Another phase of the state’s vaccine rollout plan is eligible to receive a shot starting today. Residents in Phase 1C can now receive their COVID-19 vaccine. Among those included in this pha... Read more
The City of Butler is continuing to pursue state funding to make improvements at a local park. At their Tuesday meeting Council voted to approve a resolution to be submitted with a grant app... Read more
State agriculture officials are encouraging farm workers to get their COVID-19 vaccine. Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding says it’s important for farmers to trust the science. “All of us... Read more
Butler County is looking for residents who are interested in serving on the Industrial Development Authority Board. The board now has two openings due to recent vacancies. The county commiss... Read more
A former Butler County Detective is once again looking to change his guilty plea stemming from a fraud charge. According to the Department of Justice, Scott Roskovski recently changed attorn... Read more
A Washington County man will not face charges following an accident involving a pedestrian earlier this week in neighboring Mercer County. According to Grove City Police, officers were calle... Read more
Firefighters were busy with a number of brush and grass fires along railroad tracks in Butler and Center Townships as well as the City of Butler Thursday afternoon. The calls began coming in... Read more
There were 77 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for Butler County Thursday. Hospitalizations again continue to remain stable locally. As of Wednesday morning, Butler Memorial Ho... Read more
A number of local parks will be getting some improvements soon. The county approved funding a portion of the costs toward 12 different parks throughout the county. Among the projects include... Read more
Butler County Commissioners approved five new projects to be funded with help from the county’s infrastructure bank. Approximately $23 million in loans were approved to help municipalities f... Read more
Governor Tom Wolf was near Pittsburgh yesterday providing the latest of the vaccine rollout. Wolf said that the state Department of Health has been working on helping vulnerable populations... Read more
The State House narrowly passed a bill that offers protections for businesses for COVID related lawsuits. It’s a bill similar to one vetoed by Governor Tom Wolf last fall. Advocates for the... Read more
The old Mercer Road Volunteer Fire Company building will likely be repurposed following a decision by the Butler Township Zoning Hearing Board. After hearing an appeal made by the perspectiv... Read more
The Butler Township Zoning Board has decided that a larger version of a housing development planned for the Highfield area does not comply with the ordinances of Butler Township about densit... Read more
It was demolition day at a longtime Butler restaurant yesterday. Crews spent Tuesday taking down the Eat n’ Park on New Castle Hill across from the Point Plaza. Employees and community membe... Read more
There were 70 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death reported by the state for Butler County on Wednesday. That brings the death toll for the county to 389 since the beginning of the... Read more
As the VA expands who is eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, officials say they have the capacity to continue accepting more appointments. Dr. Aref Rahman is the Chief of Staff at th... Read more
We continue to look at the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths at Butler Memorial Hospital throughout the past few months of the pandemic to see if the trends are increasing or de... Read more
A teenager was seriously injured as a result of a motorcycle accident Tuesday afternoon near Portersville. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center shortly before 5 p.m. for a 14-year... Read more
The Butler Township Planning Commission has approved a revised recommendation for a housing development in the Highfield area. After hearing from developer Jerry Oliver of the 39 acre Highfi... Read more
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