Butler Health System Updates Visitation Policy
For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, some visitors will be allowed inside Butler Memorial Hospital. Officials announced the new visitor policy earlier this morning. Most... Read more
Commissioners Recognize Dairy Maids
June is National Dairy Month and a few young dairy advocates were honored yesterday by Butler County Commissioners. The Dairy Maids and Lil’ Maids were recognized at the public meeting... Read more
Graduating Ceremony Planned For Mars Seniors
Graduating seniors of Mars Area High School will receive recognition as part of a ceremony later this week. The Class of 2020 Graduation Ceremony and walk is planned for 6 p.m. Friday in the... Read more
Severe Weather Causes Outages
A round of strong storms made their way through the area last night—leaving hundreds in the county without power this morning. First Energy says there are power outages in 640 househol... Read more
VP Pence To Visit Butler County
Vice President Mike Pence is coming to Butler County. He is scheduled to speak at Oberg Industries this Friday as part of a roundtable discussion hosted by the American First Policies. It... Read more
Butler City Offering Summer Playground Program
The City of Butler will once again offer its Summer Playground program this year. The program is entirely free to all children who live in the City of Butler and will again be administered b... Read more
In an effort to address a critical shortage in regional and local blood supply, the Butler Health System is holding a blood drive. The public is encouraged to make an appointment through the... Read more
Wednesday Update: 410 New Cases In PA
There were just over 400 new COVID-19 cases announced across the state today by the Department of Health. Butler County saw one new positive case—bringing the total to 250. The death t... Read more
New COVID-19 Testing Site To Open In Butler
A new COVID-19 testing site is coming soon to downtown Butler. Rite Aid announced that their location on Main Street will begin conducting “no charge COVID-19 self-swab testing”... Read more
Peak Alert Issued For Wednesday
There will be plenty of heat and humidity today—and that means Central Electric Cooperative is issuing its first peak alert of the season. The alert asks that home owners conserve powe... Read more