Butler County will receive less money from natural gas drilling this year than years prior. According to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, the county will receive nearly $1.5 milli... Read more
Gas prices continue to climb both locally as well as across western Pennsylvania as a whole this week as crude oil have increased as well. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the ave... Read more
There is still time for motorists in need of apportioned registration renewals to complete the process. A couple of weeks ago, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation extended the expi... Read more
Local residents are invited to pick up some fresh produce and local crafted products at an event later this week in a Butler City park. The Slippery Rock University Macoskey Center traveling... Read more
There was just one new case of COVID-19 for Butler County Monday. It comes after a weekend of nine new cases, which continues the county’s average of just single digit cases over the past we... Read more
A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until later on tonight. The National Weather Service says that Butler County is under a severe thunderstorm watch through 6 p.m. tonight. The watch c... Read more
More than 200 homes were without power this morning in Butler Township due to scheduled maintenance. According to First Energy, the work took place on near McQuistion Road, which resulted in... Read more
Local residents who are interested in local history are invited to an event scheduled for later this week in downtown Butler. On Saturday, June 19th, from 11am to 3pm, the Butler County Hist... Read more
A member of the state Senate is encouraging the system of higher education to put a pause on integrating six universities. Senator Jim Brewer of Allegheny County wants a two-year pause on th... Read more
State police say the number of DUIs in Pennsylvania went down last year. Overall, police made over 18,000 arrests for driving under the influence in 2020—that number is down about 17 percent... Read more


