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Mr. Ryan Emmick, Director of the Butler County Learning Center, was recently given the opportunity to be a guest speaker at the 2016 WKU CCR&R Early Childhood Summit held at the South Campus of Western Kentucky University.  Mr. Emmick presented “Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports for use with All Ages.”  This was Mr. Emmick’s third year as a presenter at the Early Childhood Summit which is held annually to provide training and insight to childcare providers by the WKU CCR&R.

Five authors from Heart to Heart Publishing enjoyed three days with the Kentucky Crafted Market in Lexington, Kentucky, March 4-6, each signing and sharing their newest titles. 

The Butler County Tourism Commission held its monthly meeting on Mar. 3 at the Eva J. Hawes Community Building.

The treasurer’s report was read and approved with a balance of $10,815.96.

The commission voted 6-0 in favor of giving the Rochester Ladies League $1.114.10 in funds for beautification efforts projects.

The Butler Co. Shrine Club is in the midst of the Rizpah Shriners Annual Vidalia Onion Sale, the organization’s largest fundraising effort for 2016.

Those interested in contributing to the longstanding community event have until Apr. 14, 2016 to get their orders in. A 10-pound bag of onions is $10. The onions, brought in fresh from Vidalia, Ga., will arrive in early May.  

If interested in making a purchase in this year's fundraiser contact a local Butler Co. Shrine Club Member: 

In late February, Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a Missouri state jury to pay $72 million in damages to a family of a woman who died of ovarian cancer due to prolonged use of the brand’s talc-based baby powder.

**UPDATE**

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 February 10-29.
Civil Cases:
Federal National Mortgage Association vs. JR Daugherty
Ditech Financial, LLC vs. Hayward C. Ayers
National Collegiate Student Loan vs. Steven R. McLean
Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. vs Margie Rose Scott
Medical Center vs. Sarah Elizabeth Amos

The passage of bills that would help children with disabilities, preserve rights of victims in criminal cases, and fight for the rights of the unborn highlighted another busy week in the Senate. As Thursday marked day 40 of our 60-day legislative session in Frankfort, we are still anxiously awaiting a budget bill from our colleagues in the House.

FRANKFORT— A flurry of new bills were introduced this week as filing deadlines for the  Kentucky Senate and House came and went.

Eighty-eight bills were filed before the deadline in the House on Tuesday, followed by 37 in the Senate before the chamber’s Thursday deadline. That brings the total bills introduced in this year’s General Assembly session to 937. That total is the largest since 2008.