A southern Butler County municipality welcomes community members of every faith to a celebration of the eight-day observance of Hanukkah. On Tuesday a public Menorah lighting will be held at... Read more
Funds are now available from the federal government to help rural communities improve internet service as well as for agricultural producers and rural landowners. The U.S. Department of Agri... Read more
There’s still time for local residents to help out with a statewide effort to improve the appearance of neighborhoods through trash cleanup. According to the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful orga... Read more
About 250 homes in Center Township are without power this morning. According to West Penn Power, the outage is located along Sunset Drive. Right now it’s unclear what caused the outage, but... Read more
With Thanksgiving now over, many are starting to get into the Christmas spirit—that includes WISR. Starting today and running through New Year’s Day, WISR 680 AM and 107.5 FM will be playing... Read more
Today is Black Friday and Americans are expected to spend millions of dollars hunting for bargains. But a nationwide-effort wants consumers to enjoy supporting small businesses in local comm... Read more
A year after the first Saturday-Sunday opening in the history of state firearms deer season, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is inviting hunters back to the woods to participate in another... Read more
One person is dead and another injured after a small plane crash in Mercer County. According to our news partners at WPXI, it happened around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday in a wooded area just outsid... Read more
The Butler Area School Board has taken the first step towards modifying a couple of policies that deal with nondiscrimination in classroom practices as well as curriculum. At their regular m... Read more
Butler County is making a change in how natural gas money is divvied up. The money is approved through a law known as Act 13 that gives county revenue based on natural gas production. Last w... Read more