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The City of Morgantown and Butler County proclaimed April 2016 as National Child Abuse Prevention Month Tuesday morning in the lobby of the Butler County Courthouse. Butler County Judge Executive David Fields and Morgantown Mayor Billy Phelps signed the proclaimation and was joined by several community leaders.
National Child Abuse Prevention Month has been observed each April since its first presidential proclamation in 1983.
 

The Butler County Daughters of the American Revolution announce the Good Citizen for 2016. Emily Caroline Wallace, daughter of Greg and Penny Wallace, senior at Butler County High is our Good Citizen.
    Emily has been active in many school activities her high school years.  Some are Beta Club, Health Occupations Students of America, Pep Club, Family Career and Community Leaders of America, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Tennis, Golf and was Field Commander of the Butler County Marching Band.

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 March 15-31.

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Thumbpicking guitarist Alonzo Pennington will be the featured performer during the Kentucky Arts Council’s “Makings of a Master” exhibit’s stay in Beaver Dam through May 31. Pennington will perform a free concert Friday, April 29, from 7 pm. to 9 p.m. central time at the Ohio County Artists Guild, 101 N. Main St. in Beaver Dam.

Alonzo Pennington is the son of renowned thumbpicker Eddie Pennington, a recipient of an arts council Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship grant and a National Heritage Fellow.

Thirty-three members and two advisors from Butler County High School attended The Kentucky Association of Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America's 71st Annual State Leadership Conference on March 29-31 at the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, KY. Schools from all regions in Kentucky attended, with a total of over 820 members in attendance. KY FCCLA State Convention's theme was "Kentucky FCCLA TODAY."

Members participated in a variety of sessions and also competed in state competition.

Corvac Composites has been awarded a Toyota Quality Award for 2015 performance at our 390 Industrial Dr N. location in Morgantown.  This is annual given to suppliers that achieve a superior quality level with parts furnished to Toyota.  Corvac has won this award previously in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011 (both plants), 2012 (both plants).   Corvac has also won awards with Honda for Superior Delivery in 2010 & 2011and Quality in 2011.

Two Butler County residents are still hospitalized in Nashville following a two-vehicle accident Friday night near 6674 Morgantown Road (Hwy 231) in Warren County.
According to police reports Lisa Jones, age 50 of Bowling Green, crossed the center line hitting another car driven by Avanell Tuck, age 18 of Woodbury. Both cars went off the road on the southbound side before coming to a stop.

UPDATE: The Belmont Church van was located this morning in Edmonson County on Boone Road.  The landowner found the van on his property and called the Kentucky State Police.  The van had been striped. Wheels, tires, battery, radiator, and enables had been removed.  The thieves had sprayed painted over the lettering on the side of the van. 

The Butler County Conservation District commemorated the career of Forest Taylor Thursday with a dinner at the Eva. J Hawes Building. The dinner celebrated Taylor's 50 years of service to the Butler County Conservation District. Family, friends and coworkers filled the Eva J. Hawes Building, sharing anecdotes and vivid memories that spanned the "innovative" agricultural leader's five-decade career.

Blue balloons floated into the sky Friday morning in front of the Butler County Courthouse. The sea of blue signified the City of Morgantown and Butler County's commitment to proclaim April as National Autism Awareness Month. 

"From my perspective, this is something that has to be done, needs to be done, should’ve been done. From this point forward we will do this every year," Morgantown Mayor Billy Phelps said to a large crowd gathered at the Butler County Courthouse lawn Friday morning.