With its rich deposits of coal and iron ore and access to river transportation, Western Pennsylvania became the birthplace of the American steel industry. It also became ...
Oakland Township, named after the abundance of oak trees found within it’s boundaries, didn’t exist until 1854 when it was carved out of Donegal and Butler townships, acc...
West Sunbury is a small town that had some big dreams. Although at one time considered the smallest borough in the state, it had hopes it would become the county seat ins...
It began in 1894 in one room on a block shared with stables and a fishmonger’s shop.
In its 131-year history, the Butler Area Public Library has undergone moves, renovat...
March’s sudden snowfalls and overnight freezes shouldn’t discourage homeowners from preparing their flower and vegetable gardens and lawns for planting later this spring....
For years, visitors to the old VA Medical Center, 325 New Castle Road, were greeted by volunteer Abie Abraham, of Renfrew, as he worked at the outpatient entrance informa...
The beginning of the year is a time many try to begin eating healthier.
Breanna Perkins, nutrition health liaison for the Food Institute & Lifestyle Coaching Program thro...
You’ve got to walk before you can run. That’s the advice Jamie Knauff, the aquatic and program director at the Butler YMCA, 339 N. Washington St., has for people who are ...
WORTH TWP — Work has begun on the Moraine State Park bike rental building more than two years after it was damaged in a fire blamed on a lightning strike.
Dustin Drew, th...
GIBSONIA — A 20-degree temperature and a wind chill of 0 couldn’t keep volunteers away from Al’s Bike Drive on Thursday morning, Dec. 5.
Nearly 90 people, some decked out...
