OPEN TALK at 12:30 on the Monday December 9 It’s Your Turn show.  Do you still send and receive Christmas cards?  Let’s talk about it….Also on Monday, host Dave Malarkey discusses the importance of friendship with guest Dr. Winfried Sedhoff.   Listen to today’s show. Read more

Sportswriter Curt Sampson, author of a new biography of golfer Tiger Woods, visits with Dave Malarkey on the Friday December 6 It’s Your Turn show….Also on Friday:  Jim Furnish, former Deputy Chief of the U.S. Forest Service….and Jeff Poole, with some tips on planning for retirement.   Listen to today’s show. Read more

Local attorney Elizabeth Smith joins Dave Malarkey on the Thursday December 5 It’s Your Turn program.  Topics up for discussion include use of the Grand Juries in Pennsylvania, and new faces in the judicial system at the Butler County Courthouse.   Listen to today’s show. Read more

Holiday food safety is the topic on the Wednesday December 4 It’s Your Turn show, as Dave Malarkey talks with Penn State Extension Educator Mary Alice Gettings…Also on Wednesday: this year’s Caring Angel Campaign, with Kris Bowser from the Butler Health System Foundation and Carol Achezinski from NexTier Bank.   Listen to today’s show. Read more

Dave Malarkey’s guests on the Tuesday December 3 It’s Your Turn show include:  Matthew Kraemer, Music Director of the Butler County Symphony Orchestra…Heather Helsel, co-chair of the Symphony’s upcoming Holiday Tour of Homes….and Mark Mann, local volunteer mentor with SCORE.   Listen to today’s show. Read more

News about upcoming holiday musical performances on the Monday December 2 It’s Your Turn show:  Dave Malarkey talks first to Ralph Christy Jr. from St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and David English, founder and director of the group “A Circle of Friends,” who will perform this coming Sunday evening at St Mark’s…..Also:  Chris Jamison, a former […] Read more

Ever feel like you need a temporary retreat from the world to get a handle on your life? You’ll be interested in Dave Malarkey’s interview with August Turak on the Friday November 29 It’s Your turn show…Also on Friday: Ben Kilbride, editorial assistant with the Old Farmer’s Almanac.   Listen to today’s show. Read more

On the Wednesday November 27 It’s Your Turn show, Dave Malarkey talks to Vicki Hinterberger, General Manager of the Butler Radio Group, who shares details of everything happening in downtown Butler this Saturday from Noon to 4 pm–all in advance of the Spirit of Christmas parade at 5:30 pm……Also on Wednesday:  Leslie Halleck on caring […] Read more

Dave Malarkey’s guests on the Tuesday November 26 It’s Your Turn show: Casey Bowser, Nedra Casey, and Dennis Casey–director and cast members of the upcoming Butler Little Theatre production of “The Language Archive”….also John Paul, Executive Director of the Butler Transit Authority.   Listen to today’s show. Read more

Judges and lawmakers across the state will be receiving a pay raise in 2020. Salaries will increase by 1.9 percent—which is tied to a state law that bases salaries changes on the consumer price index. Governor Tom Wolf is the highest paid lawmaker at $201,000—but he donates his salary to charity. Rank-and-file lawmakers will see […] Read more

“BOOK TALK” on the Monday November 25 It’s Your Turn show…Dave Malarkey welcomes Amy Kellner from the Zelienople Public Library, who has chosen for discussion this month “The Only Woman in the Room” by Pittsburgh author Marie Benedict.   Listen to today’s show. Read more

The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Calgary Flames tonight at PPG Paints Arena. Face-off is 7pm. Pre-game on WISR is 6:30pm. The Pens defeated New Jersey 4-1 Friday. They enter tonight 12-7-4 overall, good for fourth place in the Metropolitan Division. The Pens trail first-place Washington by nine points, but have played two less games. The […] Read more

The Slippery Rock University football team will host Shepherd this Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs. Kick-off will be 1pm. Hear the game on The Rock Station 97.7fm beginning at 12:30pm. –Shepherd defeated Indiana 31-27 in the opening round of the tournament Saturday. IUP had scored with just over 90 […] Read more

The merger between the Butler Health System and the Clarion Healthcare System is now official after receiving approval from the state. The Office of the PA Attorney General and Department of Health officially signed off on the agreement between the two healthcare providers. In a press release, Butler Health System said the merger will continue […] Read more