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

State Police have released information on an I-79 accident that happened on Friday (8/7). According to the police report, the incident happened around 5:30am near mile marker 92 in Lancaster... Read more

A Saxonburg man was taken into custody over the weekend after police say he took a sword into a local store. According to State Police, 34 year old Kenneth Connor walked into the Dollar Gene... Read more

Local residents are encouraged to continue to avoid a Butler Township Park this week due to ongoing construction. According to Butler Township Manager Tom Knights, the project at Preston Par... Read more

The new four year plan from Butler County’s Area Agency on Aging is receiving statewide acclaim. County commissioners say the plan has been used as a model across the Keystone State. The pla... Read more

An air quality alert is in effect today. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code Orange for today.  That mean air pollution concentrations may become unheal... Read more

The state Department of Health has reported 16 new COVID-19 cases for Butler County over the weekend—bringing the county’s total to 661. No additional deaths were reported. With our last upd... Read more

A hiker is recovering after she was rescued by first responders at McConnells Mill State Park on Saturday morning. According to KDKA, an unidentified 60-year-old woman was hiking with her fa... Read more

The state Department of Health has reported eight new COVID-19 cases for Butler County Friday—bringing the county’s total to 645. Statewide, there were 758 positive cases, 15 additional deat... Read more