Road crews are getting a bit of a break on Thursday after one heck of a day yesterday. PennDOT District 10 Maintenance Manager Mike Mattis said his entire fleet of 42 trucks took to the road... Read more
The U.S. Olympic Team will keep warm while competing in South Korea thanks to a Butler-based technology company. Butler Technologies worked with fashion designer Ralph Lauren and other compa... Read more
The worst of the latest snowfall appears to be over as the Winter Storm Warning for the Butler County area has expired. Local road crews have been out since early Wednesday morning working t... Read more
Erie has set a new record for the snowiest winter on record. More than 149.6 inches of snow has fallen this year, breaking the previous record of 149.1 inches. That’s more than 12 feet of sn... Read more
Both of the two colleges in Butler County were forced to close their doors on Wednesday because of the winter storm. Butler County Community College and Slippery Rock University are closed.... Read more
UPDATE (12:30pm Wednesday): The snow has affected the Butler Transit Authority. Due to many impassible roads, the BTA has cancelled all bus service for Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. The post Stor... Read more
Because of the snow, PennDOT has reduced the speed limits on several local highways on Wednesday morning. Speeds are reduced to 45 mph on the following highways: Interstate 79 in Butler Coun... Read more
PennDOT District 10, which is responsible for clearing state-covered roads in Butler and four other counties, has every available truck out on the roads on Wednesday dealing with the latest... Read more
In his annual budget address, Governor Tom Wolf once again proposes a focus on improving and increasing the availability of education. “In this year’s budget, I’m proposing another major ste... Read more
A big winter storm system arrived early Wednesday and began quickly dumping snow. The snow started about 4 a.m. and by 5 a.m., most roadways in Butler County were completely covered. A Winte... Read more
