Schools
Students at Karns City and Mars area school districts headed back to school Wednesday, Aug. 20, and Thursday, Aug 21, respectively.
Here’s a look at some photos of childr...
August 21, 2025
Local News
For many students, Seneca Valley’s first day of school came with a new ride.
With students returning to Seneca Valley School District Thursday, Aug. 21, the district als...
August 21, 2025
Local News
Construction along Route 228 serves as backdrop for student drop-off
August 21, 2025
Local News
Mars Area School District
The Mars Area High School Class of 1971 had a class reunion on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 23, at the Scoreboard Restaurant and Lounge.
Fifty-one people attended the reunio...
August 30, 2025
Community
Jackson Geiger appreciates the personal challenge of golf. Last year, the task at hand was to prove he belonged on the boys varsity team at Mars.
Then a sophomore, he...
August 29, 2025
Sports
ADAMS TWP — A Sheetz and GetGo sit across from one another beside the Mars Athletic Complex, where Eric Kasperowicz’s Planets play their home football games. The nearest ...
August 28, 2025
Sports
Seneca Valley
Seneca Valley offense, Rory O’Shea take off in rout of North Hills for coach Don Barclay’s first win
JACKSON TWP — Don Barclay earned himself a keepsake, Rory O’Shea earned himself a moniker and Seneca Valley football earned itself its first gridiron win of the new seaso...
August 30, 2025
Sports
It wasn’t exactly hot this week during heat acclimatization, but the sounds of pads, panting and whistles filled the air around Butler County.
Those sounds portend the qu...
August 22, 2025
Sports
JACKSON TWP — The Seneca Valley “Roaring Raider” Marching Band director teaches music for one reason — the students.
“It’s like you experience something in life that’s so...
August 19, 2025
Local News
North Catholic
Head coach Chris Rizzo is set up pretty well heading into his third season in charge at North Catholic. He had his hand in designing an offense that averaged 30.3 points ...
August 15, 2025
Sports
UNITY TWP — Years before North Catholic’s Tommy Arth was catching touchdown passes at J.C. Stone Field, he hauled in passes at a much more vaunted venue.
While riding bac...
August 15, 2025
Sports
A cracked vertebrae sidelined Austin English in the spring of 2023. The injury could have remained just that, a physical setback that kept him from competing for his club...
July 24, 2025
Sports
