The Butler Area School District will be receiving more than $11 million as part of the latest federal recovery plan. Superintendent Dr. Brian White said a portion of the money […] Read more
Saeler-Solkovy Chooses Charity For 2021
The Saeler-Solkovy Memorial Ride has chosen to help the Butler County Alliance for Children as their charity of choice this year. This local non-profit organization will begin their bike nig... Read more
SRU Unveils New Community Service Program
A new program at Slippery Rock University hopes to get students more involved with the Butler County community. It’s called RockServe—a new digital community engagement platform where studen... Read more
Students in the Butler Area School District will be in class tomorrow and Monday as a result of snow days last month. Students were originally scheduled to be off on […] Read more
Gov. Wolf Could Soon Expand Vaccine Eligibilty
March 31st marks the final day in which Governor Tom Wolf wants everyone in Phase 1A to get scheduled for a COVID-19 vaccine. Wolf said that his administration is planning […] Read more
State Updates School COVID Protocols
The state Department of Health and Education are updating their in-school guidance to bring it more in line with the Centers for Disease Control recommendations. “Students must now be at [... Read more
President Joe Biden is scheduled to stop in Pittsburgh Wednesday to unveil his infrastructure package. It’s his first presidential visit to the region after making a number of stops in [... Read more
II-VI Acquires California Laser Company
Saxonburg based II-VI has acquired a west coast laser-company named Coherent in a deal valued just shy of $7 billion. II-VI had competed in a bid for Coherent along with […] Read more
Camper Destroyed In Brady Twp. Fire
Multiple fire departments were called to the scene of a brush fire that eventually destroyed one trailer in Brady Township Tuesday afternoon. The call came in to the Butler County […] Read more
There were 75 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths for Butler County Tuesday. That now brings the death toll to 386 for the county according to the Department […] Read more