One of the items expected to be discussed when the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission meets today is the significant drop in traffic on the toll road since the state’s stay at home order went... Read more
Pennsylvania’s Attorney General is reminding those who are now unemployed and lost their employer-sponsored healthcare, that they are eligible for insurance coverage through the federal gove... Read more
Power has been restored to downtown Butler residents after a brief outage this morning. First Energy says there were about 350 people that were without power. It’s unclear whether this... Read more
The State Department of Health unveiled a new map that helps break down the number of positive COVID-19 cases by zip code. Users can click on zip codes throughout Pennsylvania and see the nu... Read more
Butler Area School District administrators are continuing with the process to assemble a budget for the 2020-2021 school year even with a wide variety of unknown variables. According to Butl... Read more
The lease agreement between the Butler Area School District and Butler County Emergency Services for Broad Street School could be finalized as soon as later this week. The Butler Area School... Read more
Several groups at Slippery Rock University are asking for public help as part of an ongoing project to document life during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Stone House Center for Public Humanitie... Read more
Central Electric Cooperative is once again offering to help some members pay for college. Their Good Neighbor Scholarship program will award five scholarships worth $2,500 each to students a... Read more
Students in a doctoral degree program at Slippery Rock University will soon have the chance to become nationally certified. The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education of th... Read more
Last year’s bear harvest was the sixth most in state history. According to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, 3,608 bears were harvested in 2020. That figure is a decrease of over 1,000 from... Read more
Early preliminary data shows that opioid use was up slightly this past year in Pennsylvania. State health officials met recently to discuss the state of opioids and found that most counties... Read more
Healthy community members are encouraged to help neighbors in need through participation in a few upcoming blood drives. The first American Red Cross drive is coming up today from noon to 5... Read more
Even though the Butler Area Public Library remains closed until further notice, new activities and events are planned for patrons. The library is celebrating Black History Month with a chall... Read more