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Early Childhood Advocates Joining Together to Celebrate "Early Childhood Education Day-2021." 

Beech Tree News provides courthouse statistics on a regular basis. Courthouse information contained in this article is a matter of public record.

United Way of Southern Kentucky (UWSK) collected more than 43,000 items in Warren County and more than 61,136 items region-wide during the 13th annual “Feed the Need” food drive, with some food collections still running. More than 50 organizations in Allen, Barren, Butler, Logan, Simpson and Warren counties participated in Feed the Need either by running an internal drive or by volunteering at store drives in Barren, Butler, Logan and Warren counties.

(FRANKFORT, KY) – The U.S. Department of Education (USED) has granted Kentucky a waiver of some accountability, school identification and reporting requirements in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) for the 2020-2021 school year. 

Butler County Fiscal Court met in regular session on Monday, April 12, at the courthouse.

Following several tips and interactions on social media, an arrest has been made following an armed robbery at a Morgantown convenient store.  

Barren River District Health Department has paused the administration of Johnson & Johnson vaccination under the direction of the Kentucky Department of Public Health, the CDC, and the FDA. Due to the temporary pause in Johnson & Johnson vaccinations, we are providing (2-dose) Moderna vaccines during all scheduled vaccination clinics. Existing appointments will be honored with Moderna vaccine in place of Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Morgantown City Council met on Thursday, April 8, via Zoom. All council members were in attendance.

On April 7, officers with the Morgantown Police Department responded to the Morgantown Inn about a possible overdose. Through investigation, Kimberly Crowe, age 36 of Morgantown, and Kevin Anderson, age 40 of Bowling Green, were arrested and charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st Degree, 1st Offense Methamphetamine, Drug Paraphernalia Buy/Possess, Possession of Marijuana and Tampering with Physical Evidence. The investigation is ongoing, with new charges to be presented to Grand Jury.

On April 7 at approximately 10:28 p.m., Butler County Deputy Nathan Barks stopped Richard A.