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

The Mars Area School Board has approved a plan to return to in-person instruction developed by administration. The Mars Area School District’s Health and Safety Plan will be posted in its en... Read more

The Butler Transit Authority has entered into an agreement that could possibly result in the purchase of more buses to expand commuter service. The Authority’s Board of Directors approved a... Read more

A new Front Door Security System will be installed at the Butler City Building. At their regular meeting Tuesday night, council accepted a proposal from North Star Communications at a price... Read more

The state Department of Health has reported 6 new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County Tuesday.  That brings the total to 677 for the county. Over the past day 168 negative tests were also re... Read more

Butler Area School District will help realize their Health and Safety plan this year through the acquisition of several new devices used to detect temperature. At their meeting Monday night,... Read more

A local doctor has become the first private practice physician to be appointed to a particular committee with the American Society of Echocardiography. Dr. Jeffrey C. Astbury, MD, FASE, FACC... Read more

A number of small businesses in the Butler County area have been chosen to receive financial assistance from the state. Governor Tom Wolf recently announced that 45 businesses within the cou... Read more

The Seneca Valley School Board and administrators are making changes to their educational plans due to the complex and rapidly changing conditions surrounding the pandemic. The School Board... Read more

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