While the Diocese of Pittsburgh announced they will soon be allowing attendance at Masses, the Butler Area Catholic Churches will be holding off for a while. According to a release, the chur... Read more

The City of Butler is making a few adjustments to rules about park activities based on the latest recommendations from the Pennsylvania Recreation and Parks Society. The first change is that... Read more

The Pennsylvania State House of Representatives has passed a temporary budget that would provide funding for the next five months. House Bill 2387 does include some 12 month appropriations i... Read more

Even with an expected shortfall in revenue due to COVID-19 circumstances, the Mars Area School Board will not raise taxes in order to meet their 2020-21 school year budget. Next year’s gener... Read more

Governor Tom Wolf says the state has increased the number of tests that are being performed. “We’ve increased our testing capacity from just over 50,000 in the last week of April, to nearly... Read more

A McKees Rocks man is in the Butler County Prison facing attempted homicide charges after an assault over the weekend in Jackson Township. It happened just before 6 p.m. Saturday according t... Read more

No new cases of COVID-19 were announced for Butler County today, keeping the case count total at 220. Overall the department of health reported less than 500 new cases statewide. The death t... Read more

Tuesday is the final day to request a mail-in ballot. You can get a ballot online through the state department’s website or by calling the Butler County elections office to request a mail-in... Read more

A woman was seriously injured at McConnell’s Mill State Park yesterday when she fell an estimated 20 feet onto rocks below. First responders used a Stokes basket and ropes to rescue the woma... Read more

Travel delays are expected this week for travelers in Cranberry Township, as construction crews continue work on replacing a bridge over North Boundary Road. According to PennDOT, North Boun... Read more

There was one new COVID-19 case announced Monday for Butler County. The total case count is now 220. The state reports more than 68,000 cases of COVID-19; they also estimate 61 percent of th... Read more

A Memorial Day ceremony was held in downtown Butler this morning to honor and remember those who lost their lives while serving in the US military. The day was mark by comments from the Vete... Read more

Governor Tom Wolf announced that a few counties in the area are moving into the green phase of the state’s reopening plan. Venango, Lawrence, and Clarion Counties will be in the green catego... Read more

Although the Memorial Day Parade is canceled this year, there will still be a service to honor those who have fought for our country. The ceremony will be at Diamond Park and begin around 10... Read more

Butler County Family YMCA is reopening their childcare programs beginning tomorrow. The Child Care located within the Butler Y and His Kids Christian School will reopen on Tuesday with Butle... Read more

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A Butler man is facing charges after a dispute became heated late last week in Summit Township. According to State Police, authorities were called to a dispute between neighbors on Bonniebro... Read more

The Butler City Farmers Market will be open tomorrow, but with the necessary precautions in place. “If you approach the farm market and you see that it’s busy, we ask that you stand back and... Read more

No new cases of COVID-19 were announced for Butler County Friday, as the state saw an increase of 866 new cases. That keeps the county’s case count at 209 total. Statewide there are now more... Read more