As lawmakers were passing budget they also passed several more pieces of legislation. A bill that would ban telemarketers from spoofing phone numbers when calling was sent to the governor’s... Read more
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is introducing a new dashboard to track rising measles cases in the state. There have been over 100 cases of measles so far this year, the first signifi... Read more
Those interested in learning more about bats are invited to a unique event later this week. On Friday the park naturalist at Moraine State Park will lead a program about bats at Mt. Zion Bap... Read more
Pennsylvania community colleges are taking issue with another year of flat-funding in the state budget. The chief lobbying body for the 15 community colleges in the state said this was the f... Read more
After the $50.8 billion state budget was signed into law, the Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office has updated budget calculations for next year. The IFO says the new budget will be $500 m... Read more
Grove City College is being recognized for its overall excellence as an institution by the Colleges of Distinction. Colleges of Distinction, an online college search resource, do in-depth re... Read more
The Butler Area School District has received a grant that will go toward a new project to introduce math concepts to students in a new way. The Remake Learning organization awarded the distr... Read more
Congressman Mike Kelly is co-sponsoring a new bill that looks to encourage artificial intelligence in children’s cancer research. The Acceleration Innovation for Kids Act is a bipartisan bil... Read more
As lawmakers were finishing the budget they also passed a bill that would protect Pennsylvania’s Intermediate Unit (IU). IU’s provide a more specialized education, that can range from specia... Read more
A longtime community volunteer that was very active in Butler sports has died. Jack Baccanti passed away at his home on Sunday. Baccanti was a front office member at Armco Steel for 22 years... Read more


