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Bowling Green, KY November 18, 2016 -- The Lawyers of Distinction recently announced J. Marshall Hughes of Bowling Green, Kentucky has been certified as a distinguished member. The Lawyers of Distinction is the fastest growing community of distinguished lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to the top 10% of attorneys in the United States, and members are accepted based upon objective evaluation of an attorney’s qualifications, license, reputation, experience, and disciplinary history.

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 Butler County Clerk and Circuit Clerk’s offices and cover October 24^th- Nov 20^th.

Civil Cases:

Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance vs. Unknown heirs of R. Fowler

Bluegrass Cellular vs. April Hatcher

KFBMIC (A/S/O Norma Crawford) vs. Richard Yanez

The Annual Boys & Girls Club’s Radio Auction was held on Saturday in the lobby of Morgantown Bank & Trust.  Tim Coleman and Tom Jones hit the air waves on WLBQ 101.5 FM at 8:00 am and the phones started ringing.  By the end of the auction, the total raised was $10,857.

Bowling Green, KY (November 20, 2016)-  Thirty-three year old Charles W. "Cotton" Lindsey, who was being sought for the Murders of two people that were discovered in a burnt vehicle in rural Butler County on November 9, 2016, was located today by Officers with the Bowling Green Police Department in the limits of Bowling Green where he was taken into custody without incident and then relinquished to Detectives with the Kentucky State Police Post 3 Bowling Green.

Fire destroyed the home of Charles and Regina Bratcher located at 10800 Caneyville Road on Thursday evening.  The Bratchers were not home at the time of the fire, and there were no injuries. Responding to the scene were Morgantown, Fifth District, Fourth District, Rochester, and Caneyville Volunteer Fire Departments. The American Red Cross also responded.
The home appears to be a total loss.

The Butler County Grand Jury returned indictments against thirty-nine individuals on November 7, 2016. Charges include drugs, receiving stolen property, assault, and wanton endangerment. Arraignments have been set December 13, 2016, at 10:00 am.

Name: Anna White
Address: 137-A Highway 231, Morgantown, KY
DOB: 10-9-85
Charges: Theft by unlawful taking over $500
Witness: Capt. Paul Burden, MPD

Butler County Middle School was evacuated earlier today after school officials discovered what appeared to be a written bomb threat in a student restroom.  At approximately 8:45 a.m. a student reported a bomb threat that was written on the wall of the restroom.

The Morgantown City Council met in regular session on Thursday, November 10th.  All of the current council was present as were the newly elected members, Jason Gaskey, Dustin Embry, and Sterling White.

The Butler County Fiscal Court met in regular session on Monday night at the Butler County Courthouse.  All magistrates were in attendance.
The court approved the following items by a 5-0 vote: