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State COVID cases top 2 million

Pennsylvania set a record for new COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive day Thursday as Butler County continues to see higher rates of hospitalized COVID-19 patients....

December 31, 2021 Local News

Projects aim to improve

Throughout the year, different areas of Butler County completed, held back, sold or debated over infrastructure, with some finding creative ways to pay for the projects ...

December 31, 2021 Local News

Karns City alumnus impacted by wildfires

A former resident of Butler County was evacuated Thursday from his home in Rock Creek Park, Colo., because of a nearby wildfire. Saxon Parker, 31, a Karns City Area Juni...

December 31, 2021 Local News

Improvements coming to Father Marinaro Park

Butler is getting a $100,800 grant from the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to make upgrades to Father Marinaro Park. Jeff Smith, director of park...

December 31, 2021 Local News

County programs target blight

Blighted, condemned and abandoned properties decrease neighboring property values, represent tax loss for municipalities and can invite illicit activities or even hazard...

December 31, 2021 Local News

DCNR provides $1M in local grants

In addition to the $100,800 grant for improvements at Father Marinaro Park, the following entities received a total of more than $1 million of the $70 million in grant f...

December 31, 2021 Local News

UPMC to allocate COVID drug

Antibody combo distribution limited, for now UPMC plans to allocate limited doses of a new monoclonal antibody combination called Evusheld, designed to prevent COVID-19 i...

December 31, 2021 Local News

Sullivan Run bridge project starting

For more than two decades, houses on West Brady Street in Butler have been flooded when rainfall accumulated in Sullivan Run. John Evans, Butler's building code official...

December 30, 2021 Local News

On-site therapy could be beneficial for hospital staff

On-site therapy could benefit the mental health of nurses overwhelmed by COVID-19 caseloads and staff shortages, according to Butler County Community College registered ...

December 30, 2021 Local News

COVID-19 REGIONAL DATA

The following numbers on the coronavirus pandemic were compiled from news releases from the state Department of Health. COVID-19 statistics from Wednesday are: Butler C...

December 30, 2021 Local News

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