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On Wednesday, March 6, 2019, the Morgantown Police was assisting probation and parole officers on North Main Street. Through investigation, suspected methamphetamine was found inside the home.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (March 6, 2019) – A project to officially change the designation of the William H. Natcher Parkway to an interstate spur begins today. Crews will install new interstate shield signs along 72 miles of the William H. Natcher Parkway to now read as Interstate 165.

Morgantown, Ky.

                            The Butler County Stockman’s Association will hold their annual livestock sale on Saturday March 9^th 2019 at 1:00 p.m.  The sale will be held at the Eva Hawes Ag.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (March 1, 2019) – As part of Governor Matt Bevin’s commitment to prioritize transportation infrastructure projects and increase economic opportunity across the Commonwealth, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is pleased to announce $404,747 in discretionary funds have been awarded to the Butler County Fiscal Court for vital resurfacing work on Brooklyn Chapel Road, Big Jim Road, Dunn Store Road and Horseshoe Bend Road.

UPDATE: 2/28/19: Kevin Dye was sentenced to life in prison without parole today in Butler County Circuit Court.

Butler County Fiscal Court met in regular session on Monday, February 25th at the Butler County Courthouse.  All magistrates - Stevie Givens, Timmy Givens, Kevin Phelps, David Whittinghill, and Dillon Bryant were in attendance.

The South Central Kentucky Crime Stoppers will again host a special guest for the 2019 Crime Stoppers Eye Opener Breakfast. Lieutenant Joe Kenda, from Investigation Discovery Channel’s “Homicide Hunter,” will be the keynote speaker for this year’s event.

Louisville, KY- February 20, 2019) – The Kentucky Circuit Court Clerks’ Trust For Life and Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (KODA) are excited to announce Kentucky Senate Bill 77 passed unanimously in the House Committee for Health and Family Services. This groundbreaking bill will amend KRS 311.1947 to expand organ donor registration to the Commonwealth's single sign-on system and will become effective January 1, 2020.