On Thursday, January 5, at approximately 10:00 p.m. Officer James Embry of the Morgantown Police Department was attempting to locate Richard (Richie) Smith in order to serve an outstanding arrest warrant.
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Morgantown, KY January 6, 2017-- Local attorney, J. Marshall Hughes, recently worked with the Bruning Foundation to obtain a $5,000 donation for the Boys and Girls Club of Butler County. The donation will be used to fund the organization’s “Power Hour” program.
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One suspect is in custody and another is still at large following an early Thursday morning burglary at Aberdeen Grocery, Bratcher's Riverside Market, and Lucky Find Junction (in Aberdeen).
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MORGANTOWN — Four people accused of being involved in a double homicide in which the bodies of two people were found in a burned-out car off a rural Butler County road appeared in court Wednesday to be arraigned.
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In 2016 there were 34 coroner calls made by the Butler County Coroner’s office and 11 provisional of death reports signed for cremations to be done.Of the 34 calls made:2 were ruled natural deaths
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Beech Tree News provides courthouse statistics on a regular basis. Courthouse information provided in this article is a matter of public record. The following records are from Butler County Clerk and Circuit Clerk’s offices and cover December 13th- 31, 2016.
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Four people accused in connection with the deaths of two people whose bodies were found in a burned-out car in Butler County are scheduled to appear in court for arraignment Wednesday in what has the potential to become a death penalty case.
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In a called meeting of the Butler County Fiscal Court on Thursday night, Butler County Jailer Terry Fugate retired after 27 years of service to the county. Fugate served as deputy sheriff prior to being elected jailer. The elected officials in attendance presented Fugate with a certificate of
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (12/28/16) — The Judicial Nominating Commission, led by Chief Justice of Kentucky John D. Minton Jr., announced nominees to fill a vacant District Court judgeship for Butler, Edmonson, Hancock and Ohio counties.
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