A state judge Wednesday upheld Gov. Tom Wolf's Dec. 10 order shuttering indoor dining because of a rise in COVID-19 cases against a legal challenge brought by dozens of restaurants.

The order — referred to as In-Person Dining and Alcohol Sales — is in effect until Jan. 4 and aims to slow the spread of the coronavirus by closing all indoor dining through the holiday season.

Like previous measures aimed at COVID-19 reduction from Wolf, the latest order has drawn the ire of entrepreneurs and others who claim the government's measures go too far. But the Commonwealth Court upheld the order after hearing arguments Dec. 23 from lawyers representing at least 20 restaurants.

Read more in Thursday's Butler Eagle.