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Grand Jury Indictments

The Butler County Grand Jury returned indictments against 35 individuals on July 20, 2018. Charges include drugs, theft, assault, sexual abuse, and robbery. All arraignments are set for August 14, 2018, at 10:00 am.

Name: Tony Persinger
Address: 104 North Pitcher Road, Morgantown, KY
DOB: 8/5/76
Charges: Burglary in the second degree, tampering with physical evidence, and theft by unlawful taking over $500
Bail: $20,000
Witness: BCSD Deputy Chris Reneer

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Chamber hosts July luncheon; MCRC presents program

Jamie Howard , Admission Director of MCRC

The Morgantown-Butler County Chamber of Commerce held its monthly luncheon on Thursday, July 26, at the Butler County Extension Office.

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Sheriff's Department at full force; SROs in place for school year

Deputies Joe Alford, Heath West, Talon Gary, and Sheriff Scottie Ward

The Butler County Sheriff’s Department is once again at full force with the hiring of one trained deputy and the return of another one from the academy at Eastern Kentucky University.

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Local youth attend regional conference to celebrate religious beliefs, enjoy spiritual experiences

More than 750 youth representing seven stakes of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered for a regional June 21-23 at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green - including a large number of youth from Butler County and Ohio County. 

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Cardwell Announced as New Board of Directors President for Kentucky Trust for Life

Butler County Circuit Clerk Melissa Cardwell

The Kentucky Circuit Court Clerk’s Trust for Life (TFL) welcomes Butler County Circuit Court Clerk Melissa Cardwell as President of the organization’s Board of Directors.  Cardwell has been the Circuit Court Clerk of Butler County in western Kentucky since January 2007.

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Tyree named President of KY School Counselor Association

Linda Tyree

Linda Tyree, Counselor at Morgantown Elementary School, has been named the President of the Kentucky School Counselor Association, a non-profit organization that represents school counselors throughout the state, most of whom work in K-12 educational settings.

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Butler County Producers Have Until Aug. 1 to Submit FSA County Committee Nominations

 

Morgantown KY, July 23, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA)Acting Executive Director for Butler County, Kay Barton, today reminded farmers and ranchers that they have until Aug. 1, 2018, to nominate eligible candidates to serve on local FSA county committees.

 

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Felty brings classroom experience, Butler County roots to principal position at MES

MES Principal Jimmy Felty

Long-time elementary teacher Jimmy Felty was named the new principal at Morgantown Elementary earlier this summer by the school’s Site-Based Decision-Making Council.  Felty will take over beginning with the 2018-19 school year.

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Marty Jones sworn in as VP of The Funeral Directors Association of KY

Marty Jones of the Jones Funeral Chapel in Morgantown, KY was sworn in as Vice President of The Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky at their 136th Annual Convention held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville on June 5-7, 2018.  During this three-day meeting, 50-year-old firms and 50 year Kentucky licensed funeral directors were honored, as well as over 40 funeral directors from across the state received continuing education awards.  There were over 75 exhibiting companies displaying in the Exhibit Hall and over 300 attended  Kentucky Luau on Wednes

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Butler County students awarded Farm Bureau scholarships

Emily Wallace

Louisville, KY (

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