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Evans City officials approved a balanced 2025 budget totaling $1,041,533 at a meeting earlier this month, a $180,000 increase compared to the 2024 edition of the budget d...
December 11, 2024
Local News
The House Task Force on the Attempted Assassination of Donald J. Trump issued 37 recommendations for the Secret Service, the Department of Homeland Security and Congress ...
December 11, 2024
Local News
A man charged with burglary, solicitation to commit murder and escape has asked a Butler County judge to consider appointing a new attorney to defend him in the three fel...
December 11, 2024
Crime & Courts
Gov. Josh Shapiro and Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt certified Pennsylvania’s results in the 2024 general election.
On Tuesday, Dec. 10, Shapiro signed the Cert...
December 11, 2024
Local News
December 11, 2024
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While Butler County shoppers may spot bell ringers outside some local stores this holiday season, there aren’t nearly enough, Salvation Army officials say.
The nonprofi...
December 10, 2024
Local News
Jubilee Ministries International, 14 E. Chartes St. in New Castle, is sponsoring a drive-through food giveaway on Dec. 21, which can serve up to 1,600 families.
Each fami...
December 10, 2024
Local News
Two troopers from the 171st class of cadets that recently graduated from the Pennsylvania State Police Academy have been assigned to the Butler barracks.
Logan M. Anderso...
December 10, 2024
Government
SEVEN FIELDS — Borough council approved a number of items during a brief meeting Monday, Dec. 9, including an increase to the 2025 water rates for residents and no change...
December 10, 2024
Local News
A jury trial will be held in late March or early April for a Butler man charged in the October 2023 fatal hit-and-run of a 15-year-old boy who was riding a bicycle in But...
December 09, 2024
Crime & Courts
Sports
Simone Sharpless grew up with a soccer ball at her foot, almost as soon as she could w...
As a sophomore in 2022, Tyler Prex played sparingly for Seneca Valley’s boys soccer team.
...
December 10, 2024
JACKSON TWP — Seneca Valley’s boys basketball team must feel like it’s been playing with o...
December 10, 2024
The Pitt Panthers, who have lost five straight to end the regular season, found out their ...
December 08, 2024
The 2024-25 PIHL season is in full swing around Butler County.
Seneca Valley sits in t...
December 04, 2024
Community
The Lutheran SeniorLife Passavant Community glowed with holiday cheer on Saturday, Dec. 7,...
Old Union Church is having its annual cookie sale this weekend, but orders are due soon.
T...
December 10, 2024
Callery leaders have set a new date for the official dedication of its veterans memorial, ...
December 10, 2024
With the holidays approaching, Cranberry Township is inviting residents to donate to the C...
December 07, 2024
The University of Mount Union’s annual Winter Festival takes place Friday and Saturday, De...
December 06, 2024
Special Sections
The holiday season offers a chance to spend time with family, friends and coworkers in a festive setting, with parties and gatherings galore. But how ...
December 05, 2024
Special Sections
The following live Nativity scenes are among those planned for the Butler County area this December:
Concordia Lutheran Ministries
Concordia will...
December 05, 2024
Special Sections
Ho, ho, hold the gift sets and lottery tickets when gift giving, instead seek gifts from local shops
Some gift-givers wrack their brains trying to come up with an idea for Grandpa or Aunt Susan during the holiday shopping season.
Others feel no pressu...
December 05, 2024
Special Sections
Happy holidays, everyone. Scoop, here, on the job, seeking out the season’s scuttlebutt, the Christmas controversies, if you will. I’m here at the Nor...
December 05, 2024
Special Sections
Jennifer Friel has taught first, second, fourth and fifth grades while at Butler Catholic School. Throughout the years, she has always had her student...
December 05, 2024
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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