During the closing number of act one of the Butler County Symphony Orchestra concert Saturday, conductor and music director Moon Doh called out each family of i...
The past, the present and the future of Butler County Community College gathered once again on its main campus for the college’s annual Oak Hills Celebration on...
MARS — After 41 years of Mars Applefest taking place in the borough, the event’s organizers doubt anything would change for future events, even if Mars merges w...
The community came in droves Saturday, Oct. 3, to American Legion Post 117 to support Rowan Renee Sciullo, a 5-year-old girl who suffered a spinal injury after ...
JEFFERSON TWP — After looking for ways to unite members of six churches that are part of the Beaver-Butler Presbytery group, about 30 people from those churches...
Musicians create whimsical soundscape for fantastical worlds of Studio Ghibli
Musicians create whims...
Miller, Clouse recognized as BC3 distinguished alumni
Miller, Clouse recogni...
Mars Applefest likely to continue as borough talks merger with Adams Township
Mars Applefest likely ...
Community turnout ‘great’ at benefit for girl with spinal injuries after crash
Community turnout ‘gre...
Presbyterian church collaborative cleans up Jefferson Township
This upcoming election day, residents of Adams Township and the borough of Mars will make one of the most consequential decisions in Butler County’s political history — t...
On one side of the race for the 16th Congressional District seat, a Republican incumbent that’s served 16 years in the House of Representatives is touting his experience ...
The nationwide debate over data centers finally spilled over into Butler County on Thursday night, Oct. 1.
Hundreds of Forward Township residents near-unanimously voiced ...
The business behind a proposed data center in Forward Township began exploring whether or not its Prospect Road property could support an energy and data campus about thr...
A dozen Scout troops hit Camp Bucoco in Slippery Rock over the weekend to participate in the Moraine Trails Council Fall Camporee.
The weekend camporee challenged members...
A herd of goats came to the rescue for cleanup duty at Karns City Area School District.
The district dispatched “a small herd of seven goats” to eat the underbrush and c...
The following items were collected from various police departments and district courts:
Butler
Sept. 6 — Jeffrey Lamont Davenport, 36, was charged with misdemeanor disord...
Butler County visitor spending increased for the fifth year in a row to $793.6 million in 2025 according to a new report from Visit PA.
According to Experience Butler Cou...
An area school district canceled plans Thursday, Oct. 1, for a fraternity-themed day intended to kick off Spirit Week.
The week, organized by Seneca Valley School Distri...
Butler Township’s board of commissioners signed off on Phase 1 of a larger project to dredge both of Preston Park’s ponds and to make repairs and improvements to their in...
As the maternity leave policy moves forward, there are a few things that people need to consider. It’s a great policy in a perfect world. Unfortunatel...
Early in my life, I was a Democrat. I believed that the Democratic Party was an ally of the working class. I believed they favored lowering taxes for ...
As with other Americans, I watch TV, listen to the radio and read newspapers for my news. Today, it is difficult for many of us to separate news facts...
Molly Miller’s comment on artificial intelligence (“Miller Minutes,” Sept. 17, Page 13) was spot on. AI and the bots will win if you let them. Put dow...
Data centers are now using over 4% of all the electricity in the U. S. This is estimated to double by 2028. Electric bills are rising as more data cen...
Cleveland-Cliffs is set to announce its third-quarter 2026 earnings results before the stock market opens on Monday, Oct. 19.
The steel manufacturer i...
PNC Bank Cranberry Township will be hosting a free grand reopening event Saturday, Oct. 3, of the newly renovated branch at 1340 Freedom Road.
It is p...
Three free upcoming webinars aim to help Pennsylvanians with disabilities navigate personal finances, employment and disability benefits during Nation...
Peoples Natural Gas has opened up applications for its 2026-27 Dollar Energy Fund grant for qualified households.
Through the program, income-eligible...
UPMC has received national recognition for innovation in patient safety and quality from an industry nonprofit.
The health system was presented with t...
The Butler AM Rotary Club wants to not only celebrate the Lyndora area, but honor the people who helped build it and surrounding communities.
On Saturday, Oct. 10, the R...
Just as the fate of the world hangs in the balance in “Digger,” Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s over-the-top, climate-disaster satire teeters on the brink.
It’s an audacious pla...
Did director Michael Showalter just nail the Colleen Hoover adaptation? The third major movie version of the blockbuster author’s work hits the big screen with “Verity,” ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Gordon Johncock, a two-time Indianapolis 500 champion and winner of 25 career IndyCar races, has died. He was 90.
Johncock died from natural causes Monday ...
I have mixed feelings about this time of year, with autumn underway. I really love summer, but every year it seems to go faster and faster.
Still, the star-watching nut ...
Los Angeles — A Florida woman accused of driving across the country to fire a rifle at Rihanna and A$AP Rocky’s home, hitting a trailer the celebrity couple was inside an...
Jerry Zona, executive director of Tri-County CleanWays, uses compost mixed with potting soil around his landscaping. It’s just one of the uses for compost, and fall is th...
Butler County Federated Library System
Note: The Butler County Federated Library System operates a system of autonomous public libraries within Butler County, in...
County judges
Butler County Courthouse address: 124 West Diamond Street, Butler, PA 16001
Mailing: Court of Common Pleas of Butler County, Butler County Governmen...
Area Agency on Aging
The Butler County Area Agency on Aging provides information and services to help seniors remain independent in the community. The agency admini...
Journalism in Butler County can be traced to Aug. 17, 1818, when the Palladium and Republican Star first published in Butler, the county seat. The first daily appeared in...
Every morning Irena Tkachenko starts her day the same way: by telephoning her relatives and friends in Ukraine to see if they are still OK.
Tkachenko,...
Three young Ukrainian families who escaped their war-torn hometown of Kharkov think the American holiday of Thanksgiving is a good time to say they ca...
CRANBERRY TWP — Huge, steaming pots of homemade food and endless carafes of coffee and tea sustain 11 adults and children seeking refuge at the crowde...
When it comes to helping those in need, Butler County residents have proven their generosity again and again by donating amounts large and small strai...
Two young Ukrainian families are relieved to be watching the deer and chipmunks frolic on their hosts’ Cranberry Township lawn, and not wondering wher...
HARRISBURG — In the coming years, Pennsylvania will receive more than $1 billion in federal funding to bring high-speed internet access to everyone in...
The Biden administration on Monday continued its push toward internet-for-all by 2030, announcing about $667 million in new grants and loans to build ...
STATE COLLEGE — Before Pennsylvania can spend an almost $1.2 billion windfall of federal funding for high-speed internet, it must figure out how to us...
The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority is asking for the public’s opinion until Friday, March 10 on two potential action plans for wider int...
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...
