The monthly public meeting of the Butler Township Commissioners looked a little different Monday evening. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, only commissioners Dave Zarnick, Fred Vero, an... Read more
Butler County Emergency Services is preparing for the possibility that someone working in the 911 Dispatch Center becomes ill with COVID-19. The alternate stations are located in the meeting... Read more
Like many other municipalities in the area, the Borough of Saxonburg is declaring a disaster emergency. This declaration allows the borough to take all appropriate actions to help ease the e... Read more
According to the daily update from the state’s Department of Health, there are 12,980 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania. That’s about 1,500 more since yesterday. Butler County mean... Read more
As the United States Surgeon General warns of a tough week ahead, Butler Health System officials say internal surge capacity plans are complete. All ventilators, critical care, and anesthesi... Read more
Butler Memorial Hospital is treating 11 patients for COVID-19 symptoms, according to an update provided by Butler Health System officials Sunday morning. Three of those patients are currentl... Read more
The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced that there are now over 10,000 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the state. As of Saturday afternoon, there were 10,017 confirme... Read more
There were just over 1,400 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus announced by state health officials today. That brings the statewide total to 8,420. It was also reported that there have no... Read more
Although Butler Health System says their personal protective equipment supply is adequate at this time, they are still accepting donations. That includes homemade masks. Officials at BHS say... Read more
The United States Department of Justice is making a large amount of grant money available to address different community issues. A total of $850 million is available to help public safety ag... Read more