James Kennedy’s departure from the Butler County Board of Commissioners on Friday will be a loss to the county. He has provided solid service during his 15 years of help...
Act 47, Pennsylvania’s financially distressed cities law, has been rejected up to now by Butler city officials, despite the city’s worsening money situation and the poss...
This year’s contract talks with employees might be the most important in Butler’s history.
With the city facing the possibility of bankruptcy in two or three years, what...
As negotiations in Washington to raise the nation’s debt ceiling head down to the wire, it’s mostly political gamesmanship that the public is seeing. The debt limit dead...
Chicora Medical Center deserves praise for its generous offer of space so library services can continue for communities in that area, now that the Butler County Federate...
The 2011-12 Pennsylvania budget will not impose as big of a hit on public school districts as Gov. Tom Corbett requested in his budget proposal unveiled in March.
Still,...
For most communities, eliminating or scaling back July 4 celebrations would be among the farthest things from their mind. After all, for this country, July 4 isn’t just ...
For Americans worrying about the negative implications of Congress failing to reach agreement on raising the nation’s debt ceiling, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey’s comments at th...
The $5 million tax-anticipation note that the Seneca Valley School Board approved on June 20 by a split vote might be looked upon by some taxpayers as a harbinger of ter...
A number of businesses on Main Street in downtown Butler have been getting a face-lift in recent weeks, and hopefully people who visit them will compliment the merchants...
