As coronavirus cases continue to grow, health officials are again asking people to wear their masks. Chief Medical Officer of the Butler Health System Dr. David Rottinghaus says that as [... Read more
One man is dead following a house fire yesterday afternoon in Jefferson Township. Crews arrived to an active fire around 3 p.m. at a home in the 100 block of […] Read more
The Mars Area School District is staring down a projected $1.3 million deficit is in its general fund budget for the current school year. District Business Manager Jill Swaney says […... Read more
Butler City Council is planning a temporary small increase to real estate taxes in order to meet their 2021 budget. The total balanced budget currently sits at just over $11 […] Read more
Butler County has approved a new land bank that will go under the direction of the county’s Redevelopment Authority. County commissioners voted unanimously to establish the program that they... Read more
It’s been a whirlwind of a year for news to impact the stock market, but as local financial advisor Howie Pentony explains it hasn’t had a negative impact on Wall […] Read more
There were 95 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County on Thursday. That comes with 238 negative tests, giving today’s report from the Department of Health a 28.5 percent positivity […... Read more
No one was injured following a one car crash that happened late last week in Center Township. According to State Police, 21-year-old Zavier King of Oil City man was driving […] Read more
PennDOT is continuing late spring road project maintenance work in Butler County this week. These activities include pipe replacement, which will be occurring on Clearfield Road in Winfield... Read more
Staff members at Butler County Community College’s Amy Wise Children’s Creative Learning Center are getting ready to give tours this week to families considering preschool for young children... Read more
Several local high schools will be participating in the first round of a gladiator-style robot competition later this week at a new location. The 16th annual Southwestern Pennsylvania BotsIQ... Read more
Students at a local school are holding a collection this week to benefit the Butler County Humane Society. The drive at Mars Area Centennial School will take place Monday through […] Read more
The public is invited to help the Butler Area School District fill the shelves of the library at Broad Street Elementary School. In order to realize this goal, the district […] Read more