Beech Tree News Network

Butler County residents will soon have another option when it comes to high speed internet service.
Fastnet Wireless will be up and operating soon in Butler County, offering speeds faster than DSL, with more reliable and affordable service than satellite internet.

Suzanne Brosnan is a Republican candidate for the office of Property Valuation Administrator (PVA) in the upcoming primary election.  With May drawing near, her door-to-door campaign is in full swing.  Suzanne would like everyone in Butler County to know that she, along with the help of her family and friends, will be making every effort to touch base with each of you.  She asks for your vote and support, and she would consider it an honor to represent you as your PVA.

Butler County Chapter of the Daughters of America Revolution announce the 2014 DAR Good Citizen, Chanda Janette Hampton. She is the daughter of Steve and Jan Hampton, a senior at Butler County High, and has had many experiences in school and the community.
She has been active as BCH Student Council as President, Beta Club as President, FCCLA, Science Club, BC High School Prayer Group Leader, Mu Alpha Theta(math club), Pride Club, Student Safety Ambassadors, BCHS Tennis Team, Cross Country Team and BCH County Marching Band.

The City of Morgantown encourages citizens to begin spring cleaning early. Let’s clean our city inside and out.

Now is the time to clean the lawns and porches. Clear the house furniture from porches. House furniture encourages rodents, roaches, and even snakes, and mold.

Couches, chairs, mattresses, TV’s, appliances, and other furniture will be picked up on the above dates only. The City will provide pick-up if the items are brought to the front of the lawn (not on sidewalks).
Small limbs and bagged leaves will also be picked up by the maintenance crew.

Kentucky State Daughters of the American Revolution  118th conference was held March 27- 30 in Lexington, Kentucky.  Jane Eaton-Henderson,  present Butler County Chapter regent  and Cynthia Hensley, past  regent,  attended Saturdays Luncheon and Banquette.

An Ohio County teenager was killed in a one vehicle accident on Rochester Road Saturday evening.

According to the Ohio County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD), around 8:20 p.m. Saturday night, Ohio County 911 Dispatch Center received a call of a single vehicle accident in the 4400 block of Rochester Road. The OCSD, Beaver Dam Fire Department and Ohio County EMS responded to the scene.

Butler County Judge Executive David Fields signed a proclamation declaring April 4, 2014, Arbor Day in Butler County and encouraged all citizens to participate in the observance of the day by planting trees to beautify the Commonwealth and to focus attention on the great natural resource—our forests.

The Butler County Board of Education met in special session Tuesday night to determine when the last day of school will be and how to make up lost snow days.  Superintendent Scott Howard reported that newly passed state legislation waived the 170 day requirement for this school year but kept the 1,062 hours of instruction requirement.  Howard said that Butler County schools would reach the 1,062 hour mark on June 4, but schools could close on the originally scheduled date of May 30 if the Board added 27 minutes to each school day starting next week.
 

An emerging meat allergy that is sweeping the southeast part of the country has come to Hancock County in Western Kentucky and the cause, according to allergists, is a bite from the Lone Star tick.

The alpha-gal allergy, as it's commonly known, is an allergy to galactose-alpha-1,3 galactose, a carbohydrate found in all mammals except humans and primates.

The winner of Monday night’s NCAA men’s basketball championship will have its university flag flown atop a roller coaster in a friendly bet between two family-owned amusement parks.
Facing off for their home-state teams are Beech Bend Park and Splash Lagoon, Bowling Green, Kentucky and Quassy Amusement & Waterpark, Middlebury, Conn.
The stakes are high as the winning team’s flag will wave from the wood frame of the opposing park’s marquee roller coaster.