Despite concern from a Lancaster Township supervisor and residents at a Monday, May 17, meeting, a new 124-unit townhouse development was approved to be located along Per...
Wednesday’s unveiling of a historic trail marker commemorating Gen. Marquis de Lafayette’s contributions in the American Revolution and his 1825 visit to Butler County ha...
As costs continue to rise in the ambulance service business, Karns City Regional Ambulance Service president Mark Lauer recently called together leaders from several nort...
The Butler County Commissioners are unveiling a trail marker commemorating Gen. Marquis de Lafayette’s contributions in the American Revolution and his visit to the count...
BUFFALO TWP — The Municipal Authority of Buffalo Township, which provides the township with public water and sewage, was given the green light to begin work on a capacity...
The Butler County prison board is replacing the prison’s three original, 17-year-old laundry dryers.
Warden Beau Sneddon said $80,000 was placed in this year’s capital bu...
A familiar face was sworn in as a Seven Fields council member during the monthly meeting on Monday, May 11.
Jennifer Sikora was appointed to fill the vacancy of Morgan Ha...
PORTERSVILLE — Borough Councilman Dave Marcyjanik said Portersville has just begun the process of seeking interested candidates for the borough’s next mayor, who will suc...
A Butler County Common Pleas Court judge said she will issue a ruling next week on the county’s appeal of a state Office of Open Records determination that the county mus...
Lancaster Township’s five-member planning commission approved final development plans for the Paige Place residential development Tuesday, April 28.
The plans now move t...
Raising the state minimum wage could be the right decision, if “done wisely,” the president of the Pittsburgh North Regional Chamber said in a recent interview about a pr...
Residents of Mars and Adams Township will get a third chance to voice their thoughts on the proposed merger of the two municipalities during a joint public hearing at Twe...
Butler County’s delegation to the Pennsylvania House is in total agreement: a proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2029 is misguided.
All four local representativ...
Maria Malloy was appointed as the new director of human resources for Butler County.
Malloy has been with the county in some capacity since 1995, holding positions in the...
More than $3 million in rehabilitation work on five structurally deficient bridges in Jefferson and Penn townships could begin next year.
The Butler County commissioners ...
The Butler County prison board Tuesday approved an amendment to the inmate phone system contract reflecting federally mandated lower rates for inmates and a lower commiss...
MIDDLESEX TWP — Fulfilling a promise it made to residents a year ago, township supervisors signed a memorandum of understanding outlining their intention to acquire, trai...
Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Thursday the state is investing more than $10.2 million to purchase development rights for 2,645 acres on 31 farms in 20 counties, including o...
Butler County commissioners awarded $81,030 in local park renovation grants to a dozen municipalities for various projects.
The grants were announced at a Wednesday, Apri...
The Butler County commissioners will review the county’s liability insurance after learning its current coverage soon may not cover claims arising from situations where s...
BUFFALO TWP — The township’s board of supervisors approved a five-year contract for public safety technology company Axon to provide body cameras, in-car cameras and upda...
A special election will be held Aug. 18 to replace former state Rep. Stephenie Scialabba, R-12th, following her resignation.
House Speaker Joanna McClinton signed a writ...
MARS — Borough council announced it has opted for the Rave Alert system from Motorola as its new municipal emergency alert notification system at a council meeting on Mon...
Adams Township and Mars are not the first pair of municipalities in Butler County to have considered joining forces.
In November 2010, a referendum on a potential merger...
A 7 Brew drive-through coffee house and an America’s Tire are making plans to open shops in Cranberry Township.
Developers for both projects are scheduled to make their p...
The Butler County commissioners on Wednesday, March 25, modified Community Development Block Grant funding for projects in three townships.
In Jackson Township, $57,460 i...
Initiative part of federally funded program
Butler County commissioners voted Wednesday, March 25, to work with Lawrence County on a federally funded program aimed at pro...
State Rep. Marci Mustello, R-11th, will host her annual Farmers’ Breakfast on April 10, starting at 9:30 a.m. at American Legion Post 778 in Butler Township.
The event wi...
