SRU online nursing program rated bestSLIPPERY ROCK — An online nursing program at Slippery Rock University was ranked as the best in Pennsylvania.The website Registerednursing.org ranked the school’s RN to BSN program as No. 1 in the state based on data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education and the Council for Community and Economic Research.SRU was one of the first nursing programs in the country to offer classes completely online, according to a university news release on Friday.The college has two programs: a 21-credit program for graduate students to become certified school nurses and a 39-credit program for registered nurses to build on their associate degree or diploma education and earn a bachelor of science in nursing.Turnpike closing for early hours SundayButler County residents driving in the wee hours of Sunday morning should beware of changes on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.The westbound portion of the turnpike between the Butler Valley Interchange and the Allegheny Valley Interchange will be closed Sunday morning, according to a Pennsylvania

Turnpike Commission traffic advisory.From midnight to 5 a.m., the road is scheduled to be closed, so that a digital sign can be added at mile-marker 42.76.The Butler Valley Interchange is at exit 39, while the Allegheny Valley Interchange is at exit 48.The Butler interchange is on Route 8, just south of Butler County’s southern border.The Allegheny interchange is where the road meets Route 28.