There has now been nine straight days of over 1,000 daily cases of COVID-19 for Pennsylvania. The state’s top health official says it appears that we’re now in a fall resurgence of the coron... Read more
South Butler Still Dealing With Legionella
The South Butler County School District is still experiencing challenges that need to be addressed with water supply. According to Superintendent Dr. David Foley, recent tests for the presen... Read more
Phone Calls Keep Elections Office Busy
With interest high in this year’s election, and new ways to vote in place, that’s made the Butler County Elections office a very busy place. That’s led the elections bureau to bring on 10 pa... Read more
Pennsylvania House Republicans are unveiling what they call a “pro-jobs, recovery focused legislative-package” dubbed the “Commonwealth’s COVID Comeback.” A series of bills were released by... Read more
We’re less than two weeks away from the deadline to apply for mail-in ballots, and Butler County’s Director of Elections says it’s important to do so as soon as possible. Aaron Sheasley said... Read more
The City of Butler Planning and Zoning Commission has denied a proposal that would restrict where certain businesses could be located in downtown Butler. Many local officials along with busi... Read more
Wednesday Update: 21 New Cases
There were 21 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County on Wednesday. That comes with 153 negative tests, giving the daily report a 12.1 percent positivity rate. The state overall added 1,276... Read more
Crews were on the scene of an accident near the Freeport Bridge in Buffalo Township early Wednesday morning. It happened just after 7 a.m. at the intersection of Butler Road and Freeport Roa... Read more
Governor Tom Wolf is once again calling for the state legislature to legalize adult recreational marijuana. “So far, I haven’t heard anything. There has been no movement to advance legislati... Read more
Mars Middle School Renovations Nearing Completion
Renovations to the Mars Area Middle School in southern Butler County are nearing completion. The latest update to the Mars School Board from a representative of Thomas & Williamson Proje... Read more