A limited number of free meals for local families will be distributed by the Salvation Army in Butler this weekend. A Drive Thru Pickup of Frozen Family Meals will begin at noon on Saturday... Read more
Butler County officials are in constant contact with health officials across the area and Commissioner Leslie Osche talked to our newsroom and provided the latest information. “Hospital offi... Read more
As health authorities are developing gradual reopening plans for Pennsylvania, Bishop David Zubik of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh yesterday announced new directives that allow for limi... Read more
State health officials have lowered the COVID-19 death toll by about 200 in Pennsylvania, according to their daily report. The state now says there are 1,421 people who have died due to COVI... Read more
Cranberry Township is inviting residents to join them in honoring local first responders and healthcare workers. Thursday night through Sunday night the Municipal Center will be brightened b... Read more
With the COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home orders putting a strain on some relationships, Butler County is making a procedural change to allow other couples to finalize theirs in a timelier... Read more
Governor Tom Wolf yesterday announced details of his plan to reopen the Commonwealth, with a targeted start date of May 8. It won’t happen all at once; the administration will categorize reo... Read more
Service has been restored after some Butler County Armstrong customers experienced internet connection loss on Wednesday. According to the company’s Facebook page, the interruption began aro... Read more
A seventh person has died because of COVID-19 in Butler County, according to the state’s update on Wednesday. However, the rate of new COVID-19 cases in Butler County continues to slow. Only... Read more
Butler High School graduate and former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Hanratty is recovering at his Connecticut home following his battle with COVID-19. Hanratty spoke to our newsroom... Read more
Pennsylvania’s Attorney General is reminding those who are now unemployed and lost their employer-sponsored healthcare, that they are eligible for insurance coverage through the federal gove... Read more
One of the items expected to be discussed when the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission meets today is the significant drop in traffic on the toll road since the state’s stay at home order went... Read more
With restrictions on non-essential travel still in place due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a bill that could soon become law could help overcome barriers of distance and cost to patient... Read more
One more person in Butler County has died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths in the county to six. However, there was only one new confirmed case of COVID-19 on Tue... Read more
Power has been restored to downtown Butler residents after a brief outage this morning. First Energy says there were about 350 people that were without power. It’s unclear whether this was a... Read more
The State Department of Health unveiled a new map that helps break down the number of positive COVID-19 cases by zip code. Users can click on zip codes throughout Pennsylvania and see the nu... Read more
Several groups at Slippery Rock University are asking for public help as part of an ongoing project to document life during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Stone House Center for Public Humanitie... Read more
Butler Area School District administrators are continuing with the process to assemble a budget for the 2020-2021 school year even with a wide variety of unknown variables. According to Butl... Read more
The lease agreement between the Butler Area School District and Butler County Emergency Services for Broad Street School could be finalized as soon as later this week. The Butler Area School... Read more
Governor Tom Wolf is extending the state’s stay-at-home order through May 8th. He announced the decision earlier today. Wolf says the plan is to reopen parts of the economy on May 8th, but a... Read more
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