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UPDATE: Former Butler County Sheriff Joe Gaddie pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning to first-degree criminal abuse. He appeared with his attorney Phil Kimble, of Bowling Green, in Butler Circuit Court. A special prosecutor has been assigned to the case, and Butler Circuit Judge Ronnie Dortch said in court that he is considering recusing himself.

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April 20, 2015

This consumer advisory is being issued by Morgantown Utilities
What should you do?
Although NO CONTAMINATION HAS BEEN CONFIRMED we recommend: Bring all water to a rolling boil, let it boil for three (3) minutes, and let it cool before using, or use bottled water.  Boiled or bottled water should be used for drinking, making ice, brushing teeth, washing dishes, and food preparation until further notice.  Boiling kills bacteria and other organisms in the water.

After a lengthy meeting on Monday night the Butler County Fiscal Court finally has a budget for fiscal year 2015-16. All magistrates and a near-capacity crowd of visitors filled the courtroom on Monday night as the Court took up the budget debate for the third time in as many weeks.

West Park Industries is a new manufacturing plant birthed by Greg and Leslie West, located at 206 Industrial Drive North in Morgantown. The Wests have been running West Park since they started the business in mid-March of this year.

Bowling Green, Ky. (June 5, 2015 )—The expect traffic impacts for June 8 through June 12 are listed below. All work is subject to change.

 Butler County

The Butler County Board of Education met in a special session on Thursday, May 28, at 7pm to discuss and approve construction phase documents and the BG-3 Statement of Probable Cost as presented by JKS Architecture. Documents and sample construction materials such as the replacement ceiling tiles for bathrooms were provided for board members to examine to help provide a picture of the outcome of the remodels, and facilitate understanding on the dominate needs of the schools to be remodeled.

It was relatively short and orderly but the results were the same as last week - no budget.  With only one item on the called meeting agenda, Butler County Fiscal Court, earlier this evening, rejected a county budget for FY 2015-16 on a 3-2 vote - the same budget they approved at a meeting last week that was ultimately discarded due to procedural violations.  All magistrates were in attendance at Tuesday's meeting:  Stevie Givens (1st District), Johnny Tuck (2nd District), Chad Tyree (3rd District), David Whittinghill (4th District), and Bobby Moore (5th District).

On Sunday, May 31, 2015 at approximately 11:40pm, Officer Ethan Vincent responded to an injury collision in the 11 block of Veteran’s Way where a pedestrian was struck by a motorist.

The Butler County Protection and Permanency office held an appreciation BBQ to honor local foster parents. The BBQ is set to potentially be an annual event. Foster parents and their families were invited to attend and enjoyed hot dogs and barbeque sandwiches, buffet style with a spread of sides, and icy treats from the Sno Shack for dessert.
Following the first set of awards and lunch, there were several games and activities planned for the children in attendance, including a water balloon fight and a bounce house.
Recognition awards were presented to the following parents:

The gymnasium of Butler County High School was at capacity on the evening of Friday, May 29 for the commencement of the 2015 graduation ceremony. The graduates were scattered about the premises for fellowship and photographs until roughly 7:15pm, at which point they formed a line between the hallway. They then entered the gymnasium to greet the spectators and find their seats under the tune of "Pomp and Circumstance".