Prospect News

"Antebellum" is a word associated more with the pre-Civil War South than Butler County.

Bishop David Zubik will ordain four men to the priesthood at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 27, at St.

Crews will be sealing cracks and sweeping sections of Interstate 83 from the state line to the Cumberland County line this week, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

FRANKLIN TWP., Pa. -- Tests Tuesday confirmed the remains found in a ditch in Franklin Township last week are those of James Rapp Jr., of Prospect.

Dental records show bones found in a western Pennsylvania ditch last week are from a man reported missing in 2004 while facing forgery charges for allegedly stealing from his daughter.

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Lake Erie: Steelhead fishing is essentially over and the tributaries are loaded with suckers.

Anglers fishing the Allegheny River near the mouth of Bull Creek had been catching walleyes, some reportedly as large as 12 pounds, up until a week or so ago, said Matt DeMichele of Allegheny Bait and Tackle in Tarentum.

Construction will begin Tuesday on a bridge replacement project in Franklin and Prospect in Butler County.

Anglers are reminded that Early Season Trout-Stocked Program waters, including the tailrace of the Youghiogheny and Shenango rivers will reopen April 18, the opening day of trout season.

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A Butler County man who was arrested in an online sex sting was held for court Tuesday.

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A 10-year-old child was seriously hurt in an accident that shut down a section of Route 422 Wednesday night according to Butler County 911 dispatchers.

A Butler County man who was arrested in an online sex sting said he knew what he was doing was wrong, but he wanted to do it anyway.

* How far: A 38-mile drive that takes about 45 minutes. Portersville is north of Pittsburgh off of the Prospect/Portersville exit.

The combination of hunting season, the weather and the holidays have done a lot to shut down fishing across the region.