As the calendar reached Oct. 13, no last-minute intervention by the General Assembly materialized to prevent the thousands of skill game machines deployed across Pennsylvania from being shut down. The...

The South Butler Community Library in Saxonburg is hosting an educational workshop on the basics of Medicare and eligibility Monday, Oct. 19. Two sessions are available, at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The w...

ADAMS TWP — The board of supervisors voted during its meeting on Monday night, Oct. 12, to amend the township’s current ordinance on garbage collection to limit hours of collection from 6 a.m. to 9 p....

Emergency crews responded to a reported vehicle vs. pedestrian crash in front of Target at the Butler Commons shopping center Monday, Oct. 12, in Butler Township. The incident was first reported by B...

ZELIENOPLE — The 41st annual Zelienople Fall Festival took over Main Street between Friday, Oct. 9, and Sunday, Oct. 11. Festival organizer Kadin Riddle estimated that thousands packed the borough ove...

PORTERSVILLE — For the second time this year, the Lakeview Beach disc golf course at Moraine State Park played host to a major tournament. Over the weekend, 13 college disc golf clubs from six differe...

JEFFERSON TWP — Knoch’s homecoming night was spoiled Friday night by Burrell. The Bucs handed the Knights a 14-7 loss, which marked the fourth in a row for Knoch and dealt a serious blow to its playof...

EAST BRADY — Every person in the room at the first responder town hall agreed the state of emergency services in Pennsylvania was not great. The issue at hand was what to do about it. How rural emerg...

Federal officials have released texts and drone images from Thomas Matthew Crooks, the man who attempted to assassinate then-presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally in July 2024 at the...

Pennsylvania’s senior citizens are reminded that the open enrollment period for Medicare begins Thursday, Oct. 15. Through the Pennsylvania MEDI (Medicare Education and Decision Insight) program opera...

MIDDLESEX TWP — The township’s planning commission is working to update its zoning ordinance to address data center developments. While no decisions were made at the board of supervisors work session ...

Legislation recently passed by the Pennsylvania Senate’s Health & Human Services Committee aims to ease some of the financial burden on the state’s emergency medical service providers. Senate Bill...

The state Senate passed a pair of bills Monday, Oct. 5, to assist nonprofits and local organizations by amending Pennsylvania’s Small Games of Chance law to increase the amount of money those groups c...

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 three years ago, according to the...

FORWARD TWP — Just north of a proposed data center site, Lynda Weakland and her husband, Patrick, maintain an about 100-acre family farm spanning Forward and Connoquenessing townships, where they’ve b...

To Josh Gayhart of Butler, hacky sack is more than a fun recess activity — it’s serious business. For years, Gayhart has traveled up and down the country participating in competitive hacky sack events...

ADAMS TWP — With less than two months to go before the vote that will decide whether Adams Township and Mars merge into Mars Township, township officials met with leaders of various homeowners associa...

WEXFORD — North Catholic breathed a sigh of relief Friday night, Sept. 18. The Trojans finally snagged their first win of the 2026 season with a decisive 42-28 victory over previously unbeaten Freepor...

Pennsylvania residents may have less than a month remaining to play their favorite skill games, the casino-like machines that currently dot small businesses across the state. Unless Pennsylvania lawm...