Ombudsman guards rights of residents
Although a growing number of senior citizens live in nursing and personal care homes in Butler County, many are unaware of the resour...
FREEPORT — The Freeport School District's spring musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" will be performed at 7:30 p.m. April 6 through 8 at the senio...
Man builds better sleds for blocking
A former football player and a youth coach, Todd Shingleton of Brady Township always hated the blocking sleds used in practice, which...
CHERRY TWP — Moniteau High School will be the host of the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association junior high/middle school band festival Friday.
Students from 28 schoo...
As I cleaned our home last Saturday in preparation for overnight guests, my husband observed: "I wonder what our house would look like if we never got any company."
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Paperwork gives protection for 20 years
Although the thought of striking it rich invites many inventors to patent their ideas, the process is costly, frustrating and usua...
Jumping rope raises money
OAKLANDTWP — Students at Oakland Elementary Schooljumped at the chance Monday to give more money to the school they adopted after Hurricane Katr...
Device guards garage sensor
For Ray Saeler of Oakland Township, it was a sloppy mistake in the way he designed his garage that led to his "why-didn't-I-think-of-it" inven...
Cranberry woman's creation meets canine owners' needs
One summer, while sitting on her front porch in Cranberry Township, Pauline Grodecki once again observed her dog-wal...
Inventors ask 'Why not?'
Far from the glamour of Silicon Valley and nearly 200 miles from the birthplace of Thomas Edison, ordinary people of modest means have turned out...
