The opioid disaster declaration in Pennsylvania will expire at the end of the month. Republican legislators announced late last week that they will not renew the emergency order, which has [... Read more
Health officials continue to encourage residents to get vaccinated from COVID-19, especially because of the Delta variant. We’ve had many conversations in the past 18 months with Dr. John Lo... Read more
COVID-19 policies were at the center of a state Senate Education Committee hearing late last week. Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam says the state is asking districts to follow [... Read more
A local man had the opportunity recently to lay a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington D.C. Steve Monteleone says it was a surprise to him […] Read more
The Mars Area School District will be changing the responsibilities of a couple of administrators for the upcoming school year. Dale Sleva Jr will move from serving as the assistant [... Read more
A new project will aim to help improve fish habitat in a waterway at a Butler City Park. During their meeting Thursday night, Butler City Council approved a motion to […] Read more
Butler County Community College has started the next step towards the new $9 million, state-of-the-art Victor K. Phillips Nursing and Allied Health Building. Crews began tearing down the col... Read more
Pennsylvania’s top law enforcement official is joining with colleagues from other states to investigate the impact of Instagram on young people. Attorney General Josh Shapiro and eight other... Read more
Staff and community members of a local school district are helping to make the holiday season a little brighter for less fortunate students. Neighbors for Neighbors is a local organization [... Read more
Funds are now available from the federal government to help rural communities improve internet service as well as for agricultural producers and rural landowners. The U.S. Department of Agri... Read more
There’s still time for local residents to help out with a statewide effort to improve the appearance of neighborhoods through trash cleanup. According to the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful orga... Read more
With Thanksgiving now over, many are starting to get into the Christmas spirit—that includes WISR. Starting today and running through New Year’s Day, WISR 680 AM and 107.5 FM will […] Read more
Butler County is making a change in how natural gas money is divvied up. The money is approved through a law known as Act 13 that gives county revenue based […] Read more