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Local middle school student flourishing in FIRST LEGO League
Benjamin Feath’s passion for robotics has afforded him a wealth of learning opportunities and a great deal of success. The seventh-grader from Ryan Gloyer Middl...
Mars borough tables quote for water line replacement
Mars Borough Council opted to table a quote from KLH Engineers in the amount of $72,350 for a water line replacement along Crowe Avenue at a meeting Monday, Feb...
Open mic a fundraiser for autism-support agency
Band Together Pittsburgh, an autism-support organization, is hosting an open mic event on Sunday, Feb. 23, as a fundraiser for its programs. The event will take...
How Seneca Valley’s Ali Waters flipped her way from gymnast to WPIAL diving championship contender
Plunging off a diving board reminds Ali Waters of a life in the not-too-distant past. The Seneca Valley junior has only been diving for a year and a half, yet s...
Butler County Prison losing inmate phone commission due to FCC rule
Butler County Prison is losing the $30,000 a month average commission it receives from its inmate communications contractor due to a federal regulation aimed at...
Local middle school student flourishing in FIRST LEGO League
Local middle school st...
Mars borough tables quote for water line replacement
Mars borough tables qu...
Open mic a fundraiser for autism-support agency
Open mic a fundraiser ...
How Seneca Valley’s Ali Waters flipped her way from gymnast to WPIAL diving cham...
How Seneca Valley’s Al...
Butler County Prison losing inmate phone commission due to FCC rule
Butler County Prison l...
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A Vermont woman was arrested Feb. 8 at Grove City College after police said she posted a threat about possibly shooting up a school. Grove City police arrested Ellen I. O...
February 19, 2025 Crime & Courts
The Friends of the Mars Area Public Library will have a book sale in April to benefit the library. The sale will take place from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3; f...
February 19, 2025 Local News
The Evans City Historical Society will present a talk about Massey Harbison, one of Western Pennsylvania’s most famous women, on Monday, Feb. 24. The talk begins at 7 p.m...
February 19, 2025 Local News
Pennsylvania state Rep. Aaron Bernstine, R-8th, has been appointed chairman of the Subcommittee on Workers Compensation and Worker Protection. The subcommittee focuses on...
February 19, 2025 Pennsylvania News
Members of Lutheran aid groups are voicing concern that Elon Musk may push for cuts to Lutheran Life Services nationwide, potentially threatening vital community programs...
February 18, 2025 Local News
Local News
If police could use only one word to describe working on the missing persons case of Cherrie Mahan, it would be “frustrating.” State police Cpl. Max DeLuca, who has worke...
February 18, 2025 Local News
Gasoline prices have ticked up as the annual springtime increase in demand approaches and refineries begin switching production to summer-blend fuel. The average price in...
February 18, 2025 Energy
Butler County is under a cold weather advisory from the National Weather Service, which took effect at 10 p.m. Monday night and lasts until 10 a.m. Tuesday morning, Feb. ...
February 17, 2025 Local News
The following Butler County school is operating on a adjusted schedule for Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025: Alleghney - Clarion Valley School District- 2 Hour Delay Freeport Are...
February 17, 2025 Education
UPDATE: The missing woman was found Tuesday, Feb. 18, according to state police. State police are requesting information about a woman last seen around 3 a.m. Thursday, ...
February 17, 2025 Local News
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Sports
SOUTH FAYETTE TWP — Regional conflict doesn’t usually have a lot to do with basketball. It...
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Seneca Valley's football team was winning early in the 1989 season, but the offense needed...
February 16, 2025
WEXFORD — Last year, Braylee Ireland missed out on competing in the WPIAL Girls Wrestling ...
February 15, 2025
O’HARA TWP — The good thing about the early portions of the wrestling postseason is one mi...
February 15, 2025
SHALER TWP — The right game plan goes a long way in laying the foundation for an upset. Ma...
February 14, 2025
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Community
CRANBERRY TWP — The Rose E. Schneider Family YMCA was set aside on Sunday morning, Feb. 16...
 
ZELIENOPLE — Looking at the house at 330 E. Spring St. wouldn’t immediately give off the i...
February 13, 2025
Valencia Presbyterian Church, Mars United Presbyterian Church and St. John Lutheran Church...
February 12, 2025
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Mars, Slippery Rock, Mo...
February 08, 2025
Five long-term canine residents of the Butler County Humane Society shelter will try to wi...
February 07, 2025
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Special Sections
Birth/death certificates Certifications of birth and death records can be obtained for Butler County residents between 1893 and 1905 from the Registe...
January 29, 2025 Special Sections
∎ Butler Area Public Library Hours: Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed Sunday...
January 29, 2025 Special Sections
February Winterfest, Moraine State Park, Feb. 8 Butler Carved in Ice, Diamond Park, Butler, Feb. 21-22 Cherry Pie Hike, Jennings Environmental Center,...
January 29, 2025 Special Sections
Butler Art Center operated by the Associated Artists of Butler County Mailing address: P.O. Box 245, Butler, PA 16003 Address: 344 S. Mai...
January 29, 2025 Special Sections
The American Austin Car Company was founded in 1929 but lasted less than five years before filing for bankruptcy in 1934. In 1935, the American Banta...
January 29, 2025 Special Sections
Digital Divide
HARRISBURG — In the coming years, Pennsylvania will receive more than $1 billion in federal funding to bring high-speed internet access to everyone in...
August 30, 2023 Pennsylvania News
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
February 27, 2023 Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — Pennsylvania is set to get a piece of $42.5 billion in federal money to help expand broadband internet access to underserved areas. On...
February 17, 2023 Business
The state of broadband across a 10-county region in southwestern Pennsylvania, including Butler County, will be the topic of an event Thursday in Cran...
February 11, 2023 Local News
Part-time wedding photographer Margie Mackrell needs hours to upload wedding photos at her Muddy Creek Township home, an assignment that, by contrast,...
February 09, 2023 Local News

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