With most of southwestern Pennsylvania now in the “yellow” phase, Bishop David Zubik says churches in the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh will now be permitted to open for private prayer with... Read more
Butler County officially moves into the “yellow” phase of the Governor’s reopening plan today. County residents will see the stay-at-home order lifted in favor of aggressive mitigation. Reta... Read more
The payment of a lawsuit against Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine was subject to much discussion at Wednesday’s Butler County Commissioner meeting. Commissioner Le... Read more
Two new cases of COVID-19 were announced Thursday for Butler County. That takes the case count to 199. About 900 new cases were announced statewide—which marks the fourth straight day of und... Read more
State Liquor Stores Opening For In-Store Service
Fine Wine and Good Spirit stores will be reopening to the public tomorrow. The nine state stores in the county will all be opening with restrictions. The number of customers will be limited... Read more
No New Taxes In South Butler School Budget
The South Butler School Board has approved a preliminary budget for the 2020-21 school year with no tax increase, even though they are anticipating a budget shortfall. During an online schoo... Read more
An application filed by Pennsylvania for a large amount of one-time federal emergency funds for education could benefit local school districts. Governor Wolf announced Wednesday that the U.S... Read more
Butler Health System Adjusts Policies
Since the number of confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 at Butler Memorial Hospital continues to be low, the Butler Health System is making some adjustments to policies. Operation rooms wil... Read more
Butler County is moving forward with a lawsuit against Governor Tom Wolf. The commissioners voted 2 to 1 in favor to proceed—Commissioner Kevin Boozel voted against the suit. “I’ll fight for... Read more