News across Butler County
Butler and Knoch football On-Air tonight
High School Football “On-the-Air” tonight: –Butler will travel to Hollidaysburg for a 7pm kick-off. Pre-game on WBUT begins at 6:45pm. –Knoch will meet North Catholic tonight for a 7pm kick-off. The game will be played at Mars high school. Pre-game on WISR begins at 6:30pm. In…
High school sports scores from Thursday:
Boys Soccer: –Seneca Valley-5 Pine-Richland-0. Zach White led the Raiders with a hat trick. –Freeport-10 Valley-0. Spencer Valasek led the Yellow Jackets with four goals. –North Hills-2 Butler-0. –Deer Lakes-4 Knoch-2. –Mars-2 Penn Hills-0. –North Catholic and Ambridge battled to…

WVU Health System Officially Takes Over Operations at BMH
Butler Memorial Hospital is now officially a part of the West Virginia University Health System. The announcement was made this morning that the hospital and all of its affiliates will now be operating under the WVU Medicine brand immediately. This is the final part of the…
#13-ranked BC3 Volleyball earns win
The Butler County Community College women’s volleyball team swept the Community College of Beaver County 3-0 Monday night. The 13th-ranked Lady Pioneers won by set scores of 25-11, 25-15 and 25-14. Taylor Simon (Butler high) led BC3 with five service aces and 14 digs. Addison Say…
High school sports scores from Wednesday:
Girls Soccer: –Butler-1 North Hills-0. –Mars-2 Knoch-0. –Seneca Valley-1 Pine-Richland-0. –North Catholic-10 Valley-0. Boys Soccer: –Slippery Rock-6 Greenville-0. –Fairview-6 Grove City-0. Girls Volleyball: –Slippery Rock-3 Meadville-0. The Butler boys and girls cross country…

Local Tourism Spending Jumps in 2025
A recent study shows the tourism industry in Butler County continues to grow. According to Experience Butler County, a study found visitor spending in the county increased by over $25 million from 2024 to 2025. Visitor spending in the county totaled nearly $794 million with the…
High school sports scores from Tuesday:
Girls Soccer: –Freeport came back to defeat North Catholic 3-2 in a game that had been suspended due to weather back on September 9th. At the time, North Catholic was leading 2-1. Cece Schlegel netted two of the Yellow Jackets goals, as Freeport remained unbeaten in Class 2A,…
William “Bill” W. Singer
William “Bill” W. Singer, 81, of Hilliards, PA, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2026. He was born in New Castle, PA on September 15, 1945, to the late John and Helen (Huff) Singer. Bill had a lifelong love of horses and took great pride in caring for them. Harley was his…
Steelers lose fifth straight in Cleveland
The Cleveland Browns defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-24 last night in the NFL Thursday Night Football game. It was their fifth straight loss in Cleveland. Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson led the Browns on a go-ahead drive for the third consecutive week as he moved Cleveland…
Pitt and Penn State have games tonight – Slippery Rock hosting Gannon Saturday / on 97.7
Two area college football teams are playing games tonight: Pitt will visit Virginia Tech tonight for a 7pm kick-off. Both teams enter the game 4-0. The Hokies are favored by 2-1/2 points. The game will be televised on ESPN. Penn State will visit Northwestern tonight at 8pm. The…

Butler Man Facing Animal Cruelty Charges
A Butler man has been charged with animal cruelty after one dog was found dead and a second living in deplorable conditions in Butler Township. Last Friday, officers were called to a home on the 100 block of Arlington Avenue for a dog that died while living in deplorable…

Peoples Natural Gas Offers Reminder on Dollar Energy Fund
Peoples Natural Gas is alerting customers that the Dollar Energy Fund is now open and information is available on who can apply. Customers can receive a one-time payment from the Dollar Energy Fund for grants up to $500, on a first-come first-serve basis. To qualify customers…