Beech Tree News Network

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 County Clerk and Circuit Clerk’s offices and cover June 1 – June 20, 2012.

Civil Cases:
Roger Eugene Wood, et al vs. Estate of Glenda J. Daugherty
Nathan Hampton vs. Loyd Forbes
Cooper Directional Drilling vs. Gulfstar Energy Group, et al
Nathan Hampton vs. Alice Forbes
Medical Center vs. Kelly Biszmaier

To: Mayor Linda Keown, City of Morgantown and its Great Citizens,

I, Billy Phelps, do hereby resign my position as the Chief of Police with the Morgantown Police Department effective June 30, 2012.

It has been an honor to help protect and Defend the citizens of this community, county, and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

I have been fortunate enough over the past 24 years to work with a lot of good men who have put their jobs as Police Officers with the City of Morgantown above their own lives.

The Boys and Girls Club of Morgantown held its First Annual Poker Run on Saturday, June 23rd.  A great turn out of riders met at the city park to check in for the 70 mile scenic ride. Proceeds from the Poker Run will be used to help local children attend summer camp.

Saturday, June 16, 2012, was a day of celebration, in Commiskey, Indiana, Heart to Heart Publishing, Inc. of Morgantown launched a new title, Secrets of the Garden Path, with Recipes, authored by Betty Manning.

Anyone familiar with Cheryl Hughes (recently profiled in the BTN article "Cheryl Hughes: Renaissance Woman") won't find it at all surprising that one of her progeny, Natalie, has decided to pursue a career in writing. The unexpected part may be the type of prose that Natalie has chosen to compose: on September 5th, Heart-to-Heart Publishing will release Natalie's first book, a children's yarn called Goodie 2 Shoes.

The Bowling Green – Warren County Drug Task Force will conduct an auction June 29, 2012 of drug seized/forfeited vehicles.  It will be in front of the Warren County Courthouse at 4PM. The vehicles will be on display to the public after 1PM that day. Eighty Five percent of the proceeds of the sale go back into the task force operations with fifteen percent going to the Warren County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office operations.

WASHINGTON -- Eighty-four female high school students from 29 states will plan a simulated mission to Mars and experience life as an engineer or scientist when NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston hosts two events focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in June and July. Butler County High School student Hollie Coleman, the daughter of Mike Coleman and Renee Coleman, has been selected to attend this prestigous program.

For the Butler County School District, the filling of one principal position has led to the vacancy of another.  Earlier this month Jeff Jennings was hired as the new principal at North Butler Elementary, creating a principal vacancy at Butler County Middle School.  

The Butler County Sheriff's Department is asking for your help to catch the person(s) responsible for breaking into the J & J Market, located in the Davis Crossroads community in Butler County. Thieves gained entry to the store late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning by breaking the glass out of the door and busting it in. They stole tobacco products along with candy and over 100 DVDs before leaving the premises. The store was also broken in to this past February.

Retired U.S. Army Sergeant Gary L. Wolfinbarger was honored on the courthouse lawn this afternoon when he received a Purple Heart for his service to his country in Afghanistan. Sgt. Wolfinbarger suffered multiple injuries after the vehicle he was in was struck by an improvised explosive device, or IED, on December 14, 2008.