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At 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning, January 24, while driving in an unmarked cruiser on the William Natcher Parkway, Kentucky State Police Sergeant Chris McKee noticed a black 2012 Lexus SUV driving recklessly behind him at a high rate of speed.  A traffic stop was attempted.  However, the vehicle being driven by the subject fled into the city limits of Morgantown.  Sgt. McKee temporarily lost sight of the vehicle but, with the help of a bystander, was able to locate the automobile at the end of Old River Road in Morgantown.

The Morgantown City Council met for its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, January 19^th.  After approval of minutes and the meeting agenda, the council went to work listening to various board reports:

Maddie McKinney and Connor Brown were crowned 2017 Bearfest queen and king at the boy/girl double header against Grayson County.  Maddie is the daughter of Gennie and Randall McKinney of Quality. Connor is the son of Deanna Embry of Morgantown.

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The WKU Board of Regents has selected Dr. Timothy Caboni, vice chancellor for public affairs at the University of Kansas, as the preferred candidate to be the 10th president of Western Kentucky University.  Dr. Caboni will visit WKU and hold a series of meetings and campus forums Jan. 25 and 26 (see below).  The Board will consider extending a formal offer to Dr. Caboni at its quarterly meeting on Friday, Jan. 27. 

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 Clerk and Circuit Clerk’s offices and cover January 2nd- 16th.
Civil Cases:
Valerie Mellencamp vs. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Flagstar Bank vs. Tina Starlet Burden
Joseph Givens vs. Brian Kitchens

FRANKFORT - Kentucky’s alcohol landscape is changing, and the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control said it's working daily to ensure that it matches industry growth with exceptional and efficient customer service.

ABC is responding to changing industry and licensing demands by streamlining procedures and improving internal operations to better assist applicants and licensees, an ABC news release said. 

Amanda Smith daughter of Gene and the late Alice Hawkins of Morgantown was recently confirmed a 12^th Generation Mayflower Descendent and now holds memberships in The General Society of Mayflower Descendants at Plymouth, MA and The Society of Mayflower Descendants in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Check your Lucky for Life lottery tickets.  The winning numbers, 6-7-10-35-42-9, were drawn on Thursday, January 12th, and the ticket was purchased at Fastway 18, better known as Exit 27 in Morgantown. The first place prize - matching all six numbers - was $1,000 per day for life but nobody was able to match all six.  The second place prize - matching 5 of 6 numbers but not the "lucky ball" -  is worth $25,000 a year for life. This was the ticket sold in Morgantown - the only one.  The minimum payment period for the top and second prizes is 20 years.

Morgantown, KY-The Butler County Public Library announces its new website, which launched on January 2.
Director of the library Kenna Martin anticipates the new website will better meet the needs of residents by making it easier to find what is available at the library. 
Among the website’s new features is a calendar that gives users an easy way to see what programs are offered at the library. Other online features to explore include the online e-book library and the library catalog online.

The Butler County Board of Education met in regular session on Tuesday, January 10, at the Butler County Education Complex.  Board members Ryan Daugherty, Debbie Hammers, Amy Hood, and Delbert Johnson were in attendance. Judge-Executive David Fields administered the Oath of Office to newly re-elected board members Debbie Hammers and Ryan Daugherty.