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Chicken, turkey farmers struggle to keep birds safe from flu

DES MOINES, Iowa — Nearly 7 million chickens and turkeys in 13 states have been killed this year due to avian influenza, prompting officials and farmers to acknowledge th...

March 16, 2022 Health

$15 per hour for Seven Fields lifeguards

SEVEN FIELDS — Lifeguards at Town Park Pool are set to make $15 an hour this summer. If the pool opens. Borough council Monday approved a pay rate of $15 an hour for life...

March 16, 2022 Local News

Seven Fields takes next step in flood mitigation efforts

SEVEN FIELDS — Yet another municipality has joined an effort aimed at reducing the impact of flooding in the lower Connoquenessing watershed. Seven Fields Borough Council...

March 16, 2022 Local News

Traffic lanes to shift near Balls Bend

Traffic lanes near the Route 8 and Park Road intersections on Route 228 in Middlesex will change beginning March 22 due to continued work on the Balls Bend Safety Improve...

March 16, 2022 Local News

Historic Preservation Office seeking historical sites

The Pennsylvania State Historic Preservation Office, a bureau of the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, is asking residents of Butler County and 20 other counti...

March 16, 2022 Local News

Tri-County Health Care Industry Partnership offering $1,000 to studying nurses

The Tri-County Health Care Industry Partnership is giving out up to 10 $1,000 awards to health care workers enrolled in BSN, RN and LPN programs. The awards are availabl...

March 16, 2022 Local News

Harmony Museum bestows Heritage Award to Old Stone House Region AACA

The Harmony Museum has named the Old Stone House Region Antique Auto Club of America as this year’s recipient of its Heritage Award, and announced the winners of its Heri...

March 16, 2022 Local News

Bond denied: An accused rapist has been brought back to Butler

An accused rapist who has been on the run for more than a month was arraigned Tuesday before a Butler County judge. William H. Hess Jr., 34, of Brady Township, is charged...

March 16, 2022 Crime & Courts

Prison board approves inmate contract with Potter County

The Butler County Prison Board on Tuesday approved a contract to accept inmates from the Potter County Jail. The contract with Potter County is the sixth for housing out-...

March 16, 2022 Local News

ACMH nurses on strike

Union plans 5-day walkout

After months of stalled negotiations on a labor agreement contract, 220 nurses at ACMH Hospital in Kittanning walked out Sunday morning with picket signs for the first of...

March 15, 2022 Local News

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