It was 85 years ago today that Central Electric Cooperative officially signed an incorporation notice. The CEC got its start in 1937 after residents in Butler, Clarion, Armstrong, and Venang... Read more
Governor Tom Wolf has vetoed a couple of bills that passed the Republican-led legislature. The first house bill mirrored legislation in a couple of other states, which required organizations... Read more
Local COVID hospitalizations are remaining very low. As of Monday morning, Butler Memorial Hospital was treating two patients for the coronavirus, with no one in the ICU. That’s one fewer [... Read more
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is allowing certain professionals to help pick up road-killed deer. The commission approved a measure that gives nuisance wildlife control operators the abil... Read more
State agriculture officials are once again sounding the alarm about the spotted lanternfly. Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding was in Washington County last week, which was just added... Read more
Late last week a state Senate committee moved forward with a constitutional amendment that could put abortion rights in Pennsylvania in jeopardy. It passed via a party line vote in […... Read more
Slippery Rock University is set to continue a program which helps those with intellectual or physical disabilities. Following an external review, the university decided to move forward with... Read more