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Candidate Town Hall

Candidates for the third and fourth Congressional districts will be...

Butler News | Fri, March 12, 2010

Butler Man Jailed

Police in the city of Butler arrested a 56-year-old man...

Butler News | Fri, March 12, 2010

Purse Snatched In Parking Lot

Police in the city of Butler are looking for the...

Butler News | Fri, March 12, 2010

Grade School Bomb Threat

State Police think they know who phoned in a bomb threat at...

Butler News | Fri, March 12, 2010

Texter Cited

A Kittanning man faces harassment charges.State Police allege that 18-year-old...

Butler News | Fri, March 12, 2010

Fire Runs

According to Butler County 9-1-1, there were three fire calls...

Butler News | Fri, March 12, 2010

ME: Wolves Likely Killed SR Woman

The Slippery Rock woman who died in Alaska this week...

Butler News | Fri, March 12, 2010

Power Company Merger Challenged

The Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System has filed a...

Butler News | Fri, March 12, 2010

Pick-up And Cycle Collide

A New Wilminton man got hurt when his motorcycle and...

Butler News | Fri, March 12, 2010

ASD Mini-Grants Available

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare recently announced the availability...

Butler News | Fri, March 12, 2010

Woman Charged With Child Endangerment

A Lawrence County mother faces charges relative to child endangerment...

Butler News | Fri, March 12, 2010

Fight At Walmart

A 43-year-old woman is in trouble for allegedly fighting with...

Butler News | Thu, March 11, 2010

Credit Card Fraud

A Lyndora man faces charges for his alleged involvement in...

Butler News | Thu, March 11, 2010

Bridgers Back On Monday

The folks who organized this week's "stand" on the Wayne...

Butler News | Thu, March 11, 2010

Cashier Charged

State Police have charged a Butler woman with stealing from...

Butler News | Thu, March 11, 2010

Assault And DUI In Chicora

State Police are investigating an incident that took place in...

Butler News | Thu, March 11, 2010

DUI Digest

Local police have charged two people with driving under the...

Butler News | Thu, March 11, 2010

Senior Voice

This week on Senior Voice, Diane Stevens will be talking...

Butler News | Thu, March 11, 2010

SR Native Dies In Alaska

A 32-year-old from Slippery Rock has died in Alaska.Candice Berner's...

Butler News | Thu, March 11, 2010

Cranberry Man Named HTE Educator of the Year

A Butler County man has been honored by the Pennsylvania Board of...

Butler News | Wed, March 10, 2010

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Candidate Town Hall Print E-mail
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Written by Bill Davis   
Friday, 12 March 2010 10:40

Candidates for the third and fourth Congressional districts will be at a town hall meeting on Sunday the 21st at the Zelienople American Legion.

The event, sponsored by the Republican Women of Butler County, will start at 2PM.

The Legion is on West New Castle Street in Zelie.
 
Butler Man Jailed Print E-mail
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Written by Bill Davis   
Friday, 12 March 2010 09:46

Police in the city of Butler arrested a 56-year-old man on assault charges Thursday night.

Officers report that Scott Cooper is charged with throwing his wife to the floor of their Federal Street apartment, then choking the woman and threatening to kill her.

The victim escaped and called the cops.

Police say Cooper became violent after his wife complained that he spent too much time on the computer.
 
Purse Snatched In Parking Lot Print E-mail
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Written by Bill Davis   
Friday, 12 March 2010 09:43

Police in the city of Butler are looking for the man who snatched a purse from a woman outside a convenience store.

The victim says she was walking from her car to the entrance of EZ Stop at the corner of Main and Penn streets about 10:15 Thursday night when the crook grabbed her purse and took off on West Penn Street.

The suspect is black, about 5'8" tall, has a stocky build and was wearing a light gray hoodie.
 
Grade School Bomb Threat Print E-mail
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Written by Bill Davis   
Friday, 12 March 2010 08:10

State Police think they know who phoned in a bomb threat at an Armstrong County grade school this week.

Troopers say the Kittanning Township School was searched after that threat was received on Wednesday. No explosives were found.

Officers say the suspect is a young boy.
 
Texter Cited Print E-mail
Butler News
Written by Bill Davis   
Friday, 12 March 2010 07:59

A Kittanning man faces harassment charges.

State Police allege that 18-year-old Jacob Adams repeatedly called and texted a Worthington woman on Monday morning, after the victim told him to stop.
 
Fire Runs Print E-mail
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Written by Bill Davis   
Friday, 12 March 2010 04:58

According to Butler County 9-1-1, there were three fire calls on Thursday.

Shortly before 7PM, crews responded to a report of a blaze along Cranberry Square Drive in Cranberry.

There was a report of a structure fire along Prairie Street in Harrisville just after 5PM.

Firefighters responded to a chimney fire report shortly after 8AM along Mars Road in Cranberry.
 
ME: Wolves Likely Killed SR Woman Print E-mail
Butler News
Written by Bill Davis   
Friday, 12 March 2010 04:33

The Slippery Rock woman who died in Alaska this week was most likely killed by wolves.

That's the conclusion of the Alaska State Medical Examiner following the autopsy of 32-year-old Candice Berner.

The cause of Berner's death is listed as "multiple injuries due to animal maulings".

Berner's body was found in some woods near an airstrip outside the Alaska Peninsula village of Chignik Lake on Monday night. Berner had gone for a run after work and several ATV riders discovered her corpse.

Alaska State Police have closed their investigation into the death of Berner, a school teacher who moved to Alaska last year.
 
Power Company Merger Challenged Print E-mail
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Written by Bill Davis   
Friday, 12 March 2010 04:21

The Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System has filed a lawsuit against the acquisition of Allegheny Energy by First Energy.

The suit contends First Energy, of Akron Ohio,  isn't offering enough money for Greensburg-based Allegheny.

The retirement system owns a substantial amount of Allegheny Energy stock.

The lawsuit requests the court get more value for shareholders and suggests a competitive bidding process would be the best way to sell Allegheny.
Last Updated on Friday, 12 March 2010 05:30
 
Pick-up And Cycle Collide Print E-mail
Butler News
Written by Bill Davis   
Friday, 12 March 2010 04:17

A New Wilminton man got hurt when his motorcycle and a pick-up truck collided along Route 18 between New Wilmington and West Middlesex.

State Police report the cyclist was flown to a hospital in Youngstown after the crash on Thursday afternoon.

Troopers contend the Sharpsville man driving the pick-up signalled he was making a right turn, then turned left, hitting the bike.
 
ASD Mini-Grants Available Print E-mail
Butler News
Written by Ken Hawk   
Friday, 12 March 2010 00:00

The Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare recently announced the availability of mini-grants of up to $500 to support individuals and families of individuals with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, or ASD.

State Senator Don White, who announced the grants in a statement, said the DPW mini-grant funding may be used for respite or child care, summer camp, recreational or community programs, conferences or workshops, and safety modifications.

More information about the mini-grant program is available online by going to www.autismpa.org.  The deadline for applications is April 16, 2010.