BUTLER TWP — The Walk to End Alzheimer's will be Saturday at Butler County Community College.

The walk, which is organized by the Alzheimer's Association Greater Pennsylvania Chapter, will help raise money and awareness about the disease.

Participants will learn about Alzheimer's and how to get involved in fighting it.

There also will be a ceremony to honor those affected by the disease.

Registration begins at 9 a.m., and the walk starts at 10 a.m.

For information, visit www.alz.org/walk.

The city has created a new way to alert people about emergencies.This cell phone program will feature mass text message alerts on emergencies, road closures, missing persons and weather.Those wanting to participate need to send their cell phone numbers via a private message to either the Butler City Police Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ButlerCityPoliceDept or the city website at www.cityofbutler.org, or deliver it in person to the police station or city hall.Registration may not be done by calling the police station or city hall.This is for residents both in and out of the city.Regular text message rates would apply, and users may unsubscribe at any time.

The block of West New Castle Street, which has been closed all summer as a plaza, will reopen late next week as a one-way block.Councilman Richard Schontz Jr. said the street will be a one-way going west from Main Street to North Jackson Street. It will remain a two-way street after that intersection.Traffic going south on Main Street will be able to turn right onto the one way street, but traffic going north on Main Street will not be able to turn left onto the street.Schontz said it would be too dangerous to allow left turns from Main Street.Parking will return on that block of West New Castle Street.Schontz said there is no date when the street will be open, but he expects it to be done by the end of next week.