Central Electric Cooperative Service to Continue
Central Electric Cooperative employees will continue to maintain essential service for customers while adding protective measures. During this time of national crisis, members should continu... Read more
Two suspects are in custody following a burglary that occurred last week in nearby Lawrence County. According to State Police, authorities were called to a burglary in progress just after mi... Read more
Authorities Searching for Summit Academy Students
Authorities are searching for three students who left a Herman based facility earlier this weekend. Just before 10pm on Friday (March 20th), Summit Academy released a statement that three un... Read more
Daffodil Days Suspended
The American Cancer Society has suspended Daffodil Days this season. This decision was made out of an abundance of caution for the safety of staff and volunteers. Since the need for the dona... Read more
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