After local Congressman Mike Kelly was given a clean bill of health, he is now participating in a national study that could help others. Kelly was diagnosed with COVID-19 on March 27th but w... Read more

The Butler Area School District has announced how end of school year activities will be handled for graduating seniors. A taped program of Senior Awards Night announcements will be broadcast... Read more

PennDOT announced yesterday that the department will use existing photos on file for customers who renew their driver’s license or photo ID card online or through the mail. You will not get... Read more

The state’s Secretary of Health is laying out her plans to stop the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities. “By testing every resident and every staff member in every nursing home,... Read more

Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Education is planning on having students return to school in the fall. Pedro Rivera spoke yesterday at a state senate hearing and said the education department fu... Read more

Three new COVID-19 cases were reported in Butler County today, bringing the total to 198. Tuesday also marked consecutive days that the state collectively reported under 1,000 new cases. The... Read more

The Memorial Day Parade in downtown Butler is being canceled this year. Director of Butler County Veteran Services John Cyprian announced the decision earlier today. Cyprian is asking people... Read more

The 2020-21 Butler Area School District budget proposed by district administrators still has a lot of questions attached but does not a tax increase. The proposed budget of just over $104 mi... Read more

Plans are for Grove City College to reopen as scheduled for the fall semester on August 24, with protocols in place to protect the health and safety of students. College President Paul McNul... Read more

Butler Area School District is purchasing a large number of computers for use by secondary students beginning next school year. Monday night by unanimous vote, the board approved the purchas... Read more

Governor Tom Wolf is taking issue with counties and businesses in the state that are reopening, despite not having authorization to do so. Wolf spoke at a press conference earlier this after... Read more

One more person has died of the coronavirus in Butler County. Butler Health System officials confirmed that the person died at Butler Memorial Hospital. One death was also reported by BHS at... Read more

Members of the Pennsylvania National Guard will be arriving to a Beaver County nursing home that has seen a large outbreak of COVID-19. Our news partners at WPXI report that the Guard will b... Read more

Officials at the YMCA have decided to close Armco Park for the summer. The decision was made late Friday after officials decided there were too many unknowns for how the park would operate d... Read more

Over the next few days, some area businesses in Butler County will begin preparations to reopen this coming Friday, May 15. Although retail stores can go back to business under specific guid... Read more

Butler County will be moving to the yellow phase of Governor Wolf’s reopening plan next week. The announcement was made earlier this afternoon. Wolf said Butler along with 12 other counties... Read more

Two more COVID-19 cases were announced in Butler County on Friday, bringing the total to 192. Meanwhile, there were more than 1,300 cases announced statewide, which now brings the statewide... Read more

Concerts and live music has essentially come to a stop since the coronavirus shutdown began—and now music venues are asking the federal government for help. Jergel’s Rhythm Grille in Warrend... Read more

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has signed a couple of executive orders designed to protect Pennsylvanians during the ongoing public health crisis. Wolf’s first move was to sign an order to b... Read more

United States Representative Mike Kelly is alerting residents about a scam involving someone claiming to be calling from his office. Kelly has been informed that some of his constituents are... Read more