Butler County, KY

BUTLER COUNTY, Ky. (WXIX) - A Tri-State family is furious after the man who is accused of killing their loved one requested that his bond be changed and, in effect, reduced. Jarron Slayback, 31, died in June 2020 on a vacation with friends to Wolfe County, Kentucky. Kentucky State Police...

Grayson County suffered its third loss to Butler County in the 2021 high school softball season. The loss also eliminated Grayson County from the high school softball postseason. Log In. Already a subscriber? Register/Activate account. If you subscribe to the newspaper, you already receive FREE access to all the exclusive...

Grayson County came up short as Edmonson County prevailed 4-2 Monday, May 31 in eight innings in the semifinals of the 12th District Baseball Tournament at Butler County High School. The loss eliminated Grayson County from the high school baseball postseason. Following the win, Edmonson County advanced to the 12th...

MORGANTOWN — The Daviess County High School softball team erupted for six runs in the fourth inning, erasing a one-run deficit and surging ahead to claim a 12-2 victory over Hancock County in the 3rd Region Tournament championship game on a soggy Tuesday night at Butler County High School. With...

Daviess County didn’t waste any time in getting on the board in Monday’s 3rd Region Tournament and despite some empty at-bats late in the game, cruised to the 11-3 win over host Butler County to set up a battle with Hancock County Tuesday for the title. DC was in prime...

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) - Drivers, watch for a new traffic pattern at the Interstate 165 William H. Natcher Expressway interchange with U.S. 231 Morgantown Road at Exit 7 in Bowling Green which began Friday. Motorists will be directed onto the new ramp to southbound I-165. The old southbound ramp...

Trinity’s stay in the 3rd Region Softball Tournament at Butler County may have been short lived but for coach Jack Melton and his squad, being a fixture in the tournament is the next step for the Lady Raider program. Trinity fell 8-1 to Hancock County in the final game of...

Daviess County (28-6) v Meade County (27-8) Time: Noon. Daviess County will look to carry its momentum from a 9th District Championship win into its matchup with Meade County. The Lady Panthers offense was clicking on all cylinders against Owensboro Catholic, rattling their bats en route to a 7-5 win.

A pivotal fifth inning was the deciding factor in a hard fought game between Trinity and Butler County, in which the Lady Bears came out on top 7-3 to claim the 12th District Championship. Trinity looked to apply pressure early on, doubling and taking advantage of a Butler County error...

Due to rain in the forecast, the 3rd Region Softball Tournament semifinals have been pushed to Monday. Daviess County (29-6) will take on host Butler County (31-7) at 5:30 p.m., followed by Owensboro Catholic (21-13) against Hancock County (22-14) at 7:30 — all at Butler County High School in Morgantown.

Trinity and Butler County will face off in the 12th District Championship after differentiating postseason paths. The Lady Raiders snuck into the championship by working out of a bases-loaded jam in extra innings after making a late comeback against Edmonson County. Katherine Hibbitt was a key contributor, providing five RBIs...

The Edmonson County Wildcats scored twice in the eighth inning and made those runs count as they defeated the Grayson County Cougars 4-2 in Monday’s 12th District opener, held at Butler County High School. For six innings, the game revolved around the pitcher’s mound, as Grayson County’s Mason Miller and...

The Franklin-Simpson Lady Cats lost their final game of the regular season 8-6 to the Butler County Lady Bears last Thursday afternoon at the F-S Soccer and Softball Complex. Butler County scored six runs on six hits in the first three innings but Franklin-Simpson battled back in the bottom of the 4th. With bases loaded and one out, junior Gracie Arnemann cleared the bases with a three RBI double that scored eighth grader Jasmine Grover, courtesy runner for senior Kaeleigh Tuck, along with junior Sherrekia Kitchens and senior Raegan Coffee that cut their deficit in half to trail 6-3.

Trinity baseball will live to see another day after defeating Butler County with a late-game comeback Monday in its 12th District Tournament opener as the Raiders beat the Bears 4-3. The Raiders struck first in the top of third, scoring on a passed ball to take a 1-0 lead. However,...

Whitesville Trinity pulled off the upset in the 12th District Baseball Tournament, beating No. 1 seed and host Butler County 4-3 on Monday in Morgantown. Trinity’s Carter Crisp drove in winning run with an RBI single in the top of the seventh inning. Trinity’s Hayden Aull went 2-for-4. Trinity is...

The Owensboro Catholic Aces made short work of Butler County Thursday as they cruised by the Bears 16-1 in three innings. Catholic went up 3-0 after the first and after three more runs in the second, ended the game with 10 runs in the bottom of the final frame. Sam...

Owensboro Catholic showed patience at the plate in its final regular-season baseball game Thursday night. The Aces beat Butler County 16-1 in three innings at Independence Field at Chautauqua Park. Butler County issued seven walks and hit seven Catholic batters. Butler County was dealing with a short pitching staff for...