JACKSON TWP — In unanimous votes during a meeting on Thursday, Feb. 20, supervisors pushed forward plans for two new residential developments that are on the pa...
JACKSON TWP — Supervisors approved the acquisition of a 9-acre property from the Jackson Ridge Homeowners Association, setting the stage for what could be the t...
Passavant Retirement Community residents Nancy Smith, Bob Spirk and John Stoyle are staying active this winter with exercise specialist Chad Ifft’s Winter Bootc...
JACKSON TWP — Supervisors unanimously voted to reject an ordinance amendment related to oil and gas well sites during a meeting on Thursday, Feb. 20.
The disapp...
This article is part of a series, called Civics & Civility, focused on explaining how government works and encouraging dialogue and understanding among Butler County ...
Cranberry’s Farmer’s Market is being renamed the Cranberry Town Square Market and will now be held on the recently completed Armstrong Great Lawn, according to a township...
Lily Ansell intends to study psychology in college in the fall after she graduates from Seneca Valley High School, but her plans include remaining active in agriculture a...
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said a water line relocation project will begin Wednesday, Feb. 26, as part of the Franklin Road Corridor Improvement projec...
An elderly man and woman were taken to hospitals following a two-vehicle head-on crash around 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, in Cranberry Township.
One person was transferre...
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. 17.
Mar...
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 Middle School h...
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...
Pennsylvania state Rep. Aaron Bernstine, R-8th, has been appointed chairman of the Subcommittee on Workers Compensation and Worker Protection.
The subcommittee focuses on...
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...
Five long-term canine residents of the Butler County Humane Society shelter will try to win the hearts of the public — and win some funds for the Huma...
Birth/death certificates
Certifications of birth and death records can be obtained for Butler County residents between 1893 and 1905 from the Registe...
February
Winterfest, Moraine State Park, Feb. 8
Butler Carved in Ice, Diamond Park, Butler, Feb. 21-22
Cherry Pie Hike, Jennings Environmental Center,...
HARRISBURG — In the coming years, Pennsylvania will receive more than $1 billion in federal funding to bring high-speed internet access to everyone in...
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
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...
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...
Part-time wedding photographer Margie Mackrell needs hours to upload wedding photos at her Muddy Creek Township home, an assignment that, by contrast,...