A man recently arrested for a threatening post on social media has now been banned from entering a local campus. Earlier this week, police charged 24-year-old Ryan McConnell of Butler with t... Read more
Slippery Rock University is unveiling their new COVID-19 testing plan in hopes of bringing students back to campus. Testing will begin in the next few weeks for both residential students and... Read more
Residents waiting for federal stimulus checks should be aware of possible delays depending on how they had their taxes prepared. According to Attorney General Josh Shapiro, tax preparation c... Read more
With frigid temperatures expected over the next several weeks, residents are reminded to use caution when heating homes. The National Fire Protection Association reports that January is the... Read more
There were 92 new cases of COVID-19 and two additional deaths for Butler County Thursday. That now brings the death toll to 299 for the county since the beginning of the pandemic. As of Wedn... Read more
A new election review commission for Butler County aims to improve elections in the future. The county commissioners voted to establish the commission at Wednesday’s public meeting. Accordin... Read more
There was a winner in last night’s Powerball drawing. The winning ticket was reportedly from Maryland. The jackpot was worth an estimated $730 million. Winning ticket numbers—40-53-60-68-69... Read more
The Karns City Borough tax collector has left the position, and no immediate person will fill that role. Residents in the borough will have to send their taxes to county treasurer, Diane Mar... Read more
With Pennsylvania now expanding the number of people eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, county leaders are urging people to be patient with the process. The Butler Health System said... Read more
