Gas prices are continuing to inch higher locally as well as across western Pennsylvania as a whole this week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon regul... Read more
The Butler Township Commissioners have approved one part of a property realignment proposal in the Highfield area but will wait before considering the main development portion of the plan. A... Read more
The Butler VA has now administered 10,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses. The shot was given to Korean War Veteran Homer Younkins over the weekend, who received his first shot at the Butler VA’s wal... Read more
Other than a few minor issues, the rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations for teachers and staff in the Butler Area School District is going smoothly. According to Butler Area School District Supe... Read more
Firefighters were busy with a number of brush and grass fires along railroad tracks in Center Township Monday afternoon. The calls began coming in to the Butler County 911 Center just before... Read more
Governor Tom Wolf says the state gas tax is outdated and is looking to phases it out. Wolf says it’s an unreliable source of funding for the state’s transportation network. He’s also establi... Read more
Starting last week, teachers in Butler County started receiving their COVID-19 vaccine. Members of the National Guard are assisting with that process, and they so far the process has went we... Read more
There were 11 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for Butler County Monday. That comes after a weekend of 93 new cases. That brings the running total number of cases to 14,445 in... Read more
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate rose in the month of January. The state released the figures late last week, which showed the rate at 7.3 percent—which is up two-tenths a percentage since D... Read more
Butler County is nearing 50,000 residents who have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. The latest information from the Department of Health shows that more than 10,000 shots... Read more


