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Mars graduation celebrates classmates that shaped each other’s journey
ADAMS TWP — Roughly 250 students tossed their caps Thursday, June 4, becoming the 117th graduating class of Mars Area School District. While celebrating the en...
Cranberry approves water tap project for Powell Farm
CRANBERRY TWP — The township’s board of supervisors voted 3-0 to approve a $237,355 contract with Heckman Diversified Construction Services for a waterline exte...
PIAA boys volleyball: State College pulls away from young, but proud Seneca Valley in first round
STATE COLLEGE — Seneca Valley boys volleyball saw its season come to an end Tuesday, but head coach Brett Poirier still had reason to smile after his team dropp...
Scouts recognize Slupe, Bonus Accounting
CRANBERRY TWP — Two former Boy Scouts were recognized as distinguished citizens Thursday, June 4, by current Scouts. The Moraine Trails Council of Scouting Amer...
Frontline Dignity video captures purported Wednesday morning ICE operations in Cranberry Township
Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations have continued to impact individuals in southwestern Butler County. A video Wednesday morning, June 3, shared by...
Mars graduation celebrates classmates that shaped each other’s journey
Mars graduation celebr...
Cranberry approves water tap project for Powell Farm
Cranberry approves wat...
PIAA boys volleyball: State College pulls away from young, but proud Seneca Vall...
PIAA boys volleyball: ...
Scouts recognize Slupe, Bonus Accounting
Scouts recognize Slupe...
Frontline Dignity video captures purported Wednesday morning ICE operations in C...
Frontline Dignity vide...
The Latest
Restoration work on the Alameda Waterpark slide, which the county commissioners approved Wednesday, will not interfere with Saturday’s opening of the facility. Commission...
June 04, 2026 Local News
SEVEN FIELDS — Seven Fields Community Days welcomed the borough’s residents and visitors alike at the Seven Fields Community Center at 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 3. Nine carn...
June 04, 2026 Local News
Middlesex Township’s board of supervisors will hold a public hearing at their next meeting on Wednesday, June 17, on Alexander and Emma Stobert’s request for a conditiona...
June 03, 2026 Government
Numerous PennDOT road improvement projects will take place across Butler County in the coming days and weeks, including: ■ Between Monday, June 8 and July 10, high fricti...
June 03, 2026 Local News
Negotiating contract with union
June 03, 2026 Local News
Local News
JACKSON TWP — At Monday’s work session meeting, the Seneca Valley school board heard eight public comments criticizing the proposed final budget of $186,666,993 and accom...
June 03, 2026 Local News
ADAMS TWP — Officials from Adams Township and Mars Borough made their third pitch to residents on the benefits of a proposed merger between the two municipalities at a pu...
June 03, 2026 Local News
Lawsuits detail injuries, impact from assassination attempt
June 02, 2026 Local News
MARS — Borough council received updates about two upcoming summer events at its Monday, June 1, meeting. Mayor Gregg Hartung told council everything is ready for Brew Fe...
June 02, 2026 Local News
Evans City recently announced its participation in Project READY, a program that aims to improve emergency response outcomes for individuals with disabilities. READY stan...
June 02, 2026 Health
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Sports
The PIAA boys volleyball tournament continues Saturday, and Butler (18-5) is hoping to ext...
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ADAMS TWP — Mars hasn’t beaten up on itself as much this season. Which means the Planets a...
June 02, 2026
ADAMS TWP — Hailey Long melted into the driver’s seat of the athletic trainer’s cart parke...
June 02, 2026
Clare Kotwica’s sacrifice fly got North Catholic on the board, but the Trojanettes could n...
June 01, 2026
The PIAA tournaments start this week, and a Butler County team is hoping to extend a histo...
June 01, 2026
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Community
The Cranberry Elks Lodge will host its annual Flag Day Ceremony at noon June 14, at the lo...
 
ADAMS TWP — Artwork from kindergartners at Mars Area Primary Center aims to commemorate th...
May 22, 2026
State council creates guide spanning numerous beef dishes
May 21, 2026
Nearly eight years later, the pain is still fresh for survivors of the Tree of Life synago...
May 21, 2026
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — Shauna McChesney loves nature and loves painting. So she decided to ...
May 19, 2026
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Special Sections
This article is one in a series of articles about what life looks like in Butler County ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026. S...
June 03, 2026 Special Sections
If a customer at the Butler City Farmers’ Market is looking for a specific item, Mayor Bob Dandoy said the following Saturday, vendors will often work...
May 20, 2026 Special Sections
With high school graduations on the horizon, for many students, it’s time for them and their families to look ahead to the next level of their educati...
April 28, 2026 Special Sections
As college enrollment among 18-year-olds continues to decline, higher education institutions in the county are being pushed to rethink how they operat...
April 28, 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
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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