The Butler Area School District is changing the school calendar so that three previously normal school days will now become ACT 80 days to allow more time for grading and teacher preparation... Read more
The Butler Area School District has received a grant to help support the Kids Weekend Backpack Program. The district recently applied for and received a $20,000 grant from the national No Hu... Read more
State health officials are encouraging residents to download the COVID-19 Alert app. So far, over 322,000 people have downloaded the app that lets you know that you may have been exposed to... Read more
A divided U.S. Supreme Court has upheld a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that will allow ballots to be counted as late as November 6th. Meanwhile, Governor Tom Wolf was hoping to reach an... Read more
The Butler Health System will be moving their COVID-19 testing site. Effective Monday, October 26th, the testing site currently located in a tent at the Brady Street parking lot of the Butle... Read more
State police are investigating a case of fraud that left a man out tens of thousands of dollars. The incident was reported to police over the weekend. Police say an unnamed 67-year-old man f... Read more
Residents of Butler Township continue to take advantage of a township service included with the current waste disposal contract- free recycling of electronics and hazardous household waste.... Read more
Gas prices continue to sink 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 regular, unleaded,... Read more
The public is invited to join the first in a series of talks later this week at Slippery Rock University. The SRU Alumni Speaker Series kicks off Wednesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Z... Read more
As drug companies continue to work on a vaccine for COVID-19, a local lawmaker is holding a news conference in support of medical freedom. Republican State Representative Daryl Metcalfe- who... Read more


