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At approximately 10:06 p.m. on Friday, June 21, five individuals (two females and three males) apparently climbed up on the roof of WLBQ in Morgantown , cut down the "stringer" of stuffed catfish that the station uses for decoration during the Green River Catfish Festival and Independence Day holiday, and took one of the catfish.

Use of cannabis, commonly called marijuana, is linked to increased risk of serious illness for those with Covid-19. So says a study in the American Medical Association journal JAMA Network Open by researchers at the Washington University in St. Louis.

Editor's note: At the end of 2023 Kentucky led the nation in the percentage of state residents, 2.1%, who had received the new class of diabetes and weight-loss drugs.

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Butler County Fiscal Court met at the courthouse on Monday, June 24. All magistrates attended: Stevie Givens (1st District), Kevin Phelps (2nd District), Allen Smith (3rd District), David Whittinghill (4th District), and Dillon Bryant (5th District).

On Friday, June 14, the Butler County NSDAR hosted Flag Day ceremonies on the courthouse lawn.  Flag Chairman Gail Gaddie welcomed those in attendance.

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 Circuit Clerk’s and Butler County Clerk’s offices and covers:

The Bowling Green/Warren County area experienced a 7.9% increase in tourism, surpassing the previous record-setting year

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Kentucky’s seasonally adjusted preliminary May 2024 unemployment rate was 4.6%, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet.

Butler County Fiscal Court met at the courthouse on Monday, June 10. All magistrates attended - Stevie Givens, Kevin Phelps, Allen Smith, David Whittinghill, and Dillon Bryant - attended the meeting.

Morgantown Utilities will increase water and natural gas rates effective July 1, 2024 billing.  Natural gas rates will increase 3 percent, water rates will increase 3 percent.

Morgantown Utilities is committed to providing affordable utility services to all our customers. At this time, with the cost of day-to-day operations rising, this rate increase is necessary to help offset the rising cost of providing our customers with services.