Beech Tree News Network

Sometime after 6:00pm on Tuesday night, a person or persons, drove off with several items from the Butler County Board of Education School Bus lot at 203 North Tyler Street in Morgantown.  The following items were reported stolen to the Butler County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday morning:

UPDATE: June 25, 2014- On Friday, June 20, 2014 three individuals, Tevin Marion, male-19, Nichole Guerra, female- no age given, and a male juvenile were taken into custody by the Franklin County Sheriff Department in Columbusm Ohio, on unrelated charges according to Det. James Plumb of the Franklin County Sheriff Department. 

A trio of late-night break-ins has led to the arrest of a Morgantown man.  Shortly after midnight early Sunday morning, June 22, local law enforcement officers were contacted after a report of a possible intruded walking around inside the Mexican Store Taqueria y Billar on G.L. Smith Street in Morgantown. Officer James Embry with the Morgantown Police Department, along with Butler County Sheriff's Deputies Joe Alford and Chris Reneer responded to call.

Local Kentucky landowners, hunters, and the general public are invited to a morning of fun at the “Grand Opening” of Whitetail Properties Land Specialist Boyce Flener’s office on Saturday, July 12 at 10 a.m.

The event will feature door prizes, free food and drinks, a seminar titled “Healthy Food Plots for BIG Kentucky Bucks,” and a grand prize drawing for a RECONYX game camera.

Flener’s office is located on Highway 231 North next to Farm Boy restaurant in Morgantown.

With June past its halfway mark and July approaching, that means the annual Green River Catfish Festival is right around the corner.  Although the Festival's bookend dates are officially July 2-5 with the opening ceremony slated for Wednesday, July 2, other Festival-related event will be starting as early as this weekend with the Green River Road Race.  Other "early" events include cornhole, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, Texas Holdem' tournament, and Butler County "Best of the Best" Fair 4-H entries.

Relay for Life was a huge success this year. Due to weather being so unpredictable, event organizers decided to schedule this year's Relay inside the high school gym. Another change was the closing ceremony was moved to midnight, instead of six am.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell welcomed Christine Porter Coleman of Morgantown, Kentucky, to his office to personally congratulate her upon winning the 2014 Jefferson Award, which is presented to exceptional Americans who strive to make their communities better and stronger. Award recipients are nominated from throughout the country and travel to Washington, D.C. to accept the awards.

Mary Kay Independent Sales Director Reaunetta Hatcher of Morgantown, Kentucky has earned the use of a new Chevy Equinox crossover as a result of her outstanding achievements in her Mary Kay business.

Hatcher took delivery of the new Chevy Equinox crossover, her  7  Mary Kay career car, at Pogue Chevrolet , Central City, KY .  Mary Kay independent sales force members earn the use of a career car by meeting and exceeding goals set within their Mary Kay businesses.

An accident at the intersection of Hwy 79, Russellville Road and US 231 has sent one man to the hospital.  According to Deputy Heath West a log truck belonging to Anderson Trucking of Tompkinsville, Kentucky, was attempting to make a left turn onto US 231 and failed to stop at the intersection, pulling out in front of Michael Embry, of 2308 Russellville Road.  Embry, who was driving a white GMC, was unable to stop and hit the rear of the trailer. He was extracted from the vehicle and air lifted to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville by Air Evac.

Last weekend I kept hearing Glen Campbell’s sing ” Wichita Lineman” in my head even though my feet were planted in Bowling Green at the Warren County RECC facility. The Electrical Co-operative was singled out among many others to host the 17th Annual Tennessee Valley Public Power Association’s Lineman Rodeo. My head wasn’t in overload, I just had the opportunity to witness a contest of learning and skills by some of the most dedicated workers you can find, the electrical lineman, and the Butler County Linemen are right up there among the best.