PennDOT is reopening 23 more rest stops across the state—including a number of locations in Western Pennsylvania. The decision comes nearly a week after PennDOT decided to reopen 13 rest [... Read more
The Butler County Commissioners have announced that nonessential county personnel will be temporarily furloughed beginning today, however operations will be maintained. According to Board Ch... Read more
Slippery Rock University has announced that the University’s spring commencement ceremonies have been postponed indefinitely. SRU President William Behre said the decision to reschedule the... Read more
Butler Area School District continues to help address community needs while also preparing for future instructional possibilities. At Monday night’s meeting, Butler Superintendent Dr. Brian... Read more
Butler County Community College has announced that a student who attends the main campus in Butler Township has tested positive for COVID-19. BC3 was notified by the student that the [... Read more
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has extended school closures and other statewide mandated COVID-19 mitigation efforts an additional two weeks. Wolf’s initial order on Friday, March 13th close... Read more
Officials with the Butler Health System say they have admitted their first patient who has been diagnosed with the coronavirus. The person is currently being treated at Butler Memorial Hospi... Read more
Several local children were named winners of Butler Township’s annual Fire Prevention Poster Contest. Commissioner Jim Lokhaiser Jr presented trophies to winners in kindergarten through four... Read more
The Butler Area School District has received a grant to help support the Kids Weekend Backpack Program. The district recently applied for and received a $20,000 grant from the national [... Read more
State health officials are encouraging residents to download the COVID-19 Alert app. So far, over 322,000 people have downloaded the app that lets you know that you may have been […] Read more
Gas prices continue to sink 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 gallon […] Read more
The public is invited to join the first in a series of talks later this week at Slippery Rock University. The SRU Alumni Speaker Series kicks off Wednesday from 6:30 to 8 […... Read more
As drug companies continue to work on a vaccine for COVID-19, a local lawmaker is holding a news conference in support of medical freedom. Republican State Representative Daryl Metcalfe- who... Read more