The county will use federal grant money to purchase about 600 double-pack kits of the opioid reversal drug Narcan. Each kit costs $75. No county money is being used. Some […] Read more
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has signed into law a bill that would require high school students to learn CPR prior to graduation. The Pennsylvania Department of Education is now tasked [... Read more
The South Butler School District is moving ahead with plans to offer two unique new programs to students this fall. During a meeting Wednesday, the school board approved entering into [... Read more
The South Butler School Board has approved a final budget for the 2019-20 school year with no increase– or decrease– in taxes. A general fund budget of just under $36 […] Read more
There has been a lot of turnover in leadership at VA Butler Healthcare. At the end of the week, current Director Jon Lasell Jr. will leave the job to return […] Read more
Butler County will use state grant money to install bullet proof windows at all seven local district judges’ offices. It will cost approximately $50,000 to install the windows at the [... Read more
Four people were reportedly rescued from the Connoquenessing Creek Wednesday night. All four people were kayaking in the creek when they ended up in the water and needed up, according [... Read more
At least one person has been injured as a result of a vehicle rollover on Interstate 79 that occurred Wednesday afternoon. The call came into the Butler County 911 Center […] Read more
A couple from Gibsonia say their teenage grandson was bitten by a shark while surfing off the southern coast of North Carolina. Grandparents Carl and Bonnie Adler say their 19-year-old [... Read more
The Mars Area School Board will not raise taxes in order to meet their 2019-20 school year budget. Next year’s general fund budget of about $52 million is roughly $2 […] Read more