Rezoning sought for housing plan
BUFFALO TWP — A large residential development may be coming to the township, but a zoning change will have to happen first.
The Allen fam...
Kunert to leave in the spring
Bill Kunert, CEO of the Butler YMCA, will retire this spring.
“It’s personal in terms of why,” Kunert of his retiring. He wants to spend mor...
FAIRVIEW TWP — A township man was arraigned Tuesday in Ohio for multiple charges of rape.
George T. Martin, 63, was charged by the Mahoning County Sheriff on nine counts...
7-year-old was under his care
JEFFERSON TWP — State police Monday arrested a township man accused of punching and choking his 7-year-old stepson.
Rickey J. Powell, 40, wa...
Owner cared for pets but became ill
PITTSBURGH — More than six dozen rabbits are in need of new homes after they were rescued Monday from a residence in Mercer County.
Pi...
Citizens spring into action after cry for help
Butler police praised several good Samaritans who chased down and subdued a knife-wielding purse snatcher Sunday night.
One...
Parking board dissolves tonight
The city is looking at dissolving its parking authority and replacing the board with a paid manager.
But the annual wage for the new part-...
SLIPPERY ROCK — No person in the history of the State System of Higher Education has dedicated more years to teaching at one institution than Wilma Cavill.
Cavill, who t...
Weekends bring out visitors
FRANKLIN TWP — The large Christmas light show at the Big Butler Fairgrounds brought in a lot of visitors during the weekend, which brought lon...
Man wanted on forgery charges
This was no routine police matter.
It was not a “knock and talk” visit.
That five troopers showed up at Cynthia S. Noland’s Butler apartmen...
