Butler Township residents will not see a tax hike next year. The commissioners approved the 2021 budget of just over $7.5 million at their last scheduled meeting of the year, which was on Mo... Read more
Hospitalizations are remaining stable in Butler according to the latest update from Butler Health System. According to an update Monday morning, Butler Memorial Hospital is treating 50 patie... Read more
A Petrolia man is in police custody after he was charged with assaulting a young girl that left her with severe head injuries. Police say 20-year-old Dakota Anthony beat his girlfriend’s two... Read more
There were 357 new cases of COVID-19 and four additional deaths this weekend for Butler County. It comes with 391 negative tests, giving the Department of Health’s weekend report a 51.2 perc... Read more
A food distribution will be held tomorrow at the Lernerville Speedway but the event has already been fully reserved. The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will be hosting the drive-thru... Read more
Slippery Rock University will be going all virtual to start the spring semester. The school announced the decision over the weekend to suspend all in-person classes for the month of January.... Read more
There have been some unusual business trends as a result of the pandemic. The latest is that Christmas tree sales are soaring. The live Christmas tree market has been booming over the past m... Read more
The YMCA is expanding their child care programs to the Karns City Area School District. The school-age program is open to students in Kindergarten through the sixth grade. A preschool progra... Read more
A recall has been issued on three different McCormick seasonings. The recall impacts Perfect Pinch Italian seasoning, Culinary Italian seasoning, and Frank’s Red Hot Buffalo Ranch seasoning.... Read more
It’s another peak alert day for Central Electric customers. With temperatures expected to close in on 90 degrees today, the CEC is recommending customers conserve energy. They ask that you t... Read more
A Grove City man is in the Mercer County Jail after he allegedly tried to strangle a woman. Police say it happened Monday around 1:30 a.m. at a home in the 700 block of Terrace Avenue when t... Read more
Gas prices have been holding steady in Butler County and surrounding areas over the past couple of weeks. According to AAA, the average price for a gallon of unleaded gas in Butler County is... Read more
A longtime conservative activist who is seeking the Republican nomination for governor was involved in a crash that killed one person over the weekend. It was last Wednesday night when a mot... Read more