Rodeo Week Begins In North Washington
It’s rodeo week in North Washington. Festivities begin tonight with the annual parade at 6:30 p.m. Competition at the North Washington Rodeo will then run tomorrow through Saturday. Events b... Read more
With the latest Census data released late last week, the process of redrawing the Congressional map for Pennsylvania begins. The state’s population surpassed 13 million, but lagged behind ot... Read more
SRU Holding Multiple Vaccine Clinics
Slippery Rock University is holding multiple vaccine clinics this week. They will be held Thursday and Sunday at the university’s Mass Testing Center inside the University Union. Officials s... Read more
A couple of surrounding counties are now considered to have a high level of COVID transmission. According to the CDC, Armstrong and Allegheny Counties just joined four other counties with hi... Read more
Sheriff’s Office Warns Of New Scam
The Butler County Sheriff’s office is warning of an elaborate scam that deals with not reporting for federal jury duty. Sheriff Mike Slupe says that the scammer will call and use very offici... Read more
PennDOT Planning More Construction Next Week
PennDOT is beginning late summer road project maintenance work around Butler County next week. These activities include bridge repair on Prospect Road in Jackson Township Monday through Frid... Read more
A new order from the Department of Health aims to get more staff at nursing homes vaccinated. Yesterday, state officials at the DOH set an expectation for all of Pennsylvania’s skilled nursi... Read more
Cruise-A-Palooza Is Back This Sunday
A local group is getting ready for a popular summer event that will be held this weekend. The 27th annual Rodfathers Cruise-A-Palooza is planned for Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Main Str... Read more
COVID Cases Climb; Local Hospitalizations Down
The number of COVID cases continues to grow, although local hospitalizations have gone down since the beginning of the week. According to the Department of Health, there were 172 new cases i... Read more
More than 200 homes were without power this morning in Butler County after last night’s strong storms. After receiving some heavy rain around 12:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon, another stronger... Read more