Schools across Butler County should be commended for taking necessary steps this year to ensure the safety of their students. This past week, the Mars School District ap...
There have been lengthier ribbon-cutting ceremonies than the Butler County assessment appeals board action this week, but no ribbon-cutting rivals the impact of the reas...
Timing is everything. And some ideas are bad no matter when they are formulated.
Both maxims apply to a bill proposed by state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe. House Bill 286 aims t...
When driving around Cranberry Township, it might be hard to believe the community is lacking anything. From restaurants to hotels to stores, there is seemingly two (or t...
While commenting on the nation’s college admissions scandal, television personality Dr. Phil McGraw — of “Dr. Phil” fame — created a local scandal of his own by besmirch...
Security is a rudiment of any society. It’s why there are few things more important to fund than our police departments. In recent years, some county departments have me...
There’s this story about a doting young husband who tears himself away from his hectic job on the road and hustles home to witness the birth of his first child — only to...
For every bit of good news, there’s often bad news to accompany it. In this case, the good news came last month in the form of a report by the Butler County Coroner’s Of...
Public service is often a thankless job.
The time committed by those serving on borough councils, school boards, planning commissions and other public entities can be se...
While drunk drivers are still the most dangerous category of people on the road — in 2017, a total of 293 people died during incidents that involved drinking and driving...
