As the state system of higher education deals with declining enrollment and pressure to raise tuition, officials say that trend has actually led to an interesting outcome. PASSHE Chairman Da... Read more
More details are emerging about Governor Tom Wolf’s plan to cut corporate taxes. In last week’s budget address, Wolf proposed cutting the Corporate Net income tax, which currently stands at... Read more
There’s been a dramatic drop in newly reported COVID cases for Butler County this past week. According to the Department of Health, there were just shy of 500 cases over the last seven days.... Read more
Slippery Rock University is seeing a slight decline in enrollment to start the year. For the spring semester, the university says that enrollment is down nearly four percent compared to the... Read more
Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey is urging the Biden Administration to take action with trade laws that would help protect a local manufacturer. Casey says Cleveland-Cliffs (formerly AK Steel)... Read more
A chilly fundraising gets underway starting tonight in Downtown Butler. The 6th annual Carved In Ice makes its return to Diamond Park for the next two days. It runs tonight from 5 to 8 p.m.... Read more
A large number of Butler County Fire Companies will receive state grant money for operational expenses. The Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service grants are awarded by the Office of the... Read more
A local lawmaker is taking time to recognize the dairy industry in Pennsylvania. State Senator Elder Vogel was a part of an effort to recognize June as Dairy Month—an industry he says is ver... Read more
Slippery Rock University is receiving recognition by a national organization. SRU was named as one of the top public schools in Pennsylvania and nationally by the online group Colleges of Di... Read more
PennDOT is continuing early summer road project maintenance work around Butler County this week. These activities include tail ditching on Cemetery Road in Marion Township along with pipe re... Read more
The Butler Area Public Library is hosting their annual summer reading challenge this week with fun events for the family. Although the challenge officially begins tomorrow (Monday) pre-regis... Read more
A local lawmaker will hold a public hearing later this week to take a closer look at compliance issues with storm sewer requirements. State Representative and Pennsylvania House Environmenta... Read more
Adults- young and old- are welcome to enjoy an evening on the water at a local park this week. Moraine State Park is holding a “Full Moon Paddle” on Tuesday from 8:30 to 11 p.m. at the Old R... Read more