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Mars graduation postponed until 6 p.m. Friday
Mars Area School District announced it is postponing its commencement due to inclement weather until 6 p.m. tomorrow evening, Friday. It was originally schedule...
Cranberry Township reveals greenways study results, plots future of open space
CRANBERRY TWP — After more than a year of research, Cranberry Township staff unveiled the results of a greenways study that lays the groundwork for expanding pa...
Seneca Valley receives outstanding music designation
Seneca Valley School District’s music education program was recognized by the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation for its “outstanding commitment...
Mars students silly-string principal
Two Mars Area Primary Center classrooms had a rare opportunity May 30 — covering their building principal in silly string. The students were rewarded for raisin...
Meet your Butler County Graduates
Hundreds of Butler County students are celebrating their graduations, turning their tassles toward the left and their eyes toward their new adventures ahead. B...
Mars graduation postponed until 6 p.m. Friday
Mars graduation postpo...
Cranberry Township reveals greenways study results, plots future of open space
Cranberry Township rev...
Seneca Valley receives outstanding music designation
Seneca Valley receives...
Mars students silly-string principal
Mars students silly-st...
Meet your Butler County Graduates
Meet your Butler Count...
The Latest
The county commissioners awarded a $795,000 contract Wednesday for the Geibel Road Bridge replacement project in Summit Township that could get underway in late summer. A...
June 05, 2025 Government
PennDOT announced a final schedule for repairs on Interstate 79 northbound and southbound around Cranberry Township. Crews will be working 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. on weeknights...
June 05, 2025 Local News
Three individuals and one company, each with a history of supporting the community, will be recognized by Moraine Trails Council on Thursday, June 5. County Commissioners...
June 04, 2025 Local News
A decade after it launched, an audio tour retracing George Washington’s historic 1753 journey through Butler County has been given a fresh look. Over that period of time,...
June 04, 2025 Local News
An Evans City man is accused of assaulting a man in a Zelienople alley in late May, according to police. Austin M. Sammons, 29, was charged with felony aggravated assault...
June 04, 2025 Local News
Local News
ADAMS TWP — Mars Area School District residents should know next Tuesday if their taxes will go up by another mill. The millage proposal will be voted on at next week’s ...
June 03, 2025 Local News
Several Butler County EMS agencies were among the beneficiaries of an equipment and education grant awarded to Allegheny Health Network’s Wexford Hospital. The $182,500 g...
June 03, 2025 Local News
A Harmony man was sentenced to spend 14 to 34 years in prison for a crime that’s divided a family of Jehovah’s Witnesses. He remains adamant he is innocent. At a January...
June 03, 2025 Local News
Butler ESU Team 400 will conduct training Tuesday evening, June 3, in Zelienople, according to the Zelienople Police Department. The training will be conducted between 5...
June 03, 2025 Local News
More than $27.6 million in unclaimed property is owed to Butler County residents, Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced. The Treasury Department is encouraging p...
June 03, 2025 Local News
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Sports
ALTOONA — Having allowed just one run in its previous three games, Seneca Valley was relyi...
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One of the things that Tony Conti appreciated most about his brother, Jason, was that he n...
June 04, 2025
ADAMS TWP — Cohen Pollock had a fine sophomore season for Lower Dauphin’s boys lacrosse te...
June 03, 2025
ADAMS TWP — Twin Valley has made three straight appearances in the PIAA Class 2A girls lac...
June 03, 2025
On the road against District 3 runner-up Central York, the Seneca Valley boys volleyball t...
June 03, 2025
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Community
At the beginning of the school year, the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports co...
 
The Cranberry Women’s Club made two baskets for the Lighthouse Foundation’s bingo fundrais...
May 28, 2025
Staff members of pools in Butler County prepared for the opening of the season by performi...
May 24, 2025
As summer returns, live music will be available at area parks and other venues. Here are a...
May 20, 2025
Alameda Park Soccer Shots — A youth soccer class takes place every Friday throughout t...
May 20, 2025
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Special Sections
Anticipation has been building in Mars for the 2025 Mars New Year, an event held every other year to coincide with the solar cycle of the planet. Plan...
June 04, 2025 Special Sections
In Mars, the stars won’t be the only things lighting up the night sky. Hundreds of drones soon will rise in formation, turning the sky into a canvas o...
June 04, 2025 Special Sections
Those who attended the previous Mars New Year celebration in 2023 may remember its official comic book, “Journey to Mars,” which told the tale of four...
June 04, 2025 Special Sections
As NASA eyes its return to the moon and future missions to Mars, one of its most recognizable figures is returning too, this time, to the town of Mars...
June 04, 2025 Special Sections
The public will have the opportunity to take part in the Mars New Year Festival like never before with an experience across the stars, spoken in music...
June 04, 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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