There were eight new cases of COVID-19 reported in Butler County over the weekend. That brings the total number of cases to 718. The state also updated their weekly positivity rate—in which... Read more

Slippery Rock University has announced some changes to reflect new safety measures in place for this fall at Bailey Library. The library opens for fall semester classes today and the hours o... Read more

The Cranberry Township Community Response Team is making sure kids in the area are getting back-to-school supplies. Operation Lunch Pail Pals will hold a school supply giveaway starting at 1... Read more

A staff member at a local juvenile facility was seriously injured while on the job last week. According to State Police, a 24-year-old employee at George Junior Republic was escorting a 15-y... Read more

A motorist was injured following a crash that occurred earlier this weekend in Center Township. According to the Pennsylvania State Police, a 70-year-old Butler man was traveling north on Ro... Read more

The state Department of Health has reported 3 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County Thursday.  That brings the total to 710 for the county. Over the past day 271 negative tests were also r... Read more

A local teenager was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital on Wednesday after an ATV accident. State Police say that 19-year-old Matthew Thompson, of Karns City, was riding the all terrain vehicle... Read more

The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Butler will contract with a local company for the repair of bricks at one of their rental units. The Authority’s board has accepted a bid proposal... Read more

Butler County Community College is getting ready to welcome students to a new semester with some new changes to accommodate education during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. BC3 President Dr.... Read more

Grace’s Closet in downtown Butler will be helping families of school kids with free clothing next week. This opportunity will only be available at Grace at Calvary Church on Saturday, August... Read more

The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh is modifying a plan to allow for the safe reopening of local Catholic Schools this fall. After receiving feedback from teachers, a team of school administr... Read more

The state Department of Health has reported 12 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County Thursday.  That brings the total to 707 for the county. Over the past day 302 negative tests were also... Read more

The City of Butler is giving special recognition today to a group who has devoted a large amount of time and effort to helping people over the course of the pandemic. Mayor Ben Smith has pro... Read more

Even though Central Electric Cooperative has canceled their annual members meeting due to the coronavirus, they are still planning to hold a non-public business meeting. CEC members are enco... Read more

Local residents should be aware of scams that deal with contact tracing of COVID-19. According to the Pennsylvania Departments of Health and Aging, once a COVID-19 case is confirmed, trained... Read more

Butler County residents are being asked to take a survey regarding transit needs in our area. The Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission is seeking input to learn about what needs exist as wel... Read more

The state Department of Health has reported 18 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County Wednesday.  That brings the total to 695 for the county. Over the past day 400 negative tests were also... Read more

We wanted to share more information about the story we reported to you this week about a man with what looked like a sword at the Dollar General in Saxonburg. Here is a portion of our interv... Read more

Local residents who have not yet done so are again encouraged to complete the very important task of participating in the U.S. Census. Census data collection is moving forward after the proc... Read more

There’s still time for residents to give input at online public hearings that will be held by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission about proposed rate increases requested by Pennsylvan... Read more