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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Western Kentucky University will celebrate Parent & Family Weekend Sept. 24-26 with numerous events, highlighted by recognition of the 2021 Family of the Year during WKU Football’s game against Indiana.

Parent & Family Weekend begins Sept. 24 with WKU Softball vs. Lakeland Community College at 3 p.m., WKU Volleyball vs. Marshall at 6 p.m. and Back To The Classics concert by the WKU Symphony at 7:30 p.m.

Fifth District Magistrate Dillon Bryant has been appointed by Larry Johnson, president of the National Association of Counties (NACo), to serve on two committees. Bryant will serve as the Subcommittee Vice-Chair of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Steering Committee (Agriculture and Food Safety Subcommittee) and a Rural Action Caucus (RAC) member.

FRANKFORT – The Kentucky General Assembly flexed its powers to shape the state’s COVID-19 response during a three-day special session lawmakers gaveled to a close Thursday night.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Republican Leader of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee Brett Guthrie (KY-02) released the following statement on President Joe Biden’s federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

The Butler County Grand Jury returned indictments against 21 individuals on August 31, 2021.  Charges include  attempted murder, sexual abuse of a minor, possession of controlled substance, theft of identity, and burglary.  Arraignments are set for September 14, 2021.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) supported a federal grant that has been awarded to the Fifth District Rural Volunteer Fire Department.

A federal grant totaling $73,800 is coming from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program. Guthrie voted to fund FEMA’s AFG program in Congress to help fire departments purchase needed resources.

Gov. Andy Beshear announced today that Butler County has achieved Kentucky Work Ready Communities in Progress status.

The Kentucky Work Ready Communities certification program from the Kentucky Workforce Investment Board (KWIB) and the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet (EWDC) assures employers that a local workforce has the talent and skills necessary to staff existing jobs and to master the innovative technologies new jobs will require.

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 cover:

August 1 – 31, 2021

FRANKFORT— Schools, hospitals, childcare centers and long-term care facilities testified before lawmakers this week asking for help as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause staffing, funding and operational challenges.

The hearings – organized by four legislative committees – were all part of an effort to consider solutions to COVID-related issues ahead of a potential special session of the Kentucky General Assembly.

Butler County Fiscal Court met in regular session on Monday, August 23, at the Butler County Courthouse.