Senate Candidate Bartos Coming To Butler
A Republican candidate for U.S. Senate is scheduled to stop for a campaign visit in Butler County today. Jeff Bartos will be at Miller’s Shoes in downtown Butler around noon today as part of... Read more
Butler Health System’s infectious disease director says that as the number of local COVID cases rise, it’s important to get vaccinated. Dr. John Love said that while Butler County’s number o... Read more
CDC Updates Mask Guidance; Local Impact Minimal
The CDC says that in places where there is substantial levels of COVID transmission, masks should be worn in certain situations. The new guidance says that fully vaccinated people should wea... Read more
BHS Vaccine Clinic Reducing Hours
Butler Health System’s vaccine clinic is reducing their hours of operation starting Wednesday. The clinic inside the hospital’s Crossroads campus on Oneida Valley Road will still be open Mon... Read more
South Butler Approves Reopening Plan
The South Butler School District has approved a plan to reopen this fall. At a special meeting last night, the board voted 7-1 to move forward with a health and safety plan that does not req... Read more
The Red Cross is sending out an urgent message that there is a critical shortage of blood donations. Officials say they are distributing around 12 percent more blood products to hospitals ac... Read more
Portersville Teen Injured In Slippery Rock Crash
One teen was taken to the hospital after a one vehicle crash earlier this week in Slippery Rock Township. The accident happened Monday afternoon around 12:30 p.m. on Slippery Rock Road. Poli... Read more
PA Health Leaders: Ticks Are Growing In Numbers
Pennsylvania health leaders say the prevalence of ticks is high across the state this summer. The Department of Environmental Protection has collected two times more blacklegged tick nymphs... Read more
YMCA To Expand Child Care Program To Karns City
The YMCA is expanding their child care programs to the Karns City Area School District. The school-age program is open to students in Kindergarten through the sixth grade. A preschool progra... Read more
Starting next week, a new emergency alert will be sent to mobile phones during certain severe storms. The National Weather Service announced that the new category of “destructive” severe thu... Read more