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Several people waited in line for the official grand opening of the Dollar General Market in Morgantown on Saturday morning. Mayor Linda Keown, councilwomen Sharon Johnson and Dionne Merritt, Chamber President James Runion, Chamber Board member Randall Gaskey,and  Donna Morris joined the Dollar General Market employees in officially opening the store. 

A portion of the William H. Natcher Parkway is being dedicated to Medal of Honor recipients in Butler and Ohio Counties.

The stretch of the Natcher Parkway going through both counties is designated the “Medal of Honor Recipient Trail” in honor of  Staff Sergeant Don J. Jenkins of Butler County and PFC Wesley Phelps of Ohio County.

Representative C.B. Embry Jr. of Morgantown was a leading sponsor of the bill.

The Morgantown City Council met briefly Thursday night in a special called session and passed two ordinances.  The Council passed the 2nd reading of the Ordinance 2014-07 which formally closes the alley running behind the former Dalton Oil property running in an L shape from South Tyler Street to G. L. Smith Street.  The Council also passed the 1st reading of an amendment to the 2013-14 budget.

After those votes, the Council went into a work session concerning the 2014-15 budget.  No action was taken.

The Butler County Board of Education recognized a lot of student achievement before a crowd at Tuesday’s meeting in the Weymouth Martin Auditorium at Butler County High School.  The Board also approved insurance contracts for the coming year and approved the sale of nearly $2 million in bonds.
 

My name is Brandon Dockery . I am running for 1st District Constable in Butler County. I am married. My wife's name is Stephenie Dockery and we have a 4 yr. old son, Riley. I lived here in Butler County all my life. I am on Butler County Rescue Squad. I love helping out our community.

Constable Duties:  may execute warrants, summonses, subpoenas, attachments, notes, rules and orders of the court in all criminal, penal and civil cases (KRS 70.350). 

The Butler County Public Library has joined Library Ideas™ network of Public Library websites that offer access to over 7 million songs including Sony Music’s catalog of legendary artists.
The Freegal™ Music Service will allow the Butler County Public Library to increase the size and diversity of its collection by offering access to over 28,000 music labels from 85 different countries.

Join your community in the fight against cancer! The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Butler County will be held June 13th at the Butler County High School.   Relay teams will take turns walking, running or strolling around the track. Teams consist of individuals representing corporations, churches, clubs, organizations and families. During Relay For Life, team members enjoy games, food, music and camaraderie while camping out on the surrounding grounds.

Warren RECC is accepting scholarship applications for the fall 2014 and spring 2015 semesters.  The Cooperative will award seven scholarships, begining at $1,000 each, to qualifying high school seniors.  In addition, two $1,500 scholarships will be awarded to other qualifying applicants.  Students must pursue post-secondary training at an accredited, degree-granting institution.  Completed applications must be postmarked or emailed no later than June 6, 2014.  For eligibility requirments or to downloaded an application, go to www.wre

According to the Morgantown Police Department on Friday, May 9, at approximately 03:30 hours, unknown subject(s) broke into the residence of James Smith in the 100 block of North Main Street and assaulted and robbed him.  Mr.

The Butler County Fiscal Court met in regular session for May on Monday night, May 12th. All members were present, along with some interested visitors.

After the meeting was called to order County Attorney Dick Deye asked County Judge-Executive David Fields if the Court would have a special session before the next regular meeting in June. Fields said that a meeting could be called, and asked Deye if he needed to be added to the agenda for the Monday meeting.