A new bill will increase penalties if someone who is sick spits on a police officer. According to the bill introduced by Blair County Republican Lou Schmitt, anybody who knowingly has a comm... Read more
BHS COVID Testing Site To Change Hours
Butler Health System will soon be changing hours at their COVID-19 testing site in Butler. The hospital says starting next Monday, the testing collection location on Delwood Road will be ope... Read more
Weekend Update: County Crosses 15K Total Cases
There were 91 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for Butler County over the weekend. That brings the running total number of cases over 15,000 for the county since the beginning... Read more
Authorities are continuing their search for two suspects accused of an assault that happened over the weekend in Slippery Rock. According to Slippery Rock University’s student newspaper, the... Read more
Butler Health System says their COVID-19 vaccine supply continues to increase. We reported last week that the hospital was expecting a steadier shipment of vaccine over the next month. With... Read more
Friday Update: 74 New Cases; One Additional Death
There were 74 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death for Butler County Friday. That now brings the death toll to 384 since the beginning of the pandemic. Hospitalizations locally hav... Read more
Friday Update: 74 New Cases; One Additional Death
There were 74 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death for Butler County Friday. That now brings the death toll to 384 since the beginning of the pandemic. Hospitalizations locally hav... Read more
Butler County will be receiving $37 million through the American Rescue Plan. The latest relief package will see the county receive more than double the amount of money the first CARES Act p... Read more
Slippery Rock Planning In-Person Commencement
Slippery Rock University is moving forward with an in-person commencement ceremony this year. The university will be having the ceremony spread over the course of two days—April 30th and May... Read more
Emergency Rental Relief Program Starts Monday
Monday officially kicks off the application period for emergency rental relief program in Butler County. The county was awarded over $12.3 million for the program that aims to provide housin... Read more