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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 January 19th- February 7th.

Civil Cases:
Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance vs. John Bratcher
Discover Bank vs. Ashley Weathers
Midland Funding vs. Samantha Phelps
Personal Finance Company vs. Stephanie Warren
Citimortgage vs. Greg Carter

The Butler County School's district-wide spelling bee was held Tuesday, February 7, at Education Complex.  Carter Hawkins, 7th grade representative of Butler County Middle School, won first place. Carter is the son of Jeff and Annie Hawkins. Morgan McKinney, 5th grade representative of Morgantown Elementary School, won 2nd place. Morgan is the daughter of Brian and Paige McKinney. Briley Webster, 5th grade representative of North Butler Elementary, won 3rd place. Briley is the daughter of Jeff and Krista Webster.

The flu and other assorted illnesses have taken their toll on attendance this week in the classroom.  Therefore, Butler County Schools' Superintendent Scott Howard has made the decision to cancel classes for the remainder of the week due to consistently low attendance.

The Morgantown Mission has released its annual report of services for 2016, including successes for the year.  The detailed summary covers all aspects of the organization and is divided into various categories.  The purpose of the mission is to "promote the growth of the spiritual life of the persons in Butler County and eliminate as possible those problems the poor suffer and to improve their situation so that they are focused on our Lord and are

State Senator C.B. Embry speaks on the Senate floor on January 5, 2017, during the first week of the 2017 Regular Session of the Kentucky General Assembly. Sen. Embry will present his Senate Bill 21, a “Right to Try” bill which allows for the use of experimental treatments for terminal illnesses, for discussion in the Senate Health and Welfare Committee. That meeting will occur during the first week of February during Part 2 of the Regular Session. (Photo: LRC-PI)

Kentucky State Police Post 3 Commander Captain John Clark is reporting the following activity by the Troopers and Detectives for the month of January 2017.

Citations:                         1,517

Speed:                               445

Seatbelt:                              71

DUI Arrest:                           23

Complaints:                      1,042

Collisions Investigated:        104

Criminal Cases Opened:        33

Criminal Arrest:                    117

Trooper Brian McKinney has served with the Kentucky State Police for thirteen years. As a trooper, he has been in several different situations but this is the first that involved him being instrumental in keeping the peace during a Presidential Inauguration.  

For the past few years he has been granted the opportunity to escort Don Jenkins, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, to several events, including the recent inauguration of the 45th President, Donald J. Trump.

“As we sat beside my 5-month-old son’s hospital bed, we begged God for a miracle.  Smith had been fighting 24 hours for his life but, really, he had fought since birth. Smith was born with a rare liver disease called Biliary Atresia. The bile ducts in his liver were not formed correctly. Bile was trapped and quickly caused cirrhosis to his liver,” explains Smith Webster’s mom, Holly from Jefferson County.

Smith was listed in very critical condition.  Machines miraculously kept Smith alive while he waited for his Gift of Life through organ donation, a transplant.

From a school-wide spelling bee to supporting St. Jude's, North Butler Elementary is a busy school.  

Briley Webster won the North Butler Spelling Bee.  Blake Bratcher finished in second place and Brayden Phelps was third place.  

Below is a list of other school winners:  

Primary Grade Spelling Bee:

K winner – Brody Dockery

1st Grade – Stephanie Alarcon

2nd Grade – Emmie Hawkins