A renowned national organization that assists seniors is celebrating 50 years of service in Butler this year. Those involved in Butler’s Meals on Wheels program should b...
Nearly 20 years ago now — long, long before counselors, communities and Congress coined catchy phrases for the nation’s heroin crisis — I reported from the front lines o...
A proposal to scrap snow days in exchange for flexible instructional days (FIDs) that allow students to work from home is gaining support from educators and students, al...
Some of my fondest memories from childhood center around my days as a Girl Scout.
More to the point, some of my greatest life lessons came not from a classroom, but from...
Although some disagreement on monetary amount is sure to ensue, it was encouraging to see this week that the state’s Senate majority leader appeared open to having a dis...
The state’s Department of Human Services has released a report on child abuse that shows the state has a long way to go toward keeping Pennsylvania youths safe.
A total ...
Moraine State Park.
Western Pennsylvania “Hidden Gem” welcomes more than two million visitors annually to the 16,725-acre park.
They come from close by. They travel fro...
Butler County students deserve praise for beating state averages on SAT scores, but a few local school districts also get a nod for their approach to the test.
According...
An arrest in Butler this week drives home the point that one should be careful when getting together with people one meets online.
Butler police arrested a 22-year-old M...
There’s an uproar this week in the sleepy, all-but dead village of Linden in rural western Alabama, where the owner of the weekly newspaper published an editorial recomm...
