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A Morgantown woman received a much-needed payday after buying a Payday scratch-off ticket.  Autumn Hernandez stopped at 231 Food Market in Bowling Green last week where she bought four of the $5 tickets.  “Those tickets were calling my name,” she said. 

Rather than scratch the tickets off, Autumn scratched off the barcode and scanned them using the Kentucky Lottery app on her phone while sitting in her car to see if they were winners. 

“I saw $50,000 show up on my phone and I’m like, okay, this is a fake. There was no way this is real,” she told lottery officials.  

The Barren River District Health Department has confirmed a total of 27,350 cases, 24,614 of which have recovered. We have 371 deaths reported from COVID-19. We stand in solidarity with those affected during these difficult times. See the breakdown of numbers by county below. Please note that a decrease in numbers is due to the county of residence or case status being corrected/updated from what was previously reported.

COUNTY    RECOVERED        DEATHS     TOTAL CASES

Barren           3,602                  71               4,018

On February 19, around 10:16 p.m, Butler County Sheriff Deputies Nathan Barks and Joe Alford responded to a possible shooting.

Morgantown City Council met in a special called meeting on February 11, via Zoom, online. After a call to order, invocation, the Pledge of Allegiance and determination of a quorum, the council approved the minutes of the January meeting.

The Butler County Fiscal Court met in regular session on Monday, February 8, at the Bulter County Court House. All magistrates were in attendance. Second District Magistrate Kevin Phelps participated via the internet.

Old Business

Judge Tim Flener stated that he had met with Morgantown Mayor Billy Phelps and the City agreed to participate in the Spring and Fall Cleanup Days. The Spring cleanup days are April 29,30 and May 1. The Fall Cleanup days are September 30, October 1, and 2nd.

February 11, 2021 (Bowling Green, Ky) A system of sleet and freezing rain beginning to move through the area Wednesday night caused outages affecting Warren RECC members primarily in the northern section of the Warren RECC service territory.

UPDATE 2/12/21 5:34pm  According to Butler County Sheriff Scottie Ward the two individuals that robbed Vanburen's Market are in custody.  

Milton Montgomery III, 25 is lodged in Warren County Regional Jail on unreleated charges.

School Board member Debbie Hammers was recognized Tuesday, February 9th, 2021 at the Butler County monthly board meeting for achieving the Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA) Level V advanced training in school leadership.  According to Laura Cole, Director of Board Team Development for KSBA, "Ms. Hammers has achieved KSBA's highest level of individual recognition and taken another step in a very important journey that will benefit the students in your district for years to come".

February 9, 2021 – Butler County is emphasizing love in February by honoring National Donor Day and American Heart Month. In partnership with the Kentucky Circuit Court Clerks’ Trust For Life, Melissa Cardwell, Butler County Circuit Court Clerk has dedicated February 14 as National Donor Day. Taking place during American Heart Month, National Donor Day is dedicated to educating communities about the importance of organ, tissue, and eye donation.

Auburn, KY, (February 8, 2021) – The Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) announced the James L. Bass Legal Scholarship, a new scholarship for students with an interest in rural communities entering their first year of law school. FRS is the philanthropic arm of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, of which LTC Connect is a member.