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Victims’ mother objects to 60-day jail sentence in abuse case

The mother of two adopted girls objected Tuesday, June 13, in Butler County Common Pleas Court to a 60-day jail sentence given to a man who pleaded guilty to sexually abu...

June 14, 2023 Crime & Courts

Local girl’s murder in 1960s detailed in book

State police troopers have a unique way of looking at the local landscape, and Dan McKnight, Troop D, retired, is no different. “A police officer knows the county by bodi...

June 14, 2023 Community

Meadville man stayed in ambulance near campus while pursuing RN degree

Joseph V. Geiser, a 33-year-old Crawford County resident, stayed in his midsize sedan – and more recently, his roomier ambulance – while pursuing an associate degree in B...

June 14, 2023 Local News

5K event will remember Air Force captain, raise funds for Stop Soldier Suicide

ZELIENOPLE — The next Christopher Hulbert Memorial 5K was announced for Nov. 11 as a way to remember a former U.S. Air Force captain who died of suicide after suffering f...

June 14, 2023 Local News

Mars Area OKs final budget with 4.15 mill increase

ADAMS TWP — Mars Area School Board approved the district’s final 2023-24 budget Tuesday, June 13, including a 4.15-mill real estate tax increase. “For the final budget, n...

June 14, 2023 Education

Multiple fire departments warn of T-shirt scam

Multiple volunteer fire departments in Butler County are warning residents not to fall for a phishing scam that is making the rounds. Some residents have received unsolic...

June 14, 2023 Crime & Courts

Concord Township to resurface 7 roads

CONCORD TWP — Residents can expect resurfacing to start by mid-July on Beach, Boosel, Cartwright, Harper, Redbud, Troutman and Weiland roads, township supervisors said at...

June 14, 2023 Government

Families remember men killed in Sunday motorcycle crash

The families of two men killed in a motorcycle accident Sunday, June 11, reflected on the legacies each left behind as kind, compassionate people. Zachary McGregor, 32, ...

June 14, 2023 Local News

PennDOT driver’s license, photo centers closed for Juneteenth

All Pennsylvania Department of Transportation driver's license and photo centers, including its full-service center in Harrisburg, will be closed Saturday, June 17, throu...

June 14, 2023 Local News

Recreation program takes Butler Township by storm

The Butler Township Recreational Program opened for the first time in 10 years on June 15, 1970, providing entertainment and activities for children ages 5 to 12. There w...

June 14, 2023 Local News

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