Monday Update: 64 New Cases; No Additional Deaths
There were 64 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County Monday. There were no additional deaths. This comes after five deaths and 151 new cases this weekend according to the Department of Heal... Read more
County Purchases New Mobile Command Post
Butler County Emergency Services will soon have a new mobile command post. The $278,000 purchase was approved at last week’s county commissioner meeting. Officials say the new post will be u... Read more
The daily number of COVID-19 cases locally has been declining over the past two weeks. In the past seven days, Butler County had a total of 564 new cases. Just two weeks ago, the county had... Read more
Man Loses $30K In Fraud Scheme
A Center Township man is out thousands of dollars following a fraud scheme. State police say an unknown entity stole $30,000 from a 94-year-old unnamed man. Police describe the theft as a “c... Read more
Additional funds are being set aside for those facing challenges paying for bills amid the pandemic. County commissioners approved nearly $200,000 for the program that will help people pay f... Read more
The demand for the COVID-19 vaccine is high according to officials with the Butler Health System. However, due to a limited supply, BHS says they have temporarily suspended scheduling additi... Read more
Shelter rentals at Alameda Park are still happening as planned for the 2021. The Parks and Recreation Department says that in-person rentals will happen on the last Friday in February as the... Read more
There were 151 new cases of COVID-19 and five additional deaths over the weekend for Butler County. That now brings the death toll to 311 for the county since the beginning of the pandemic.... Read more
Multiple Crews Battle Fire In Armstrong County
Multiple crews were on the scene of a fire in neighboring Armstrong County. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center around 9:20 a.m. for a structure fire at a building in the 200 blo... Read more
Butler County has now surpassed 300 total deaths due to COVID-19. According to Friday’s update by the state Department of Health, there were seven additional deaths for the county Friday—whi... Read more