SLIPPERY ROCK — When he first arrived at Slippery Rock University from his home near Odessa, Texas, Elijah Calzada became integrated into campus life in part thanks to hi...
Samantha Drohan began her experience with Kindermusik in the late 1990s when her first child participated in classes. After the teacher retired and Drohan had her second ...
“There’s that funny quote, ‘Everything that I ever needed to learn, I learned in kindergarten,’” said Matt Martinez, principal of Northwest Elementary School in the Butle...
Strong reading comprehension skills are one of the foundations of a successful academic career. According to the Institute of Reading Development, students with strong re...
Drop Dead Deals in Harrisville is offering photo sessions with pets to raise money for the Sunshine Farm Cat Rescue.
People can take their dogs from noon to 3 p.m. Feb. 1...
Chocolates, roses, fine jewelry, candlelit dinners — it all adds up. Yet these pricey indulgences aren't the only ways to show that special someone you care, and when it ...
The North Country Trail Association’s Butler County chapter invites anyone who loves nature and the outdoors to join a hike at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 11.
The excursion w...
When Charles and Margaret Fryman were wed on July 19, 1939, they didn’t know they were about to build a foundation of love and faith that would last through the next thre...
Romantic gestures come in many forms, whether it’s making history for an East Butler restaurant or surprising a fiancée and a horror TV show star at the same time.
Nicole...
As technology has advanced, so have scammers and their tactics for stealing people’s money. The newest form of financial theft — cryptocurrency.
“Frauds and scams are cer...
With a free SilverSneakers membership, seniors can get out, get moving and improve their social lives. With a whole schedule devoted to the program, the plan is the secon...
A program for seniors in Butler County is helping them become safer drivers by offering instruction and adaptations for conditions that otherwise may hinder their ability...
BOSTON — Evena Joseph was unaware how much her 10-year-old son was struggling in school. She found out only with help from somebody who knows the Boston school system bet...
Grove City College is a highly distinctive, nationally ranked comprehensive Christian liberal arts college that equips students to pursue their unique callings through a ...
The “winter blues” might be more than just blues, it could be seasonal depression, which is also known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD.
According to Mental Health ...
“If you think about it, mentally, you have to be taking care of yourself in order to work on the physical piece,” said Rich Blews, the peer support manager and housing en...
For as long as she can remember, Heidi Nicholls Bowser, the membership and healthy living director at the Butler YMCA, has noticed that the No. 1 New Year’s resolution ha...
The new year brings renewal, change and innovation, and that rings true for engagement rings.
“So many more people want custom-made; they don’t want cookie-cutter jewelry...
Wedding planning is a unique experience unlike any endeavor most couples will ever encounter. Much effort goes into planning a wedding, and that includes building a budge...
Every morning Irena Tkachenko starts her day the same way: by telephoning her relatives and friends in Ukraine to see if they are still OK.
Tkachenko, her husband, and tw...
Three young Ukrainian families who escaped their war-torn hometown of Kharkov think the American holiday of Thanksgiving is a good time to say they cannot find the words ...
CRANBERRY TWP — Huge, steaming pots of homemade food and endless carafes of coffee and tea sustain 11 adults and children seeking refuge at the crowded Ehrman Farms home ...
When it comes to helping those in need, Butler County residents have proven their generosity again and again by donating amounts large and small straight from the heart.
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Two young Ukrainian families are relieved to be watching the deer and chipmunks frolic on their hosts’ Cranberry Township lawn, and not wondering where the next bomb will...
According to Data USA, in 2020, the median age of the nearly 188,000 people living in Butler County was 43.4 years, with the median age getting older each passing year.
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It may be a park, a junk ordinance or top notch snow removal, but all municipalities in Butler County try to provide the things residents want and need.
In Adams Township...
Jessica and Ben Brewster moved to Saxonburg in 2018 to provide a simpler life for themselves and their daughter, Ella, 12, and they haven’t regretted the decision for a s...
Butler County’s net population growth of 510 people from April 2020 to July 2021 was one of the largest percentage-wise and one of only two counties to experience growth ...
If you don’t keep up you’ll fall behind.
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry Center for Workforce Information & Analysis, the health care and soc...
City of Butler
Mailing address and municipal building: 140 W. North St., Butler, PA 16001
Telephone: 724-285-4124
Fax: 724-285-6880
Email: info.cob@cityofbutler.org
Websi...
Butler Transit Authority
The authority has a total of 12 buses, seven of which operate four routes primarily in Butler and Butler Township and parts of Center and Summit ...
These participants recently placed first in competition at the Butler Farm Show. The show concluded on Saturday.
DEPARTMENT 1 - HORSES
Section 3 - REGISTERED PE...
These participants recently placed first in competition at the Butler Farm Show. The show concluded on Saturday.
DEPARTMENT 2 - DAIRY
Section 1 - AYRSHIRE
Clas...
DEPARTMENT 9 - RABBITS
Section 1 - RABBIT BREEDS
Class 1015 - AMERICAN BLUE/Jr. BUCK, Robert Bittner, Evans City
Class 1016 - AMERICAN BLUE/Jr. DOE, Jinnie-Ann ...
