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The Butler County Bears Baseball team captured the 12th District Championship with a 6-3 victory against Trinity (Whitesville) Friday afternoon at BCHS. 

 It was the first district title for second-year head coach Ben Grey, and an unlikely feat considering the team’s lower seeding in the tournament.

The Butler County Track and Field Team continued their season on Thursday, April 28^th at McLean County, and were able to bring home 2^nd place overall. The Bears won many of the track events throughout the night, competing against several school in the area at the McLean All-Comers event. The teams included McLean, Muhlenburg, Hancock, and Ohio Counties. “This is one of the single best meets of the season for us so far.” Explained Coach Lindsey.

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 Clerk and Circuit Clerk’s offices and cover April 1-28.

Deeds: 

Rick and Sherri Embry Anderson to Beau Anderson and Katie Lyn Burgi, property on Hwy 79, $268,000

The Morgantown-Butler County Chamber of Commerce held its April luncheon on Thursday. State senator CB Embry Jr. was the guest speaker for the event.

"We are very lucky regionally and statewide to have a state senator that lives two blocks from city hall," Mayor Billy Phelps said.

Embry, a Republican, has been a member of the state senate since 2015 and was the first native of Butler County to be elected in 60 years. He was in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2002-2014.

Sina Findley, 98 of Morgantown, Ky. passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at her residence. Sina was born on Tuesday, October 2, 1917, in Butler County Kentucky to the late Noah and Anthany Renfrow Beasley and wife of the late Wavie Findley. She was a homemaker and was the oldest member of Oak Ridge General Baptist Church and attended Sunday School for 32 consecutive years without missing a Sunday.

Smiles were plentiful this past weekend as McDonald's of Morgantown celebrated a Grand Reopening on Saturday, April 23.  The rennovation has been in the works for awhile and come on the heels of a U.S. 231 road project in front of the store.  Saturday's event featured company leaders, city and school leaders, and officials with the Morgantown-Butler County Chamber of Commerce. 

McDonald's owner Vince Tanner kicked off the festivities and spoke of the changes that have taken place at McDonald's and his company's commitment to Morgantown. 

Cindy McDaniel, age 52, passed away Monday, April 25, 2016 in Warren County, Kentucky. 

STLP students from Butler County Middle School attended the State Championship in Lexington on Friday.

 Winners included:

·       Hezekiah Pendley won 2nd place for Storytelling. 
·       Olivia Austin, Jessica Raeuchle, and Raeleigh Parrish placed in the top 50 for their Animal Abuse Awareness Showcase Project.

It was sheer Hawaiian magic at the historical Moana Surfrider Hotel  in Honolulu, Hawaii on Saturday, April 9, 2016.