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The Morgantown-Butler County Chamber held Gala On the Green on Thursday, October 25, at the Southerland Wedding & Events venue.
Over 200 gather for the annual dinner and awards.  Chamber President Deanna Embry welcomed everyone and Senator C.B. Embry gave the prayer.  Dinner was catered by Sweet Lucille's. 
The following awards were presented:

The Butler County Republican Party hosted their annual Lincoln-Reagan Dinner on October 20th at the Butler County Educational Complex.  County Chair Dewyane McKinney emceed the event.

Samuel Wilson, son of Donna and Bobby Wilson led the pledge of allegiance. Matthew Embry led the group in singing the National Anthem. Several Republican candidates and current elected officials were in attendance. 

The Butler County Grand Jury returned indictments against twenty individuals on October 22, 2018. Charges include drugs, assault, criminal possession of forged instrument and theft. All arraignments are set for November 13, 2018, at 10:00 am.
Name: Trey D. Bryant
Address: 162 Old Ferry River Rd. Morgantown, KY
Charges: Criminal Possession Forged Instrument in the Second Degree (Four Counts) and Theft by Deception Over $500 (Four Counts)
 DOB: 11/17/99
Bail: $10,000
Witness: Deputy Logan Milligan, BCSD
 

Butler County students at both the middle and high school heard a personal testimony last week regarding the dangers of alcoholism and drug abuse.  The event was sponsored by the Butler County Drug Free Coalition. 

Scott Howard, Superintendent of Butler County Schools proclaimed October 21–27, 2018, as Butler County Schools’ Safe Schools Week.

The old Pamida building has been vacant for a little over seven years now. During this time many in town have speculated what its new purpose in our lives would be.  All those rumors of groceries stores, skating rinks, etc. can be now put to rest because it is the new home of the Butler County Extension Office.

The Butler County Extension Service will host a Grand Opening Celebration on Wednesday, November 7th at its new location of 102 Parkway Lane, Morgantown, from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. 

Kentucky is slowly becoming part of a new "Tornado Alley" in America.

A study shows that in the last 40 years, tornadoes have increased in the Midwest and the Southeast, which has been named "Dixie Alley." That includes Kentucky and Indiana, as well as portions of Tennessee, Illinois, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and Missouri. 

Kentucky continues to lead the nation with the highest rate of children in the care of relatives who aren’t their parents, according to U.S. census data reported by Kentucky Youth Advocates.

From 2016 to 2018, the advocacy group reports that 9 percent of Kentucky children were being raised by a relative. That’s more than double the national rate of 4 percent, a news release from the group said.

Morgantown City Council met in regular session on Thursday, October 11th at the Eva J. Hawes Agriculture and Expo Center.  All council members - Dustin Embry, Sharon Johnson, Russell Givens, Gary Southerland, Jason  Gaskey, and Sterling White were in attendance.
The council approved the reappointment of Pam Porter to the Housing Authority Board.