Power Outages Linger
There are still about 1,300 residents in Butler County who don’t have power. This marks the 6th day of no power for some. Many residents lost service during the ice and snow storm last Thurs... Read more
About 300 Butler County residents are under a Boil Water Advisory on Monday related to the ongoing power outages. The advisory is in place for members of the Sandy Hill Estates mobile home p... Read more
There are hundreds of linemen working in Butler County Monday to restore power to West Penn Power customers. “We’re fully engaged today,” West Penn’s Todd Meyers said in an interview late Mo... Read more
CEC Update: Monday’s Plan Is To Restore Power To Areas With Most Outages First
Officials at Central Electric Cooperative say Monday’s plan is to get power restored to the areas that are seeing the largest outages. “The game plan is just to continue to try to restore ou... Read more
One Week Out From Pa. Deer Season
The state game commission says Pennsylvania’s coming firearms deer season looks as promising as ever. Hundreds of thousands of hunters are expected to take to the woods a week from today- on... Read more
Six people were displaced after a weekend fire in Washington Township, Butler County. North Washington Volunteer Fire Department Chief Bruce Confer said the fire was caused by a fireplace in... Read more
A Slippery Rock man is facing several charges following a bizarre burglary and attempted home invasion over the weekend. State Police say Dustin Miller, 26, broke into a vehicle and then tri... Read more
Residents Take To Warming Shelters
Some people spent time this weekend at one of the several warming shelters open throughout the county as residents still deal with the power outages. The Red Cross opened an overnight shelte... Read more
Linemen have come from other states- and other parts of Pennsylvania- to help restore power to Butler County residents. Close to 500 linemen are now here helping, according to West Penn Powe... Read more
Schools Close Due To Lingering Outages
The continuing power outages are causing some issues at local schools. The Butler and Moniteau school districts are closed on Monday. Karns City and South Butler districts are operating on a... Read more