There were nine new cases of COVID-19 reported for Butler County Wednesday. There were also 179 negative tests added, which brings the positivity rate of Wednesday’s report to 4.8 perc... Read more
Butler’s mayor says that businesses in downtown have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Republican Ben Smith, who also owns a restaurant on Main Street, told our newsroom that... Read more
Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey has been named a Vice Chairman for the Democratic National Convention. Casey said in a press release that he was honored to serve in the role that will help fo... Read more
Butler County Commissioners are offering their assistance to help municipalities receive their federal CARES Act funding. $8 million was allotted to municipalities from the $17 million total... Read more
Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Education has announced plans to step down from the position and a replacement has been named. Pedro Rivera II announced Tuesday that after the beginning of... Read more
Butler Health System is expanding to a recently purchased property in Clarion County. BHS already owns and administers Clarion Hospital but has now purchased the former Barnes Center in the... Read more
Governor Tom Wolf is sending colleges and universities a combined $28 million to help higher education deal with the fallout from the coronavirus. The money is being spread out between four-... Read more
Two people were taken to the hospital after an accident Tuesday night near Portersville. Crews responded just before 9 p.m. to the one vehicle crash in the 1100 block of Route 19. Emergency... Read more
A local state representative is among those asking state officials to reconsider a decision to eliminate spectators from school sporting events this year. Republican Representative Aaron Ber... Read more
Ten new cases of COVID-19 were reported for Butler County today. Although today marks the first time with a double digit case count since last Tuesday, overall the positivity rate for the co... Read more
