History will come alive from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 11 at Echoes of the Past at the Armstrong County Historical Museum, 300 N. McKean St., Kittanning.
Costumed military pe...
May 06, 2024
Community
The Caring for the Caregiver support group for those with a family member or friend living with dementia will meet from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 9, at the South Butler C...
May 06, 2024
Community
The 35 photos submitted for the Shutterbug Showdown photo competition at the Zelienople Area Public Library are available for public view at the library during regular ho...
May 04, 2024
Community
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Mars, Slippery Rock, Mount Chestnut and Winfield Township will serve the following menus this week.
Lun...
May 04, 2024
Senior
Mikayla Tillery, a 2020 Seneca Valley Senior High School graduate, has been named a recipient of the 2024 Truman Scholarship for her commitment to housing and energy just...
May 04, 2024
Community
ADAMS TWP — The building at 145 Grand Ave. in Mars currently houses a NexTier Bank branch. In a few years, that address may be the new home of the Mars Area Public Librar...
May 02, 2024
Government
In its most recent church bulletin, St. John Lutheran Church in Mars warned its parishioners to steer clear of a phone scam intended to impersonate its pastor.
As describ...
May 01, 2024
Religion
The Lutheran SeniorLife Passavant Community, located on Burgess Drive in Zelienople, is hosting a Vitalant blood drive on Friday, June 7 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The blood ...
May 01, 2024
Community
The 2023-24 Slippery Rock Area High Prom Court has been announced.
Prom queen candidates are Meghan Bencic, Lillian Swigart, Kaitlyn Parson, Libby Campbell and Allie Pop...
April 29, 2024
Community
A spaghetti dinner from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at Middlesex Township Volunteer Fire Company’s fire hall will benefit the Anne Grzybek Cancer Fund.
A basket raffl...
April 29, 2024
Community
Eric Mosso, a resident of Adams Township, has been an avid pickleball player for three years. He transitioned from playing tennis, a sport he played for 40 years, and he ...
April 28, 2024
Amateur
The Mars Area Public Library Spring Book Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 9; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, May 10; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 11...
April 27, 2024
Community
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Mars, Slippery Rock, Mount Chestnut and Winfield Township will serve the following menus this week.
Lun...
April 27, 2024
Senior
Students at Mars Primary Center recently received a pleasant surprise when they came out for recess to find lines for new games painted on their school’s playground.
The...
April 26, 2024
Education
One day after dozens of Saxonburg residents came out to watch the Sprankle family — owners of Sprankle’s Neighborhood Market — win on the game show Family Feud, many of t...
April 26, 2024
Community
The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has issued a warning about a man who is accused of making a scene at Masses at several churches in Western Pennsylvania.
In a series of...
April 26, 2024
Religion
SAXONBURG — A crowd of dozens of friends, family and Saxonburg residents came out to watch Sprankle’s Neighborhood Markets owner Doug Sprankle and his family not only com...
April 25, 2024
Community
Brightly colored tulips, which were planted by the Master Gardeners of Butler County, can be seen behind the South Butler Community Library on Tuesday, April 23.
...
April 24, 2024
Local News
For members of the United Methodist Church across the world, both priests and laity, this week has been circled on the calendar for the past four years.
Tuesday, April 23...
April 22, 2024
National News
Those grabbing an iced coffee or gigantic cookie at Pennie’s Bake Shop & Espresso Bar in Butler this month might have noticed some colorful — and meaningful — pieces of a...
April 22, 2024
Community
Several Slippery Rock University students were recognized at SRU’s annual Celebration of Achievement awards ceremony held April 2.
Kelli Galbraith, a senior mathematics m...
April 20, 2024
News
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Mars, Slippery Rock, Mount Chestnut and Winfield Township will serve the following menus this week.
Lun...
April 20, 2024
Senior
The Foundation Fighting Blindness will hold What’s the Buzz in the Kitchen?, a combination upscale cooking class and lecture, starting at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 7, at Bu...
April 20, 2024
Community
As of this week, Middlesex Township has opened up the pavilion at its community park, located on Browns Hill Road, to rental from the public.
The pavilion will be availab...
April 19, 2024
Community
CRANBERRY TWP — Today, through human trafficking, 5.4 out of every 1,000 people in the world are victims of slavery, and no corner of the world is left untouched, accordi...
April 17, 2024
Community
CRANBERRY TWP — A caring educator combined her position as a life skills teacher at Mars Area Primary Center with her side gig as a server at North Park Lounge to create ...
April 17, 2024
Community
Alexandra’s Light of Hope, a nonprofit dedicated to addressing addiction and mental health issues in women, will be holding its second annual Indoor Cornhole Tournament o...
April 16, 2024
Community
Senior centers at Butler, Chicora, Cranberry Township, Evans City, Mars, Slippery Rock, Mount Chestnut and Winfield Township will serve the following menus this week.
Lun...
April 13, 2024
Senior
Mars Area High School senior Lauren Karg was recently selected to receive a FedEx Ground Package System Scholarship.
The scholarship was awarded through the 2024 National...
April 13, 2024
Community
South Butler Community Library will offer its semiannual Used Book Sale and Spring Market from April 19 to 21 at the library at 240 W. Main St., Saxonburg.
Hours are 10 a...
April 13, 2024
Community
