Butler Health System’s $150 million debt was refinanced in 2015, years before COVID-19 brought long-lasting problems to the industry — inflation, stagnant insur...
Ray Sielski doesn’t remember much about Wednesday morning, May 15, when he was hit by a jumping deer as he rode his bike along Hammond Road in Adams Township.
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On Friday, May 17, U.S. District Judge Robert Colville denied synagogue gunman Robert Bowers’ request for a new trial.
Bowers, who was convicted of killing 11 w...
The First Foodie Friday of the year kicked off May 17 in downtown Butler beneath scattered showers and an overcast sky, with the first Moon Market of the season...
Butler’s summer parks program is expected to return this year, with a new organization heading up programming for the revamped Free Summer Meals Program.
Butler...
CFO breaks down debt issues at Butler Health System
CFO breaks down debt i...
Bicyclist saved by passerby after crash with deer Wednesday in Adams Township
Bicyclist saved by pas...
Pittsburgh synagogue gunman denied bid for new trial
The First Foodie Friday of the year kicked off May 17 in downtown Butler beneath scattered showers and an overcast sky, with the first Moon Market of the season bringing ...
Wearing his cap and gown at Slippery Rock University’s commencement ceremony, Joe Coudriet said something many college graduates have said upon earning their degree: “It ...
The youngest committee member helping to plan a park in Harrisville near Slippery Rock University’s physician assistant studies building on West Prairie Street is 11 year...
ADAMS TWP — There are only a few school days left on the calendar, and Mars Centennial School marked the occasion with its annual field day Friday, May 17.
Fifth- and six...
In the middle of the night on Nov. 9, 1936, Edith Loeb woke to the sound of sirens and the smell of smoke. When she looked out the window, she saw her neighborhood in fla...
Penn Township announced Friday, May 17, that work will soon commence on the upgrade to the traffic signals at the intersection of Route 8 and Airport Road.
Starting at 7 ...
A Cranberry Township man was accused of driving his truck through the football field at Graham Park, according to documents filed last week.
Steven D. Berwick, 20, was c...
Freedom Road in Cranberry Township will close from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily between Haine School and Lovi roads through June 17, according to the state Department of Trans...
When Bryan Calhoun goes on a Target run, he avoids the store in Wynnewood, Pa., just a few miles away from his home in Broomall, a western suburb of Philadelphia. He opts...
Police and first responders have stopped traffic on Bear Creek Road at the intersection of Younkins Drive because of a single-car rollover.
According to Butler County dis...
About the U.S. Postal Services’ Stamp Out Hunger food donations being down; there are probably many reasons for less donations, including those mentio...
There was an article and an editorial regarding Aiden Lutz.
There has been no news since December about the driver accused of killing him. Of all tha...
I am writing concerning an editorial in the May 6 edition, “Motorists can prevent heartbreak by remaining alert.” We see signs informing us to watch f...
If you installed solar panels and have Central Electric Coop, I’m guessing by now you have figured out the policy we were forced to sign is as bad or ...
A long tenure is usually a good sign that somewhere is a good place to work, and a very good example of that is the Butler County Family YMCA.
In the ...
Those who have visited the Butler Walmart over the past couple months have probably noticed a few design changes around the store.
On Friday morning, ...
The Lynch Law Group, based in Cranberry Township, announced eight of its attorneys have been selected as 2024 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars, a recogn...
McDonald’s plans to introduce a $5 meal deal in the U.S. next month to counter slowing sales and customers’ frustration with high prices.
The deal wo...
As gardeners, we often find joy in welcoming butterflies into our backyards. With their whimsical charm, butterflies are not just delightful to observ...
More than 30 Butler County establishments will be participating in the Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau’s Restaurant Week, which will take pl...
Butler is full of history, and people interested in learning more about the city’s storied past will get the chance to do so on a walking tour through town.
The Historic ...
Without a doubt, the brightest star in the Butler summer night sky is Arcturus.
It’s the second brightest star in our night skies throughout the year. Only Sirius, the b...
“Back to Black” as a movie is a tame and mediocre affair. A conventionally told biopic about a talented artist who became famous, struggled with drugs, depression and bul...
How do you make a kid’s movie that appeals not only to the kids, but the adults sitting next to them? Most movies try to achieve this by throwing in a layer of wink-wink ...
NEW YORK — Dabney Coleman, the mustachioed character actor who specialized in smarmy villains like the chauvinist boss in “9 to 5” and the nasty TV director in “Tootsie,”...
LONDON — Paul McCartney is a billionaire Beatle.
According to figures released Friday, the former member of the Fab Four is the first British musician to be worth 1 bill...
Jack Cohen, a man of many titles, has poured his life and passion into various projects, many of which have positively impacted the lives of people worldwide.
Yet with al...
When Jack Cohen, longtime president of the Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau, owned a Safari Sam’s franchise in Cranberry Township, Glenn Anderson, then a Butler ...
To say Jack Cohen has put Butler County on the map is not an exaggeration.
During his tenure as head of the Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau, Cohen transformed t...
In his more than 20 years of service to Butler County, Jack Cohen has been responsible for creating and supporting a wide variety of projects. From creating a new event t...
Dear Jack,
For the last 20 years, you have worked hard to support the growth of Butler County through tourism. From the creation of the iconic Bantam Jeep Heritage Festiv...
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...
