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Brownsville, KY (February 7, 2018)- The Kentucky State Police, Post 3 Bowling Green responded to the 7000 block of Black Gold Road in Edmonson County, shortly after 7:00 am on Wednesday morning, in search of Christopher Spencer, 40, of that address.  Spencer had multiple outstanding warrants for his arrest, and upon Troopers’ arrival, they found an unoccupied vehicle in the driveway of his

Senate panel explores medical tort-reform bill:   FRANKFORT – A sweeping measure to regulate everything from trial attorney fees, medical record copying charges and how malpractice lawsuits are brought passed the state Senate Health and Welfare Committee today.

The Butler County High School FCCLA chapter recently took part in STAR events.  

STAR Events (Students Taking Action with Recognition) are competitive events in which members are recognized for proficiency and achievement in chapter and individual projects, leadership skills, and career preparation. STAR Events offer individual skill development and application of learning through the following activities:

When protests in Charlottesville, Va., erupted in violence last August, Western Kentucky University history professor Glenn LaFantasie felt he was experiencing something new.

“It felt to this historian at least as though the past was truly catching up with the present,” he said, speaking at a Civil War forum Monday at WKU’s Jody Richards Hall auditorium.

ROUGH RIVER LAKE, KY. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District will host a public meeting to discuss the dam remediation project on the Rough River Lake Dam, Falls of Rough, Kentucky.

The meeting will be held:
Date:  March 5, 2018
Time:  6 p.m. CENTRAL TIME
Place:  Rough River State Resort Park Lodge,
450 Lodge Road, Falls of Rough, KY 40119
Room: Grayson and Breckinridge rooms

COS COB, Conn. –Butler County author Linda Hawkins is thrilled to be included in Chicken Soup for the Soul, Miracles and More, 'The Unexpected Miracle' is number 56 in the book.  When Sheila Quarles took a last-minute vacation to St. Thomas, she never imagined she would find her birth family. But that’s exactly what happened when Sheila, who had suspected she was adopted, was randomly seated right next to her biological sister in a restaurant. As the two strangers chatted, the truth came out, and that very day Sheila ended up traveling to St.

 Bowling Green, Kentucky  (February 1, 2018) – A record breaking more than 280 Southern Kentucky residents joined United Way of Southern Kentucky (UWSK) for the LIVE UNITED Awards and Annual Meeting on Thursday, February 1^st at the Sloan Convention Center in

A long-time Morgantown business will be getting a new look and new name as Rite Aid will transition to Walgreens.  Rite Aid customers received a letter last week informing them that Walgreen is taking over the local store following a purchase of some of the Rite Aid stores. The store transition is expected to take up to three years.  The sign at the pharmacy has already changed, however, the staff will remain the same.

The competition was intense but when it was all said and done, 8th grader Colten Glass took the top prize in the Butler County Middle School.  The competition was held Thursday, February 1.

As members of the General Assembly are considering a budget proposal submitted by Governor Matt Bevin (House Bill 200), school leaders are trying to gauge the fiscal impact it may have on Butler County Schools.