A long-time Harmony Volunteer Firefighter has been named Volunteer of the Year by Zelienople Borough. Earlier this week the borough presented the 2019 award to Rodney Kniess. Kniess joined t... Read more
IUP Announces Restructuring Plans
Indiana University of Pennsylvania announced they will be restructuring different aspects of their college in the near future. IUP’s President Dr. Michael Driscoll said at a meeting with sta... Read more
State Prepares To Release COVID Antigen Tests
Even though they won’t be coming to Western Pennsylvania right away, state health officials are getting ready to introduce 250,000 rapid antigen COVID-19 tests to its residents. Dr. Michael... Read more
Bear Hunting Season Could Set New Records
Hunters will head to the woods on this weekend for the opening of the state’s bear archery and muzzleloader seasons. The Pennsylvania Game Commission believes black-bear hunters could set a... Read more
The Republican candidate for state treasurer has tested positive for COVID-19. Stacy Garrity announced the results after being tested prior to speaking at President Trump’s rally in Johnstow... Read more
Thursday Update: 27 New Cases
There were 27 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County on Thursday. That comes with 251 negative tests, giving the daily report a 9.7 percent positivity rate. As of Wednesday morning, Butler... Read more
A portion of Route 422 in Summit Township has reopened following a closure Thursday morning due to down wires. Dispatchers say wires were brought down near the intersection of Route 422 and... Read more
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