The Pennsylvania State House of Representatives has passed a temporary budget that would provide funding for the next five months. House Bill 2387 does include some 12 month appropriations i... Read more
While the Diocese of Pittsburgh announced they will soon be allowing attendance at Masses, the Butler Area Catholic Churches will be holding off for a while. According to a release, the chur... Read more
The City of Butler is making a few adjustments to rules about park activities based on the latest recommendations from the Pennsylvania Recreation and Parks Society. The first change is that... Read more
Even with an expected shortfall in revenue due to COVID-19 circumstances, the Mars Area School Board will not raise taxes in order to meet their 2020-21 school year budget. Next year’s gener... Read more
A McKees Rocks man is in the Butler County Prison facing attempted homicide charges after an assault over the weekend in Jackson Township. It happened just before 6 p.m. Saturday according t... Read more
No new cases of COVID-19 were announced for Butler County today, keeping the case count total at 220. Overall the department of health reported less than 500 new cases statewide. The death t... Read more
A woman was seriously injured at McConnell’s Mill State Park yesterday when she fell an estimated 20 feet onto rocks below. First responders used a Stokes basket and ropes to rescue th... Read more
The City of Butler will enter into an agreement with the Butler Township Volunteer Fire District for new firefighting equipment. The city has approved a 15-year lease agreement for 15 self-c... Read more
A United States Senator from Pennsylvania is advancing a bill that would protect children from being crushed, trapped, or stuck by furniture, televisions, or appliances. Democratic Senator B... Read more
Crews knocked down a fully involved garage fire Thursday morning in Winfield Township. It broke out just before 9 a.m. near a home in the 200 block of Bicker Road, which is near the intersec... Read more
A group of local people have started an effort to prevent children in need from having to sleep on the floor. Sleep in Heavenly Peace is a national organization made up of many local chapter... Read more
A new game warden will be joining the Pennsylvania Game Commission in southeastern Butler County. Wexford native Travis O’Neill was one of 27 graduates from the Commission’s Ross Leffler Sch... Read more
Registration for a program that focuses on families and friends that have loved ones with brain disorders is ending soon. The eight week program is sponsored by the National Alliance on Ment... Read more