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Traffic Accident in Warren Co. Sends Three Butler Co. Residents to Hospital

Two Butler County residents are still hospitalized in Nashville following a two-vehicle accident Friday night near 6674 Morgantown Road (Hwy 231) in Warren County.
According to police reports Lisa Jones, age 50 of Bowling Green, crossed the center line hitting another car driven by Avanell Tuck, age 18 of Woodbury. Both cars went off the road on the southbound side before coming to a stop.

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Butler Co. Sheriff's Office looking for leads in stolen van, vandalism case

UPDATE: The Belmont Church van was located this morning in Edmonson County on Boone Road.  The landowner found the van on his property and called the Kentucky State Police.  The van had been striped. Wheels, tires, battery, radiator, and enables had been removed.  The thieves had sprayed painted over the lettering on the side of the van. 

 

Butler County Conservation District celebrates Taylor's fruitful career

The Butler County Conservation District celebrated the career of Forest Taylor Thursday with a dinner celebration. Taylor was honored for 50 years of service to the Butler Co. Conservation District.

The Butler County Conservation District commemorated the career of Forest Taylor Thursday with a dinner at the Eva. J Hawes Building. The dinner celebrated Taylor's 50 years of service to the Butler County Conservation District. Family, friends and coworkers filled the Eva J. Hawes Building, sharing anecdotes and vivid memories that spanned the "innovative" agricultural leader's five-decade career.

April proclaimed Autism Awareness Month in Butler Co.

Blue balloons float into sky following Morgantown and Butler County's Autism Proclamation Ceremony Friday.

Blue balloons floated into the sky Friday morning in front of the Butler County Courthouse. The sea of blue signified the City of Morgantown and Butler County's commitment to proclaim April as National Autism Awareness Month. 

"From my perspective, this is something that has to be done, needs to be done, should’ve been done. From this point forward we will do this every year," Morgantown Mayor Billy Phelps said to a large crowd gathered at the Butler County Courthouse lawn Friday morning. 

Circuit Clerks' Celebrate Donate Life Month by Surpassing National Goal of Registered KY Donors

For more than a decade the month of April has been about saving and healing lives.  Donate Life champions across the country fill the month of April with powerful testimonials to demonstrate the lifesaving message of donation and transplantation.  The goal of National Donate Life Month is to make LIFE possible by educating and motivating individuals to register their decision to be organ, eye, and tissue donors.

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Attorney General Beshear Settles Claims to Dissolve Sham Cancer Charities

FRANKFORT, KY. (March 30, 2016) – Today Attorney General Andy Beshear, along with the Federal Trade Commission and agencies from all 50 states, settled the largest joint enforcement action ever brought by state charity regulators.

The settlement filed today dissolves the Cancer Fund of America Inc. (CFA), Cancer Support Services Inc. (CSS) and bans the president, James Reynolds Sr., from profiting from any future charity fundraising.

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Fiscal Court: Butler County 911 shortfall leads to consideration of mandatory fire dues.

The Butler County Fiscal Court met in regular session on Monday night, March 28th. A short agenda awaited members of the Court, and a small number of visitors were present at the meeting.

The meeting opened with several items of routine business.

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Help needed identifying assault and criminal mischief suspect in Hart Co.

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March 29 proclaimed Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans' Day

Sherriff Scottie Ward, Jailer Terry Fugate, Circuit Clerk Melissa Cardwell, Clerk Sherry Johnson, Judge David Fields, and Supt. Scott Howard honoring Vietnam Veterans.

On the morning of Monday, March 28 Jane Smith, a member of the Butler County DAR, met with Mayor Billy Phelp as they signed a proclamation declaring March 29, 2016 as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans' Day. 

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Rite Aid aims to improve community's health with renovation

Morgantown's Rite Aid location celebrated the reopening of the store Tuesday with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Morgantown’s Rite Aid location (205 W G L Smith St.) celebrated the store’s reopening Monday with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

District Manager Alex Poulter said the store was in need of a facelift.

“This store has been here for a while so we’ve changed the format a little bit, which we’re excited about,” Poulter said. “This is the health and wellness format store, not only does it provide our customers with a different shopping experience, but additional pharmacy services for our patients to keep them healthy.”

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