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The Butler County Board of Education met in regular session on Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 at the Butler County High School Auditorium.  Amy Hood, Delbert Johnson, Debbie Hammers, Ryan Daugherty, and Rich Ellis were the board members present.  The meeting was chaired by Superintendent Robert Tuck. 

Butler County Fiscal Court met on Monday, January 11, at 5:00 p.m. at the Butler County Courthouse. All magistrates were in attendance: Stevie Givens, Kevin Phelps, Timmy Givens, David Whittinghill, and Dillon Bryant.

After approving the minutes for December 28, 2020 meeting, the court quickly moved through its agenda.

Beech Tree News provides courthouse statistics on a regular basis.  Courthouse information contained in this article is a matter of public record.  The following information is from the Butler County Clerk and Circuit Clerk’s offices and covers the following dates:

Butler County Emergency Management Director Charlie Tomes presented the following report recently at a Butler County Fiscal Court meeting:

Butler County Judge-Executive Tim Flener presnted the following report for the Butler County Recycling/Solid Waste program. Corey Raymer is the director.

FRANKFORT— A proposed one-year state budget and other spending plans were approved by the House on Monday.

Butler County Sheriff Scottie Ward gave his year end report on Monday, January 11 at the Fiscal Court meeting.

Date: 1-16-2021

Teachers and staff members of the Butler County School District will begin the vaccination process for COVID-19 on Wednesday, January 13.  The first round of the two-shot Moderna vaccine will be administered at the BCHS Fieldhouse. 

Butler County Coroner Gerald M. "Marty" Jones II recently released statistics from his office for 2020.   

In 2020 there were 36 coroner calls made by the Butler County Coroner's Office and 37 provisional death reports signed for a cremation to be done.

Seventy-three calls made of them: