April is National Donate Life Month, which takes on more importance with each passing year as thousands of patients wait in hospitals for the day when they receive a bloo...
MUDDY CREEK TWP — Those fuzzy little creatures peeping away under a warming light at the local farm supply store are seemingly begging for a new home, and tenderhearted p...
Gospel Life Church in Evans City held the E.C. Easter Party on Saturday, March 23, at the church and on the borough’s Main Street.
Children, who were accompanied by their...
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...
The following area residents were named to the president’s list at their respective colleges and universities.
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, Ohio
Butl...
The following area residents were recently named to the dean’s list at their respective colleges and universities:
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, Ohio
...
Valencia Presbyterian Church will offer an Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 30, at the church, 80 Sterrett St., Valencia.
The event, which is back after a hiatu...
The Butler County Dairy Promotion Team is seeking girls from age 5 to 24 who would like to serve as spokeswoman for the county’s dairy industry while wearing a tiara.
Gir...
Applications are being accepted for the Junior Auxiliary Program at Butler Memorial Hospital.
The program is tailored to local high school students interested in pursuin...
The Zelienople Area Public Library, 227 S. High St., has announced its programs for adults planned in April.
On Wednesday, April 3, at 2 p.m. the library will host “TV Ta...
As food pantries in northern Butler County aim to battle food insecurity and fill the plates in places like Slippery Rock, Chicora and West Sunbury, these rural operation...
MIDDLESEX TWP — A delivery man was making a routine delivery Feb. 23 when he fell gravely ill and collapsed.
Fortunately, there were enough people in the vicinity to offe...
CRANBERRY TWP — Mothers who struggle to pay for rent, utilities, food, medicine and other expenses in a time of rising prices saw respite on Friday, March 15, thanks to a...
A Seneca Valley School District music teacher and band director has been recognized with the 2024 Pennsylvania Music Educators Association Citation of Excellence in Teach...
CONNOQUENESSING TWP — For cats, life in a shelter can be crushingly lonely as they wait for the lucky day when some family may come to take them to a new home.
Twice a mo...
Three Mars Area Centennial School students have their posters on display in the library after winning the school’s Read Across America Week Poster Contest.
Fifth-grader A...
Anyone who can snap a photo is invited to enter a new contest at the Zelienople Area Public Library.
Michelle Gibbs, a volunteer with Friends of the Zelienople Area Publi...
When members of the Penn Township Veterans Association proudly placed the mighty eagle atop a new stone veterans monument in August 1986, they thought the majestic sculpt...
The St. Ferdinand Women’s Club of Divine Grace Parish will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 21, in McAndrew/Biller Hall at St. Ferdinand Catholic Church, 2535 Rochester Roa...
Good Samaritan Hospice will host a free virtual grief support group from 10 to 11:30 a.m. every Friday from April 5 though May 10.
The group will provide an opportunity f...
Several Mars Area High School students were named in the 2024 Pittsburgh Arts Region Scholastic Art Awards, with some students earning awards across different categories....
The following area residents were named to the dean’s list at their respective colleges and universities.
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA
Fairbanks, AK
Zelienople: Vivian ...
Three Mars Area High School students were inducted into Butler County Area Vocational-Technical School’s National Technical Honor Society.
Seniors Brian Yurek, a culinary...
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...
WINFIELD TWP — Thursday evening, March 14, marked the end of an era for dozens of students and volunteers at St. Luke Lutheran Church & School in Jefferson Township.
It w...
A Kids Clothing Swap or Shop will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. and 5:30 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 15, at the Cranberry Elks Lodge, 20720 Route 19, Cranberry Township.
Clothing ...
A popular local cyber-tradition has returned for 2024, courtesy of Moraine State Park and mother nature.
The Moraine Preservation Fund, the volunteer organization which s...
Gertrude, a friendly, white Pekin crested duck with a hairdo that would make Elvis jealous, calmly rides through the Concordia Lutheran Health and Human Care Lund Buildin...