First Case of COVID-19 Confirmed In Butler County
The first case of the coronavirus in Butler County has been confirmed. Butler Health System made the announcement late this morning. Officials say the individual had been sick for a few... Read more
Edward “E.J.” Stemmerick Jr.
Edward “E.J.” Stemmerick Jr., 32 of Pittsburgh, passed away on Feb. 17th in Carrick. Always known as E.J., he was born in Pittsburgh in 1988 to Edward J. Stemmerick Sr. and the l... Read more
Gov. Wolf Shutdown Enforcement Pushed Back
Gov. Tom Wolf announced the enforcement of businesses failing to adhere to his shutdown order is being pushed back. According to WPXI, instead of “non-life-sustaining” businesses... Read more
Storms Roll Across County Resulting In Outages
Severe storms swept through Butler County Friday afternoon resulting in power being knocked out to many residents. The storms hit the city of Butler around 2 p.m. bringing high winds and hea... Read more
Meals on Wheels Butler To Temporarily Shut Down
Meals on Wheels in the city of Butler will be making one more delivery next week before suspending operations temporarily. Mary Pataky, coordinator of the Meals on Wheels for the city of But... Read more
Number of COVID-19 Cases Now At 268 In PA; Gov. Wolf Orders Closures of Physical Business Locations
Pennsylvania health officials say there have been 83 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, bringing the state total to 268. 38 of those new cases are in Western Pennsylvania, however there... Read more
Working From Home? It’s A New Experience For Many
Many organizations are asking their employees to work from home during the next few weeks, and that can be a bit unusual for some. Lisa Guard of Specialized Staffing says that will be a new... Read more
Tax Day Moved Back To July 15
Tax Day is moving back. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin (Mah-knew-shin) made the announcement earlier this morning. Tax Day will move from April 15th to July 15th. Mnuchin said “... Read more
Teachers at the Butler Area School District will be presenting lessons for students on WISR beginning Monday morning. The lessons will be offered each weekday on WISR beginning with lessons... Read more
Multiple Parks Receive Grant Money
12 parks in Butler County will be receiving grant money for new projects. Butler Township and the City of Butler were among the municipalities awarded the annual county grant. The projects r... Read more