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The Butler County Grand Jury returned indictments against 28 individuals on December 26, 2018. Charges include sexual abuse, drugs, assault, criminal possession of forged instrument and drugs. All arraignments are set for January 8, 2019, at 10:00 am.
Name:  Scotty Neighbors
Address:  303 W. 10th Street, Bowling Green, KY
Charges: Sexual abuse in the first degree, victim under twelve years of age

PARADISE - Commercial coal mining in Kentucky began in the western end of the state, and it was once home to the most production in the nation, the largest coal-fired power plant, and the biggest machine in the world to strip away earth and uncover coal.

Leanna Cantrell, 41, of Morgantown, is charged with second-degree manslaughter in the drowning death of her son, after allegedly leaving him unsupervised.

Clark Andrew Cantrell, age 4, of Morgantown, Ky., passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at his home in the Logansport Community.

 Cantrell was indicted by the Butler County Grand Jury on December 26, 2018.  She was arrested by the Kentucky State Police and lodged in the Butler County Jail.  Her arraignment is set for January 8, 2019.

Kentucky State Treasurer Allison Ball’s reputation for getting things done continued in 2018.

Local educators will be watching state lawmakers closely in 2019 as they take another shot at fixing Kentucky’s strained pension system and possibly grapple with a charter schools funding mechanism.

Although lawmakers won’t consider a state budget this year, Kentucky’s Department of Education will ask them to let K-12 funding follow students to a charter school of their parent’s choice.

WLBQ’s signal on the north side of Butler County recently got a boost with the addition of a new FM translator located in the Fifth District area on KY 79 North.  The “Q” frequency for the new signal is 10

Butler County Judge-Executive David Fields presided over his final fiscal court meeting on Thursday, December 27, at the Butler County Courthouse.  Judge-elect Tim Flener will be sworn in on January 2, 2019 and will officially assume office on January 7. 

Tim Gilliam, a field representative from Senator Mitch McConnell's office, presented Judge Fields with a framed tribute that was in the Congressional record to recognize his 12 years in office.
"Judge Fields has been a friend to Senator McConnell during his 12 years in office," said Gilliam.

On December 27th at approximately 11:28 officers of the Morgantown Police Department, along with a Butler County Sheriff's Deputy, arrived at 805 Barlow Street in an attempt to locate a subject inside. Officers made contact with Jarod M. Phelps, age 29, of Morgantown, Kentucky and Alicia M. Brown, age 24, also of Morgantown. Both Phelps and Brown were arrested and charged with Possession of Controlled Substance 1st Deg, 2nd Offense (Methamphetamine) and Drug Paraphernalia Buy/Possess. Phelps and Brown were lodged in the Butler County Jail.

“I haven’t done anything by myself but together we’ve done a lot,” said Butler County Judge-Executive David Fields, as he looks back over a dozen years in elective office.

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