Overnight snow led many school districts in Butler County to move to remote learning Tuesday. A winter weather advisory was in place until 1 p.m. Tuesday, but a couple of […] Read more
The Butler Area School Board took a closer look Monday at anticipated budget figures for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year. Assistant Business Manager Heather Bonzo outlined the numbers the... Read more
A proposed state Constitution amendment would change how long governors can institute emergency declarations. Currently, the Pennsylvania governor is allowed to indefinitely renew emergency... Read more
Ash Wednesday is just a little over a week away, but the pandemic will make it a different process this year. According to the Diocese of Pittsburgh, instead of ashes […] Read more
Gas prices are once again rising 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 […] Read more
The state Department of Health is reporting three additional Butler County deaths as a result of COVID-19 infection on Monday. Over the weekend, Butler County had 99 new cases and […] Read more
A walk-in COVID-19 vaccine clinic will be held at the Butler VA this Saturday. The clinic will take place at the VA location on New Castle Road from 8 a.m. […] Read more
It was a strong bounce back year for Pennsylvania finances. The state ended the latest fiscal year with a budget surplus after collecting over $40 billion—which was about $3.4 billion [... Read more
The 165th Big Butler Fair continues this week in Prospect. The event, which is held at the Big Butler Fairgrounds on Route 422, is one of the largest fairs in the […] Read more
Adults- young and old- are welcome to enjoy a day on the water at a local park this week. Moraine State Park is holding a “Silver Paddle” on Thursday from […] Read more
Members of the Butler community will gather Wednesday to honor the life of a longtime resident. Robert Heaton will be remembered at 2 p.m. at Butler County Community College. The […] Read more
The run of hot weather continues today, and Central Electric Cooperative is issuing another peak alert. They ask that you turn off all non-essential electric items during the peak hours [... Read more
As COVID cases continually decline, talk about the more contagious Delta variant has emerged. Infectious disease specialist and Senior Scholar at Johns Hopkins University Dr. Amesh Adalja to... Read more