As the United States Surgeon General warns of a tough week ahead, Butler Health System officials say internal surge capacity plans are complete. All ventilators, critical care, and anesthesi... Read more

Butler Memorial Hospital is treating 11 patients for COVID-19 symptoms, according to an update provided by Butler Health System officials Sunday morning. Three of those patients are currentl... Read more

The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced that there are now over 10,000 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the state. As of Saturday afternoon, there were 10,017 confirme... Read more

The Department of Human Resources has announced the launch of a statewide Support and Referral Helpline. Skilled and compassionate staff will be available 24/7 to assist Pennsylvanians strug... Read more

Moniteau School District has 40 households without internet service for their students to do online schooling. According to Executive Director of the Butler County Chamber of Commerce, the t... Read more

Butler Area School District is working to prepare their Broad Street School facility for use by the Butler Health System and local residents if needed. Butler Superintendent Dr. Brian White:... Read more

Governor Tom Wolf has announced that he is recommending that all Pennsylvanians wear cloth masks in public when leaving home. Wolf and Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health said that people do... Read more

There were just over 1,400 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus announced by state health officials today. That brings the statewide total to 8,420. It was also reported that there have no... Read more

Although Butler Health System says their personal protective equipment supply is adequate at this time, they are still accepting donations. That includes homemade masks. Officials at BHS say... Read more

The United States Department of Justice is making a large amount of grant money available to address different community issues. A total of $850 million is available to help public safety ag... Read more

The Evans City Borough is declaring a Disaster Emergency for the municipality. The Connoquenessing Valley Regional Emergency Management Agency received the paperwork the borough earlier this... Read more

As other cities build temporary hospitals to help with the influx of COVID-19 patients, the Butler County Commssioners say there have been conversations locally exploring that possibility. C... Read more

Butler County Emergency Services has received a couple of large donations of protective masks. MSA Safety in Cranberry Township donated 960 protective N95 masks that will be given to ambulan... Read more

A group of physician leaders from across the Western Pennsylvania region is making a difference in the ongoing mission to learn more about the coronavirus and develop more effective treatmen... Read more

Concordia Lutheran Ministries has announced that they have a resident that has tested positive for coronavirus. On the company’s Facebook page, a statement was issued that Concordia learned... Read more

The number of patients being treated for coronavirus symptoms by the Butler Health System is holding steady. According to officials, there are still 17 patients being treated at Butler Memor... Read more

New numbers across the country show that there are now over 6 million people who have filed for unemployment. At the county’s public meeting yesterday, Commissioner Kim Geyer said there are... Read more

There were just over 1,200 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus announced by state health officials Thursday. That brings the statewide total to 7,016. It was also reported that there have... Read more

Any local resident aged 60 or older who does not have access to food at this time should contact the Butler County Area Agency on Aging. The Agency is offering nutritious home delivered meal... Read more

The city of Butler is discouraging the public from attending the next City Council meeting on Tuesday (April 7th) due to the concerns over the Coronavirus. In a release from City Clerk Mindy... Read more