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KARNS CITY — Karns City Area School District moved another step closer to razing the former Sugarcreek Elementary School building as bids were opened and are now under co...
January 08, 2026 Local News
On the local, statewide and national fronts, education has made the headlines repeatedly in 2025. In Butler County, nine school districts have seen a mix of changes in c...
January 02, 2026 Local News
Slippery Rock University’s performing arts center was recently given a recognition from the American Institute of Architects. The performing arts center was awarded a ce...
December 31, 2025 Local News
Two Seneca Valley School District students were recognized by Gov. Josh Shapiro and first lady Lori Shapiro for “exceptional commitment to community service.” Kelsey Sch...
December 27, 2025 Local News
Funds to create 125 one-time scholarships next fall to attract students
December 20, 2025 Local News
Property owner expresses desire to purchase instead Karns City Area School District is preparing to demolish the former Sugarcreek Elementary School next year for new ath...
December 20, 2025 Local News
Students at McQuistion Elementary School got into the holiday spirit Thursday, Dec. 18. More than 80 first-grade students participated in making “gingerbread” houses out ...
December 19, 2025 Local News
Just one day after Dassa McKinney Elementary School in Moniteau School District moved to remote learning due to mechanical and water issues, district officials reported t...
December 18, 2025 Local News
Charges against a former Penn Christian Academy teacher were held for court at a preliminary hearing held Monday, Dec. 15, in Harmar Township. Sean M. Dicer, 53, of Brack...
December 17, 2025 Pennsylvania News
Slippery Rock University has recently made efforts to promote an educational path with high career demand nationally and abroad: aviation. SRU said in a university news ...
December 17, 2025 Local News
Savannah Kerns, an 11-year-old sixth-grader, struggles with social anxiety. Crowds overwhelm her. “I feel like if I get something wrong, people laugh at me,” she said. K...
December 15, 2025 Pennsylvania News
The following Butler County schools are operating on adjusted schedules for Monday, Dec. 15, 2025: Butler Area School District - School Closed Freeport Area School Dist...
December 14, 2025 Local News
Knoch, Bernstine joined lawsuit over new definition
December 10, 2025 Crime & Courts
Butler County Community College heads into 2026 without having to worry about contract negotiations with faculty members. The community college’s board of trustees appro...
December 10, 2025 Local News
Butler County school officials have long taken issue with how their districts’ tax dollars were bring directed away to cyber charter schools in large quantities. Now, th...
December 05, 2025 Local News
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