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January 24, 2019 - The Kentucky Circuit Clerks’ Trust For Life is proud to announce that last year was a record-setting year, both locally and nationally, for saving lives through organ donation and giving individuals a second chance at life.

“In Kentucky, more than 140,000 people joined the Registry for the first time.  1,979,175 Kentuckians are now registered which is 60% of the adults in our Commonwealth,” explains Butler Co. Circuit Clerk, Melissa Cardwell.

Update: January 24, 2019- -The suspect is in custody and lodged in the Butler County Jail.  He is charged with burglary, first degree.  Caleb Dunn, 25, of Edmonson County, was arrested on January 24th at 490 Wolf Dam Road in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky.  Butler County Sheriff's Deputy Joe Alford received an anonymous tip concerning the vehicle involved in the burglary.

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

On January 18th at approximately 05:50 officers of the Morgantown Police Department, arrived at Green River Feedmill for a suspicious person complaint.

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.

The Butler County Board of Education met in regular session on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. at the Education Complex.  Board members Ryan Daugherty, Debbie Hammers, Delbert Johnson, and Aimee Sanders were in attendance; Dr. Amy Hood was unable to attend. Assistant Superintendent Robert Tuck administered the oath of office to newly re-elected board members Delbert Johnson and Aimee Sanders.

FRANKFORT-- Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary December 2018 unemployment rate was 4.4 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The unemployment rate for December 2018 was down from the 4.5 percent reported for November 2018.

As Kentucky observes School Board Recognition Month in January, Butler County is joining in the celebration.  

Amy, Delbert, Debbie, Ryan and Aimee are among the more than 850 school board members in the state’s 173 local school districts being recognized this month for their service.