Monday Update: 22 New County Cases Reported Along With Local Hospitalizations And Deaths
There were 22 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths reported by the state for Butler County on Monday. This comes after a weekend of 102 new cases and one death—which brings the dea... Read more
Everyone over the age of 16 in Pennsylvania can now receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Governor Tom Wolf and the COVID Task Force made the decision yesterday to move up the timeline. Wolf emphasize... Read more
A Butler County woman was caught with a loaded handgun at the Pittsburgh Airport. The unnamed Sarver woman was stopped by airport security early Monday morning after she was found to have a... Read more
Department of Health officials are encouraging people to keep practicing COVID safety protocols as the state sees a rise in the number of cases. Dr. Wendy Braund says it’s important to conti... Read more
There were 102 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death for Butler County over the weekend. That now brings the death toll to 390 according to the state Department of Health. Local hos... Read more
New Updates Coming To State Unemployment System
Major updates will soon be coming to the state’s unemployment compensation system. The Department of Labor and Industry had been planning to update the computer system last year, but the pan... Read more
New Bathrooms May Soon Come To Alameda Park
Butler County Parks and Recreation is applying for a grant in order to install new bathrooms at Alameda Park. The application was approved at last week’s county commissioner meeting. Officia... Read more
J&J Vaccine Clinic Coming To Pittsburgh Mills
The region’s largest drive-up vaccine clinic is coming to the Pittsburgh Mills this week. UPMC and the Pittsburgh Penguins are partnering together for the two-day clinic, in which they say 1... Read more
Wolf Administration: SNAP Benefits At Risk If Emergency Declaration Recinded
Governor Tom Wolf’s administration is warning about the impact of food assistance if his disaster declaration were to end early. PA Secretary of Human Services Teresa Miller said the additio... Read more
Phase 1C Now Eligible To Receive COVID Vaccine
Another phase of the state’s vaccine rollout plan is eligible to receive a shot starting today. Residents in Phase 1C can now receive their COVID-19 vaccine. Among those included in this pha... Read more