The Butler VA has now administered 10,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses. The shot was given to Korean War Veteran Homer Younkins over the weekend, who received his first shot at the Butler VA’s wal... Read more
Other than a few minor issues, the rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations for teachers and staff in the Butler Area School District is going smoothly. According to Butler Area School District Supe... Read more
Crews Deal With Brush Fires In Center Twp.
Firefighters were busy with a number of brush and grass fires along railroad tracks in Center Township Monday afternoon. The calls began coming in to the Butler County 911 Center just before... Read more
Gov. Wolf Aims To Phase Out Gas Tax
Governor Tom Wolf says the state gas tax is outdated and is looking to phases it out. Wolf says it’s an unreliable source of funding for the state’s transportation network. He’s also establi... Read more
Wolf To Relax Business Restrictions
Governor Tom Wolf has announced that he plans to lift some business restrictions beginning next month. Beginning April 4th, restaurants that self-certify with the state will be allowed to re... Read more
Monday Update: 11 New Cases
There were 11 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths for Butler County Monday. That comes after a weekend of 93 new cases. That brings the running total number of cases to 14,445 in... Read more
Unemployment Rate In PA Slightly Rises In January
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate rose in the month of January. The state released the figures late last week, which showed the rate at 7.3 percent—which is up two-tenths a percentage since D... Read more
DOH: Nearly 50K Butler Co. Residents Vaccinated
Butler County is nearing 50,000 residents who have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. The latest information from the Department of Health shows that more than 10,000 shots... Read more
Nearly a year after Butler County Community College donated personal protective equipment to healthcare workers at the outset of a global pandemic, its registered nursing students are gainin... Read more
Authorities are continuing their investigation into an incident that occurred last week in Grove City. According to the Grove City Police, at least one unknown person broke into the skills m... Read more