Two people are in police custody following a drug bust at a Butler City home early Friday morning. Shortly after 6 a.m. City Police and officers with the Butler County District Attorney’s Dr... Read more
There were 113 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County on Friday. That comes with 165 negative tests, giving today’s report a 47.8 percent positivity rate. Butler Memorial Hosptial says they... Read more
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 time... 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 Rockdale Road. Upon arrival, the... 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 the prima... 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 million with a o... 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
Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey is encouraged that a new infrastructure bill could pass Congress. The Republican spoke to members of the Pennsylvania Press Club earlier this week and said th... Read more
Those interested in learning more about vaccines can do so through an upcoming online presentation from the Carnegie Science Center. The final part of the Science Center’s speaker series on... Read more
A number of free adult literacy classes will be taking place next month in Butler. The programs are sponsored by Butler County Community College and aim to help students for high school equi... Read more
Mars Area School District students will have the chance to see friends at a Pittsburgh area amusement park later this week. The 2021 Mars School Picnic at Kennywood is scheduled for this Thu... Read more
There were four new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County Tuesday. This means the county has gone 14 consecutive days with single digit increases in the number of cases. Statewide, there were... Read more
Despite the mask mandate being lifted earlier this week, local transit officials are reminding riders of The Bus that masks are still mandatory. The Butler Transit Authority falls under the... Read more