There were 46 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for Butler County Tuesday. As of Monday morning, Butler Memorial Hospital was treating nine patients for the coronavirus, with on... Read more
To-Go Cocktails May Become Permanent
To-go cocktails may become a permanent option for Pennsylvania residents. The takeout drink was temporarily implemented when restaurants and bars were shut down due to the pandemic, but now... Read more
Gas Prices Rise; Expected To Continue Surge
Gas prices have increased both locally as well as across western Pennsylvania as a whole this week. According to AAA’s weekly gas price report, the average price for a gallon regular, unlead... Read more
Vaccine Clinic Reducing Hours
The vaccine clinic at the Clearview Mall is reducing its operating hours starting next week. Butler Memorial Hospital officials say that the clinic will be scaling back how long the facility... Read more
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