Butler Approves Preliminary Budget; No New Taxes
The 2021-22 Butler Area School District preliminary budget put forward by district administrators still has a lot of questions attached but does not include a tax increase. The proposed budg... Read more
Local Vaccination Rate Slows
The number of people vaccinated in Butler County is closing in on 90,000 according to the Department of Health. The latest data from the department shows just over 88,000 people have now bee... Read more
There were 12 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death for Butler County on Monday. That now brings the death toll in the county to 411 since the beginning of the pandemic. The new dat... Read more
Gang-Related Tensions Fuel Mercer County Stabbing
State police say gang-related tensions led to a stabbing at George Junior in Mercer County. According to police, the incident happened last Monday, when a 17-year-old boy went into a 15-year... Read more
There were 61 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths over the weekend for Butler County. Statewide, there were just over 3,600 new cases over the past two days, along with 49 additio... Read more
Crews have reopened a portion of Interstate 79 after repairs were necessary following a crash Monday morning. The accident happened in the northbound lane of I-79 around 5:30 a.m. Monday mor... Read more
Man Crashes Into Rock In Center Twp.
No one was injured following a one car crash that happened late last week in Center Township. According to State Police, 21-year-old Zavier King of Oil City man was driving on West Brewster... Read more
Seneca Valley Taking Prom Outdoors
Seneca Valley is taking their prom outdoors this year. The district is the latest to decide on an outdoor affair for the yearly high school tradition. It will be held this Friday at NexTier... Read more
Federal Tax Deadline One Week Away
The federal tax deadline is now one week away. The IRS extended the deadline to May 17th because of the pandemic. However, don’t expect those tax refund checks soon as the IRS continues to d... Read more
New Website Helps Find Vaccine Locations
The state Department of Health is rolling out a new map showing where you can get a COVID-19 vaccine. The new website—vaccines.gov—tries to make it easier for people to find locations to get... Read more