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 UPDATE: The fires on Sawmill Road may have come to an end as an arrest was made on Wednesday. David Autry, 51 of Morgantown was charged with arson, second degree and lodged in the Butler County Jail on a $5,000 cash bond. The Kentucky State Police and the ATF/Bowling Green Fire Department Arson Task Force led the investigation

FRANKFORT, Ky. (April 22, 2014) – Rep. C.B. Embry, Jr., R-Morgantown (center), was honored in the House during the last day of the 2014 Regular Session for his 12 years of service to the people of the 17th District. Rep. Embry is leaving the House to run for a seat in the Kentucky Senate. Joining Rep. Embry are (from left to right) Rep. Dennis Keene, House Speaker Greg Stumbo, Rep. Jim DeCesare, and House Republican Floor Leader Jeff Hoover. (Photo: LRC Public Information)

The 2014 Progressive Agriculture Saftey Day for the fourth graders of Butler County was a huge success.  A total of 171 students from Morgantown Elementary and North Butler Elementary enjoyed the day at the Charles T. Black Park.  The Kids On the Block kicked off the opening session with a presentation on Fire Safety. Groups rotated through eight prestations during the day:

Personal Safety- Kathy Fugate

Gun Safety- Lloyd Saylor

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 25- April 15.

Civil Cases:
PNC Bank vs. Defendants of Dorthy Marie Rager
Andrew Neighbors vs. Cody Lockhart
Chad Cathey vs. Ally Bank Corp.

Morgantown, KY, April21, 2014- The Butler County Farm Service Agency is currently conducting sign-up for the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) to eligible producers who suffered losses in calendar year 2012.

The Kentucky Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has named Kaitlin Harrison, RD, LD as the 2014 Kentucky Young Dietitian of the Year. Kaitlin serves as the clinical dietitian and Director of Nutrition Services at Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center in Leitchfield.
 

“There’s a part of Wanna’s work history that’s very relevant for today,” said former teacher Georgia Romans as she recently introduced a slide presentation on the life of Arrah Wanna Pendley Evans at the library. Evans is the 2014  recipent of the “Woman In History,” selected by the Butler County Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution  

This April marks the 11th annual National Donate Life Month, a celebration commemorating those who have given the gift of life through organ, eye and tissue donation.  For those whose lives have been saved or healed by a transplant, Donate Life Month provides a chance to share their story to encourage more people to register as donors.
“Currently, more than 121,000 men, women, and children are awaiting organ transplants in the United States.  Nearly 1,000 of these individuals reside right here in our Kentucky communities,” explains Butler Circuit Court Clerk, Melissa Cardwell.

A total of six Butler County High School students have been selected to participate in the Governor’s Scholars Program. The following students will attend the summer residential program:
Governor's Scholar Selections: Haley Adkins, Matthew Embry, Brittney Gruber, Allison Kurfiss, and Emily Rich.

The Butler County Board of Education approved a 1 percent bonus to full-time school system employees and created several new teaching positions at Tuesday night’s meeting at Morgantown Elementary School gym.