With one month of partial in-person instruction in the books, the Butler County School District has released information pertaining to positive Covid-19 cases involving staff and students. According to Superintendent Robert Tuck, the district currently has two teachers and eleven students who have tested positive for Covid-19. Based on contact tracing requirements, seven teachers/staff members are in quarantine
The Morgantown City Council continued their Zoom meetings on Thursday, October 8th. Council members Sharon Johnson, Russell Givens, Dionne Merritt, Dustin Embry, and Jason Gaskey participated.
Butler County EMS and deputies with the Butler County Sheriff's Department were dispatched to 883 Richland Church Road on Wednesday, October 7, around 2:31 p.m. for an unresponsive male, suspected overdose. Butler County Coroner Marty Jones pronounced Jesse Todd Bowling (DOB 3-20-79) dead at the scene. Deputy Chris Reneer responded and made contact with EMS in the driveway, learning the male was deceased.
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Butler County Fiscal Court met on Monday, September 28, at the courthouse. All magistrates were in attendance: Stevie Givens, Kevin Phelps, Timmy Givens, David Whittinghill, and Dillon Bryant.
