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Butler County Fiscal Court met on Monday, October 27, at the courthouse. All magistrates were in attendance: Stevie Givens, Kevin Phelps, Allen Smith, David Whittinghill, and Dillon Bryant. 

A special election may be around the corner for local voters if a petition drive to put the proposed property tax increase on the ballot proves successful. 

MORGANTOWN, Ky. — October 15, 2025 — The Aviation Museum of Kentucky has announced that Aerospace Composite Solutions (ACS) will receive the 2025 Kentucky Aviation Hall of Fame Aviation Achievement Award. The award will be presented at the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on November 1, 2025, in Lexington. Tickets for the event are available through October 24.

Morgantown, KY. (October 14, 2025) – On 10/12/2025, Troopers of the Kentucky State Police along with the Butler County Sheriff’s Office went to a residence on Caney Fork Road in Morgantown in an attempt to serve an arrest warrant. Upon arrival, law enforcement made contact with multiple people in an R.V. located on the property. Law Enforcement Officers detected the odor of marijuana coming from the R.V. During a search of the R.V., officers located suspected fentanyl, multiple scales, and currency.

MORGANTOWN, KY. (October 14, 2025) – On 10/12/2025, Troopers of the Kentucky State Police along with the Butler County Sheriff’s Office went to a residence located at 915 Orange Cemetery Road in Morgantown to assist the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Upon arrival, law enforcement detected the odor of marijuana coming from a vehicle on the property and from the residence. The Butler County Sheriff’s Office then obtained a search warrant for the residence. A search of the residence yielded suspected marijuana, THC and synthetic THC products, and currency.

The Butler County Board of Education is taking steps to increase its property tax rate from 41.6 cents to 48.4 cents per $100 of assessed value.  The proposed increase would apply to both real and personal property and would not go into effect until the 2026 tax bills.  A public hearing and called meeting for that purpose was held October 1 at the Butler County Early Childhood Center.

Beech Tree News provides courthouse statistics on a regular basis.  Courthouse information provided in this article is a matter of public record.  The following records are from the Butler County Circuit Clerk’s and Butler County Clerk’s offices and covers:

Bowling Green, KY — September 29, 2025 — Toys for Tots of Southern KY, a nationally recognized nonprofit dedicated to bringing hope to children, is proud to announce a partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to open eight new Book Nooks in the South Central Kentucky region.

 Join us as we celebrate the birthday of the award-winning musician who penned “Paradise” Muhlenberg County, Ky. –

Morgantown police were dispatched to a reported break-in of a residence on Sawmill Road on October 3.

Victims stated they had returned home to find a man inside their living room.

Victims stated the man charged at a female resident and attempted to remove her baby from its stroller by force, demanding money. The suspect took cash from one of the children’s backpacks.

Through investigation, Officer Burden identified the perpetrator, Donny McDaniels Jr., and, in short order, located and arrested him.