Last week, Butler County commissioners voted unanimously to opt out of new state legislation that would force some people with mental illnesses to be treated on an outpa...
In classrooms around Butler County, no matter the grade level, students are spending more time getting hands-on instruction in the STEAM disciplines. Lessons focused on ...
The Butler Zoning Hearing Board did the right thing this week when it approved a special exemption allowing Robin’s Home to provide transitional housing for women milita...
Don’t overlook the significance of what police Detective John Johnson said during a recent court hearing about drug “host houses.”
Testifying during a March 12 court hea...
As of July 1, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) will make all state prisons tobacco-free. Butler County has long been ahead of the curve on this issue.
Jo...
It’s the robocall no parent ever wants to answer.
It’s also the robocall no school administrator ever wants to consider, let alone make.
On Friday, parents and guardians...
If your only tool is a hammer, every problem becomes a nail, Abraham Maslow wrote in his 1966 book, “The Psychology of Science.” The wry axiom became known as Maslow’s H...
Don’t Knoch it until you try it.
David Foley, superintendent of the South Butler School District, told the school board this week that he wants to initiate forward-think...
Although less than a half square mile in size, the borough of Valencia has not been immune to the growth in Butler County over the past decade.
Next week, officials will...
Lawyers for state Rep. Brian Ellis broke a month-and-a-half-long silence this week regarding a sexual assault accusation against the lawmaker that surfaced in a Jan. 24 ...
