Beech Tree News Network

Gov. Steve Beshear has promoted longtime aide Larry Bond to be his chief of staff. Bond is a native of Butler County who now lives in Louisville. He is the son of the late Troy Bond and Ailene Bond of Morgantown. Bond succeeds Mike Haydon, who died suddenly earlier this month.

Warren RECC sponsored the monthly Morgantown-Butler Chamber Luncheon on Thursday at the Butler County Extension Office.  Scott Duvall, of WRECC, was the guest speaker and shared information about the second largest electric cooperative in Kentucky.

Firefighters were called to 622 Old Provo Road shortly after 9:00p.m. Friday night.  The home of Milton and Carolyn Wilson was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. The home was a total loss.  Firefighters from Morgantown, Rochester and 2nd District responded to the scene.

Exactly twenty years ago this month, then Judge Executive David Martin and program director Billie Clark traveled to Tatsurahama, Japan to officially sign a Sister City agreement, beginning a cultural partnership based on the foundation of our economic relationship (Sumitomo).