Petrolia News

Joe Pistorius , Equipment Manager/Trencher Operator for J.C. Lee Construction & Supply, has been using the SAME set of KenCast wear pads to protect the base plates on his Vermeer T-655 chain trencher for more than six years.

The accidental release of a toxic chemical mist that prompted the evacuation of 2,500 people in October 2008 around Petrolia, Butler County, was caused by a worker's failure to shut off a pump that lacked tank overflow controls, according to a federal Chemical Safety Board report.

Safety officials say an improperly operated pump was responsible for a chemical leak that forced hundreds of Pennsylvania residents from their homes last year.

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J.C. Lee's Vermeer T-655 chain trencher, fully equipped with Kennametal T7 teeth, C30HD blocks, and KenCast ultimate wear-fighter pads, makes a 4 ft.

One hundred and fifty years ago on Aug. 27, Colonel Edwin L. Drake sunk the very first commercial well that produced flowing petroleum.

High school students in grades 9-12 who attend Apollo-Ridge High School, Armstrong School District, Freeport High School, Leechburg High School, or Lenape Technical School are encouraged to attend the Arm Tech Showcase beginning at 5 p.m. Aug.

Each Sunday across Butler County, pastors of different denominations minister to their own flock.

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An idled chemical plant in western Pennsylvania is getting back to business this week, with all of its more than 250 workers expected back by next week.

A junk car was burned by fire early this morning. Minutes later and close by, flames tore through a garage on Kittanning Street.

A Petrolia man is accused of dragging a trooper with his sport utility vehicle and then leading police on a high-speed chase early this morning that started in Chicora.

A Fairview Township family's modular home was destroyed by fire this afternoon. Firefighters said no one was injured in the fire at 132 Poplar Road.

State police were investigating the cause of a fatal, one-vehicle crash on Branchton Road on Saturday morning.