Government
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is inviting high school students from District 10 — which includes Butler, Armstrong, Clarion, Indiana and Jefferson countie...
May 07, 2024
Government
MARS — Borough council voted to put a former church building at 524 Pittsburgh St. up for sale during its meeting Monday, May 6.
The borough spent years trying to find a ...
May 06, 2024
Religion
The county has filed a lawsuit in Common Pleas Court seeking to vacate an April arbitration award that gave a union employee a job the county claims he is not qualified f...
May 04, 2024
Crime & Courts
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
FORWARD TWP — The township’s planning commission granted final approval on Tuesday evening, April 30, to a sports complex proposed by the Cashdollar family which could be...
April 30, 2024
Government
Two county residents claim in a suit filed Monday, April 29, the Butler County Board of Elections rejected the mail-in ballots they submitted for the April 23 primary and...
April 30, 2024
Government
Seven property owners suing Butler County over its property assessment appeals system are seeking class action certification for the suit.
Butler attorney William Rodgers...
April 29, 2024
Crime & Courts
The county commissioners on Wednesday, April 24, approved an application for a grant of up to $2 million for work at the planned Butler County Aging and Veterans Resource...
April 25, 2024
Government
The county commissioners on Wednesday, April 24, agreed to buy a handheld device prison guards, deputy sheriffs, probation officers and police can use to detect and ident...
April 25, 2024
Government
ADAMS TWP — Residents no longer have to look over their shoulders for loose cattle prowling their yards.
At a supervisors meeting on Monday evening, April 22, board chair...
April 24, 2024
Government
County Treasurer Diane Marburger said she believes the Game Commission’s new antlerless deer hunting license sales schedule is intended to avoid overloading the online sa...
April 22, 2024
Government
A concurrent resolution calling for Butler native Marc Fogel’s release from a Russian prison advanced from the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations earlier last week.
Sp...
April 20, 2024
Government
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
PENN TWP — The county Airport Authority opened four bids Wednesday, April 17 ranging from over $500,000 to more than $1 million for replacing a paved apron where airplane...
April 18, 2024
Government
Two thermal body scanners purchased for the county prison are overdue, but officials anticipate they will be delivered this week.
The county used a $337,000 federal grant...
April 17, 2024
Government
A county judge ruled the court does not have the jurisdiction to resolve a suit filed by the Butler County Republican Committee against the Republican Party of Pennsylvan...
April 17, 2024
Government
The April 23 ballot will look similar to the ballot voters saw in the 2020 primary election, as state Rep. Marci Mustello, R-11th, is facing another challenge from Butler...
April 15, 2024
Government
Remaining supervisors looking for replacement
Remaining supervisors looking for replacement
April 12, 2024
Government
Meridian Road bridge overhaul delayed until late 2025
Meridian Road bridge overhaul delayed until late 2025
April 11, 2024
Government
The county emergency services department is trying to get rid of its supply of it chemical firefighting foam, which has been found to contain forever chemicals.
At their ...
April 11, 2024
Government
The county commissioners on Wednesday, April 10, awarded a $643,000 contract to replaster the pool at Alameda Waterpark.
The contract calls for the work to be completed b...
April 11, 2024
Government
The Balls Bend Safety Improvement Project is entering its final phase. Starting Monday, April 15, motorists in Middlesex Township can expect nighttime flagging and single...
April 11, 2024
Government
BUFFALO TWP — The township supervisors on Wednesday evening, April 10, approved a conditional use request that will allow a prominent contractor for Major League Baseball...
April 11, 2024
Government
PENN TWP — When the new and improved traffic signal comes online at the Airport Road intersection, it may have one more feature than originally planned.
At their monthly ...
April 09, 2024
Crime & Courts
State Sen. Elder Vogel, R-47th, will be hosting a Senior Expo at the Discovery Church on Scharberry Lane in Adams Township starting at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 7.
Various ...
April 09, 2024
Government
MARS — Council members are still attempting to resolve an issue which has been nagging at drivers for years, but because the borough owns only the curb — not the sidewalk...
April 06, 2024
Government
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — Some residents of the township are one step closer to having a bit more peace and quiet around Route 422.
The township’s engineer, William Braun of ...
April 04, 2024
Government
Two U.S. Senate candidates from Allegheny County have been removed from the April 23 primary ballot after objections to their nominating petitions were granted in court, ...
April 03, 2024
Government
The number of Republican and Democratic county voters registered for the April 23 primary is likely at an all-time high, and the county election bureau is hoping for at l...
April 03, 2024
Government
Penn Township now has some extra money to help reconfigure the intersection of Route 8 and Airport Road.
The Butler County board of commissioners awarded the township $50...
April 02, 2024
Government
