After being canceled last year as a result of COVID restrictions, the Memorial Day parade in downtown Butler will return this year. It’s not going to be the traditional parade […] Read more
The state Department of Health says they are including more locations in the vaccine rollout plan. Health officials say smaller medical practices will be getting more doses of the COVID-19 [... Read more
The Butler Area School District has taken the next step in the process of an addition to Senior High School facilities. Following a presentation by representatives of the district’s engineer... Read more
The National Weather Service late Tuesday afternoon confirmed that a “very brief, weak” tornado touched down Monday evening 5 miles northwest of Portersvillle, in eastern Lawrence County nea... Read more
Motorists in Butler Township should be aware of roadwork planned for this week which will result in road closure. The Butler Township Public Works Department will close Litman Road to [... Read more
Pennsylvania plans to lift all COVID-related mitigation orders with the exception of masking at the end of this month. A recent announcement from the state Department of Health and the [... Read more
There were 40 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths for Butler County Tuesday. That now brings the death toll in the county to 408 according to the Department […] Read more
Butler County Community College is receiving high marks from an online higher education platform. The website Niche.com recently ranked BC3 as the number one community college in Pennsylvani... Read more
The Jeep Festival returned this year with a terrific turnout, and now the organization wants to help local non-profits. The Friends of the Bantam Jeep Association is accepting applications a... Read more
Extended federal unemployment benefits have come to an end and some hope that will curb a worker shortage in Pennsylvania. However, at a state committee hearing in Harrisburg last week, [... Read more
Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer and most folks have the day off. But, what exactly is Labor Day and why do we celebrate? The federal holiday’s origin […] Read more
A group of Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers are filing a lawsuit arguing that mail-in ballots are against the state constitution. Local State Representative Tim Bonner joined 13 other GOP l... Read more
September is suicide awareness month and a local group will be holding a gathering later this week to remember the lives lost to suicide. On Wednesday evening at Diamond Park, […] Read more