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Warren RECC is introducing a “Design the Cover” contest for students, grade 7-12, to design the cover of the annual recipe book. There are a lot of creative and artistic students in the WarrenRECC service area, and this is a chance for them to shine.

CLICK HERE for the the application, which also has the guidelines and eligibility requirements 2014 Design the Cover Application-1.pdf

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 July 11-25.

Civil Cases:
Discover Bank vs. Laura F. Johnson
The Medical Center vs. Kenneth Wayne Cole

Join Bob, Larry and the rest of the VeggieTales® crew live and in person (vegetable person that is!) as they take to the stage in the all-new VeggieTales Live! Silly Song Sing-Along show at SKyPAC September 25, 2014. Your whole family will be dancing in the aisles while your favorite silly songs are performed live on stage! Tickets go on sale Friday, August 1, 2014 at 11:00AM. Tickets will be available at www.TheSKyPAC.com, 270-904-1880, or the SKyPAC ticket office located at 601 College Street, Bowling Green.

The Butler County Board of Education met in special session on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at 6:30 PM at the Butler County Education Complex. Karen Evans, Debbie Hammers, and Delbert Johnson were present.
The board approved the job description and creation of position for Dean of Students for Butler County High School.  According to BCHS Principal Pat O’Driscoll the high school will go from two counselors to one counselor and a Dean of Students. 
“The Dean of Students will do evaluations and other administrative duties,” said O’Driscoll.   

On Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at approximately 11:10 hours, a Ford F-450 operated by Larry Mello of Merritt Island, Florida was rear-ended by a Chevrolet Cobalt that was operated by Bryan Embry of Morgantown, Kentucky.  This collision occurred on South Main Street near Ashley Plaza.

The first annual “Stuff the Vans” day was very successful according to Garry McKinney director of the Morgantown Mission.  “We collected enough school supplies to fill at least one van,” said McKinney.
The vans were located at the Morgantown Mission, Family Dollar, and Dollar General Market.  The Family Resource Center and the Youth Service Center provided volunteers at all the locations to man the vans.  The school supplies will be given out at the Back To School Bash on August 5th at the Morgantown City Park. 

More residents in Butler County now have access to 4G LTE, the most-advanced 4G network, on their Bluegrass Cellular mobile devices. As part of a system-wide 4G LTE development project, Bluegrass announced today that it has expanded its high-speed nationwide 4G LTE network into Welcome, Ky., the Butler County community near Morgantown, Ky.

Penni Lee, part owner of Smith Funeral Home Inc. has been issued a Funeral Director's license by the Kentucky State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors.  Penni and husband Keith attended the 132nd annual Kentucky Funeral Directors Convention and Trade Show held in Louisville in June, at which time she successfully completed her 3 year apprenticeship with the passing of a written exam given by the board.  Penni and Keith are also owner operators of Smith Funeral Home Monument Sales.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5837 and the Butler County Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will once again honor those that have received the Purple Heart. The Purple Heart Recognition  will be held on August 2, 2014 at 10:00am on the Butler County Courthouse Lawn.
A special presentation will take place to honor one of Butler County's young veteran.
Butler County and the City of Morgantown became a Purple Heart County /City in 2013.We are proud to continue the recognition of the recipients.

UPDATE: Emmette Whitehead was returned to jail on July 18th.

Local law enforcement officers are searching for an inmate that escaped from a jail work crew on Thursday morning.

Emmette Whitehead, 46, of Morgantown, was a part of the city work crew, and was on lunch break when he went to the restroom and never returned. He was reported missing at approximately 11:15 a.m. The jail was notified at that time, along with the Butler County Sheriff’s Office, the Kentucky State Police, and surrounding law enforcement agencies.