DOH: COVID Prevalence Low In State And County
The latest numbers from the state Department of Health show that prevalence of COVID in Butler County is extremely low. The positivity rate for the county currently sits at 1.3 percent, whic... Read more
County Schools Receiving More State Funding
Butler County school districts will see over $1.5 million in additional funding under the new state budget. A breakdown of the numbers show that districts in the county will all get an incre... Read more
Thursday begins the official July 4th holiday travel period, and AAA is expecting a big number of Americans to hit the road and airways this weekend. An estimated 47.7 million people will be... Read more
Sen. Toomey Optimistic On Infrastructure Package
Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey is encouraged that a new infrastructure bill could pass Congress. The Republican spoke to members of the Pennsylvania Press Club earlier this week and said th... Read more
Those interested in learning more about vaccines can do so through an upcoming online presentation from the Carnegie Science Center. The final part of the Science Center’s speaker series on... Read more
Free Adult Literacy Programs Begin Next Month
A number of free adult literacy classes will be taking place next month in Butler. The programs are sponsored by Butler County Community College and aim to help students for high school equi... Read more
Cranberry To Expand Dog Park
Dogs will have more room to roam soon at Cranberry’s Community Park. Township supervisors approved a new expanded dog park earlier this week. The new park will be about 3.7 acres—and be brok... Read more
A large number of Butler County Fire Companies will receive state grant money for operational expenses. The Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service grants are awarded by the Office of the... Read more
Crews were on the scene of an accident this morning in Valencia. It happened just after 8 a.m. in the 400 block of Mars-Valencia Road. Dispatchers say a vehicle went off the road and over a... Read more
There were four new cases of COVID-19 for Butler County Tuesday. This means the county has gone 14 consecutive days with single digit increases in the number of cases. Statewide, there were... Read more