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Butler County reminds citizens to properly dispose of their holiday trees

Areas throughout Butler County are providing options for reusing and recycling cut Christmas trees after the holidays. The Seneca Landfill Compost Site, 421 Hartmann Road...

December 22, 2023 Local News

Slippery Rock to vote on eliminating mayor’s salary

SLIPPERY ROCK — Discussion about eliminating Slippery Rock’s mayoral stipend continued at a council meeting Tuesday, Dec. 19. The most vocal advocate on borough council f...

December 22, 2023 Government

States are trashing troves of masks and pandemic gear as huge, costly stockpiles linger and expire

When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in an unprepared U.S., many states like Ohio scrambled for masks and other protective gear. Supplies were so limited in 2020 that ...

December 22, 2023 National News

NAMI Butler County plans recovery course for adults

NAMI Butler County will begin hosting weekly Peer to Peer mental health, wellness and recovery courses Jan. 18. The free eight-session course, which runs weekly through ...

December 22, 2023 Local News

Heart attacks more likely on holidays, including Christmas

Studies have shown that individuals are slightly more likely to have a heart attack around Christmas, but according to a cardiologist at Butler Memorial Hospital, people ...

December 22, 2023 Local News

Hospital staff prepares presents for patients

Butler Memorial Hospital workers to share Christmas morning with patients

December 22, 2023 Local News

Jackson Township approves 2024 budget, fire tax

New stop signs to be added

December 22, 2023 Local News

Mars Area school board seeking new board member

The Mars Area School District has 15 people interested in filling an open school board seat. The Mars Area school board received 16 letters of intent to fill an open pos...

December 21, 2023 Education

Rollover crash reported in Chicora

One person was transported to Butler Memorial Hospital with minor injuries following a three-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon, Dec. 21, along South Main Street in Chicora...

December 21, 2023 Local News

Butler pastor’s bail reduced at preliminary hearing Thursday

BUTLER TWP — Bail was lowered Thursday, Dec. 21, for a Butler pastor accused of sexually assaulting two underage girls. The bail for Herman C. Rushing Jr., 67, was reduce...

December 21, 2023 Crime & Courts

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