Butler City Council is applying for a large state grant to make improvements at Ritts Park as it celebrates its 75th anniversary. Thursday night Council approved a resolution to apply for a... Read more
Rep. Kelly Warning Of Stimulus Check Scammers
United States Representative Mike Kelly is alerting residents about a scam involving someone claiming to be calling from his office. Kelly has been informed that some of his constituents are... Read more
SRU Confirms Tutition Freeze For Academic Year
The Slippery Rock University council of trustees held their quarterly business meeting yesterday. As we told you last week the State System of Higher Education announced a tuition freeze, an... Read more
24 Counties To Move Into “Yellow” Phase Friday
24 counties across the state are moving to the yellow phase of Governor Tom Wolf’s reopening plan today. That includes neighboring counties to Butler like Lawrence, Mercer and Clarion.... Read more
Virtual Road Race Scheduled For This Year
Local runners are invited to participate in the 45th annual Butler Road Race but due to ongoing health concerns, this year’s event will be virtual. In the third year the 2K Walk/R... Read more
Butler County Files Lawsuit Against Governor Wolf
Butler County is among the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against Governor Tom Wolf over the forced closure of businesses due to COVID-19. The lawsuit filed Thursday was also joined by the ow... Read more
Thursday Update: Five New Cases In Butler County
The number of reported COVID-19 cases in Pennsylvania was more than 1,000 for the first time this week. According to today’s daily update from the state, there are now nearly 53,000 po... Read more
Caretaker Accused Of Stealing Couple’s ATM Card
A Grove City woman is facing charges after she allegedly stole money from two people after serving as their caretaker. Police say 21-year-old Bella Burk was a home healthcare aide for a coup... Read more
Butler City Council Meeting To Be Held Virtually
Thursday’s Butler City Council meeting is closed to the public, but residents can join in via Zoom Video Conference. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. but the City Building is currently... Read more
Legislation proposed by a local lawmaker would expand the number of nursing education programs in the state and could help improve the quality of life for current nurses. Republican State Re... Read more