School districts all across the county are combining their efforts to help healthcare workers on the front lines. The districts are donating hundreds of packages of personal protective equip... Read more
A new order will require most customers and employees to wear masks inside businesses all across the state. The order will go into effect Sunday night at 8 p.m. according to Governor Tom Wol... Read more
The Pennsylvania state house has passed a bill that would reopen many businesses across the Commonwealth. Senate Bill 613 would require the Governor to readjust the list of life-sustaining b... Read more
As unemployment numbers continue to rise in Pennsylvania, the state is ramping up its operations trying to process all the claims. Jerry Oleksiak is the state’s Secretary of Labor and Indust... Read more
According to the state Department of Health’s daily update, there are seven new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Butler County. That brings the total in the county to 150. Meanwhile, there wer... Read more
A local airport is one of many to receive federal funding to help deal with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pittsburgh-Butler Regional Airport in Penn Township will receive $69,000... Read more
The Mars Area School District is pausing their budget process until they receive more information about how much revenue will be affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic crisis. According t... Read more
Butler Health System announced Tuesday that an important milestone has been reached in the local road to recovery from COVID-19. The first local patient to be discharged after spending time... Read more
Lines for the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank distribution were so long this morning at Alameda Park, that organizers began giving away food an hour early. Hundreds of vehicles lined up this mo... Read more
One more person has died in Butler County from coronavirus symptoms, according the state’s Department of Health. This brings the total number of deaths in Butler County due to COVID-19 to fi... Read more
A generous donation will go a long way in helping the community dinner program in Butler. Walmart announced earlier today they are donating $20,000 to First English Lutheran Church—which com... Read more
In yet another adjustment to the way things used to be done as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the office of the Butler County Register of Wills is starting to allow for the openi... Read more
A local group of volunteers is expanding their reach beyond the borders of Cranberry Township. The Township’s Community Response Team is now able to help residents in neighboring communities... Read more
Pennsylvania is joining a coalition of states in the northeast to create plans on how to safely return to a form of normal life. Governor Tom Wolf and governors from five different states– N... Read more
Small businesses may be getting a little economic relief as federal loans are beginning to roll in to help support payroll. Nextier Bank officials say they’ve approved over $80 million in sm... Read more
Many people across the state are stepping up efforts to support healthcare professionals, and that’s happening right here in Butler County too. There are two initiatives being led by Dr. Stu... Read more
The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank plans to distribute food to local residents in need at Alameda Park Tuesday. The food bank hopes to serve over 500 vehicles with two 25 pound boxes... Read more
According to the latest information from the state’s Department of Health, there are now over 24,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Pennsylvania. As of Monday, Butler County has 143 c... Read more
Two residents of a local retirement community have passed away after they tested positive for coronavirus. Concordia Lutheran Ministries says two of their residents at their Orchard location... Read more
The Pennsylvania Department of Health says there are now over 20,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 across the Commonwealth. The total number of confirmed cases jumped to 21,665. There have als... Read more
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