State administrators have issued new guidance for school districts as preparations are underway to resume in-person education. Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine and Department... Read more
12 new cases of COVID-19 were reported Thursday for Butler County by the state Department of Health. The county also added another 101 negative tests to their overall total. Across the state... Read more
Pennsylvania’s Governor has issued new orders aimed at slowing or reversing recent increases in cases of COVID-19. Among the mitigation efforts announced by Governor Tom Wolf are a maximum o... Read more
Congressman Mike Kelly is introducing a new bill that would extend paid leave to health care workers who contract the coronavirus. The Essential Workforce Parity Act would also offer liabili... Read more
Officials in Seven Fields Borough have made the difficult decision to cancel or suspend a couple of popular summer events as a result of health and safety concerns with COVID-19. Earlier thi... Read more
The ongoing effects from COVID-19 now also include a nationwide coin shortage and a local bank is asking for coins. NexTier Bank is encouraging customers as well as residents in general to v... Read more
Butler City Police have filed felony charges against a local man in connection with protests that turned violent on May 31st. According to police, 20-year-old Jordan Erdos used social media... Read more
There is still time to participate in a collection to help local kids in need sponsored by a Slippery Rock University organization. SRU’s Student Nonprofit Alliance is hosting a “Hug the Kid... Read more
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. AAA’s ongoing initiative to end distractive driving is called “Don’t Drive Intoxicated. Don’t Drive Intexticated”. While 96% of motorist... Read more
The Saeler-Solkovy Memorial Ride has chosen to help the Butler County Alliance for Children as their charity of choice this year. This local non-profit organization will begin their bike nig... Read more
A new program at Slippery Rock University hopes to get students more involved with the Butler County community. It’s called RockServe—a new digital community engagement platform where studen... Read more
Students in the Butler Area School District will be in class tomorrow and Monday as a result of snow days last month. Students were originally scheduled to be off on Thursday and Monday for... Read more
March 31st marks the final day in which Governor Tom Wolf wants everyone in Phase 1A to get scheduled for a COVID-19 vaccine. Wolf said that his administration is planning to hit President B... Read more