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On Thursday Morgantown Police Officer Denny Deweese and Chief Giles Taylor executed a search warrant on the residence of Lana M. Russ, 39, of Morgantown. When the officers attempted to serve the warrant Russ refused to answer the door, and was later found hiding in a closet in the residence.

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 Clerk and Circuit Clerk’s offices and cover July 1-17th.Deeds:

A local option ("wet-dry") petition submitted for the city of Woodbury has been rejected due to its date of submission.  The decision was reached last week after Butler County Judge-Executive David Fields received the petition from Butler County Clerk Sherry Johnson, whose office had r

The City of Morgantown is in the process of applying for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in order to secure the funds to remodel Morgantown City Hall.  The project would include an addition of an elevator and handicap accessibility.   On Thursday, July 14, at 5 p.m.