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Even before Thursday’s draft chaos, there was uncertainty over what to expect.
With conflicting reports from local media over the reliability of attendance projections fr...
April 25, 2026
Local News
Independence Health System’s Butler Memorial Hospital is aware of its techs’ union strike authorization vote and is ready to meet and negotiate a contract, an official sa...
April 24, 2026
Local News
U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly, R-16th, has released his list of 2027 fiscal year Community Project Funding grant program requests for projects within the 16th Congressional Distri...
April 24, 2026
Local News
SLIPPERY ROCK — Slippery Rock University on Thursday unveiled the Haverlack College of Business. The college was made possible by a $5 million gift — the largest in unive...
April 24, 2026
Local News
Mars High School’s Fightin’ Planet is making a deep run in the 2026 National High School Mascot brackets.
The No. 14-seeded Fightin’ Planet are seeking votes to beat the...
April 22, 2026
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The Butler County prison board Tuesday approved an amendment to the inmate phone system contract reflecting federally mandated lower rates for inmates and a lower commiss...
April 22, 2026
Government
Apartment complex destined for wrecking ball
April 22, 2026
Local News
CRANBERRY TWP — As the police department expands, township officials are expected to recommend upgrades to its headquarters in the municipal center.
Cranberry’s police ch...
April 21, 2026
Local News
Cranberry Township received the Outstanding Citizen Communication Award for a Township with a Population Over 5,000 at the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supe...
April 21, 2026
Local News
Office still awaiting payment for support activities
April 21, 2026
Local News
Sports
Seneca Valley’s Madi Barnyk and North Catholic’s Simone Sharpless enjoyed a once-in-a-life...
JACKSON TWP — No one is supposed to play in traffic. Abby Kalkowski did a nice job of it, ...
April 24, 2026
Butler will host WPIAL Track and Field Team Championships boys and girls semifinals at 3 p...
April 24, 2026
BUTLER TWP — When Dakari Payne first leaped onto the WPIAL track and field scene, he was m...
April 24, 2026
Brock Dittman scattered six hits harmlessly, and the offense racked up 12 hits and 11 stea...
April 23, 2026
Community
Four Seneca Valley students recently won awards at the Family, Career and Community Leader...
Butler County librarians share their favorite authors, genres and books
April 20, 2026
A Jackson Township man will compete in the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 20, after year...
April 16, 2026
Bot sorts balls by color, launches them into a hoop and parks on its own
April 14, 2026
The Friends of the Mars Area Public Library will hold its Spring Book Sale from Thursday t...
April 13, 2026
Special Sections
While spring marks the return of warmer weather in Western Pennsylvania, it also brings back the unmistakable sights and sounds of roadwork — includi...
April 21, 2026
Special Sections
3 days of experts, exhibits, demonstrations and free admission
April 08, 2026
Special Sections
In like a lion, out like a lamb? March serves as more than a transition month.
It’s also preparation time for the rites of spring: Greener grass, bloo...
March 31, 2026
Special Sections
Love can be celebrated in many different ways. For children, it can mean hugs from parents, gift-giving or being there for a friend.
At St. Wendelin ...
February 11, 2026
Local News
Centrally located, Clay and Concord townships today have much in common, but have quite different histories.
Quiet, steady growth in Clay Township
Whe...
February 10, 2026
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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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