Deputy Sherriff For Butler County Dies
A longtime member of the Butler County Sherriff’s office has died. Michael Smith of Fenelton had been a deputy in the department for the last 21 years, before he died unexpectedly on F... Read more
Pastor Bob Huber of North Street Christian Church in downtown Butler has been battling a rare form of lymphoma for the past year. Although his church building is temporarily closed, the long... Read more
Grove City And Pine Twp. Receive CDBG Funds
Grove City Borough and Pine Township in Mercer County will be getting some additional Community Development Block Grant funds under the federal CARES Act. Local State representative Tim Bonn... Read more
McDonalds To Deliver Lunch To Hospital Workers
Local McDonalds Restaurants will be treating some workers at Butler Memorial Hospital to lunch today. McDonalds is bringing 100 orders of hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken McNuggets and pie... Read more
There has been some encouraging news about COVID-19 in Butler County. No new cases were announced over the weekend—leaving the number of positive cases at 168. Butler Memorial Hospital... Read more
Food Distribution Set For Tuesday At Fairgrounds
The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank will be distributing food at the Big Butler Fairgrounds tomorrow. The drive-up distribution runs from 10 a.m. to noon. Organizers say they plan to... Read more
In the Seneca Valley School District, teachers from Haine Elementary, Rowan Elementary, and Haine Middle School will lead several simultaneous parades this morning through neighborhoods in C... Read more
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is beginning a few road projects around the Butler County area this week. The first project is emergency repairs on the structure carrying Inter... Read more
USDA to Provide an Increase of SNAP Benefits
The United States Department of Agriculture is providing a 40% monthly increase of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits. This increase will allow many low income indi... Read more
The Slippery Rock University community is coming together to help keep employees still working on campus safe. Two members of SRU’s Theatre Department are using fabric from the costume... Read more