ...
STATE COLLEGE — Before Pennsylvania can spend an almost $1.2 billion windfall of federal funding for high-speed internet, it must figure out how to us...
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
CRANBERRY TWP — Pennsylvania is set to get a piece of $42.5 billion in federal money to help expand broadband internet access to underserved areas.
On...
