The Butler Area School District will modify the schedule of secondary students for the first week of school. Classes will begin as normal for Butler students in grades kindergarten through 6... Read more
The state Department of Health has reported 10 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County Monday. That brings the total to 671 for the county. Statewide, there were 601 additional positive cas... Read more
Central Electric Cooperative is issuing another peak alert for today as temperatures are expected to get close to 92 this afternoon. They ask that you conserve power by turning off all non-e... Read more
State Police have released information on an I-79 accident that happened on Friday (8/7). According to the police report, the incident happened around 5:30am near mile marker 92 in Lancaster... Read more
A Saxonburg man was taken into custody over the weekend after police say he took a sword into a local store. According to State Police, 34 year old Kenneth Connor walked into the Dollar Gene... Read more
Local residents are encouraged to continue to avoid a Butler Township Park this week due to ongoing construction. According to Butler Township Manager Tom Knights, the project at Preston Par... Read more
The new four year plan from Butler County’s Area Agency on Aging is receiving statewide acclaim. County commissioners say the plan has been used as a model across the Keystone State. The pla... Read more
An air quality alert is in effect today. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code Orange for today. That mean air pollution concentrations may become unheal... Read more
The state Department of Health has reported 16 new COVID-19 cases for Butler County over the weekend—bringing the county’s total to 661. No additional deaths were reported. With our last upd... Read more
A hiker is recovering after she was rescued by first responders at McConnells Mill State Park on Saturday morning. According to KDKA, an unidentified 60-year-old woman was hiking with her fa... Read more