Butler City and Butler Township are among the local municipalities participating in a statewide activity this weekend. Butler City Mayor Ben Smith and the Butler Township Commissioners are e... Read more
A top state official will be looking into how Pennsylvania handled COVID-19 business shutdown waivers. In order to both take corrective actions now as well as be better prepared for the futu... Read more
Golf courses, marinas, and privately-owned campgrounds will reopen Friday. A reminder, however, that state-owned campgrounds will not open until May 14. So what’s next in Pennsylvania’s phas... Read more
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting three new COVID-19 cases in Butler County. Meanwhile, there were nearly 1,400 new cases statewide, now bringing the Commonwealth over 45,00... Read more
Butler Health System will resume performing elective surgeries beginning next week. Officials announced the decision earlier today saying that outpatient visits, admissions, surgeries and pr... Read more
PennDOT will resume construction projects beginning tomorrow. Officials announced the decision earlier today that highway and bridge construction projects will start again on Friday. “Our de... Read more
A bill that would help to reduce or refund taxes has advanced through a committee chaired by a local lawmaker. Republican State Senator Scott Hutchinson and the rest of the Senate Finance Co... Read more
The board of governors of the State System of Higher Education yesterday approved a tuition freeze for the upcoming 2020-21 academic year. That means there will be no tuition increase this f... Read more
There was a spike in the number of reported deaths in Pennsylvania Wednesday—as state health officials announced 479 deaths attributed to COVID-19. State Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levin... Read more
The Butler County Commissioners are in the process of drafting a letter to Governor Wolf requesting that the county open on May 8th. Commissioner Leslie Osche read the letter at today’s publ... Read more