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Monday, March 30th, 2026

Grand Jury Indictments December-March

The following individuals have been indicated by the Grand Jury:

March 17, 2026

NAME: Thomas E. Woodcock

DOB:10-23-68

ADDRESS: 9908 Brownsville Road, Morgantown, KY

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Friday, March 27th, 2026

Fountain coming to downtown Morgantown? Mayor would like to see one

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Wednesday, March 25th, 2026

U.S. 31-W Bypass Widening Project in BG Set to Begin this Week

Major traffic impacts should be expected A project to widen the U.S. 31-W Bypass in Bowling Green is expected to begin Wednesday night. Crews will begin setting up the construction zone and lane closures around 7 p.m. Wednesday and finish early Thursday morning.

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Tuesday, March 24th, 2026

KY General Assembly Update

House Speaker Pro Tempore David Meade, R-Stanford, (foreground) looks over documents as a conference committee on the new state budget begins deliberations Friday.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (March 20, 2026) — Lawmakers overrode a veto on a major education bill last week, advanced two key bills on firearms and kicked off negotiations between the House and Senate on a handful of bills related to the state’s next two-year spending plan.

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Tuesday, March 24th, 2026

General Assembly Overrides Veto of HB 1

New Law to Unlock Federal Scholarship Tax Credit for Kentucky Families

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Friday, March 20th, 2026

Body found in Rochester

Update 03-20-2026 - The body has been identified as James Eric Burden, 57 of Drakesboro. His complete obit can be found at Tucker Funeral Home. Per Deputy Coroner, Michael Gary, results are pending from the autopsy report.

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Monday, March 16th, 2026

Deeds and Courthouse News

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 the Butler County Circuit Clerk’s and Butler County Clerk’s offices and covers:

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Monday, March 16th, 2026

Fiscal Court: Bridge Bids & River Barge discussed

Bids were on the agenda for the March 9 meeting of Butler County Fiscal Court.

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Monday, March 16th, 2026

United Way seeking county funds for book program, 211 services

Butler County Fiscal Court met in regular session on Monday, March 9, at the Butler County Courthouse. All magistr

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Tuesday, March 10th, 2026

Morgantown Bank & Trust New Main Office Set to Open March 24th

MORGANTOWN, KY. (March 10, 2026) - Morgantown Bank & Trust has announced that its new Main Office, located at 202 N Main St., will open to customers on March 24th.

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