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The 2012 Morgantown-Butler County Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Dinner was held Tuesday night at the Butler County Education Complex. After the meal which was catered by Gone Fishin,’ Chamber President Jamie Chaney kicked off the awards ceremony.  Mayor Linda Keown gave a commemorative thank you to outgoing board members Becky Hankins and Tracy Thornton Cowles. New board members are James Runion and Shirley Allen.
 

The fire that gutted a Morgantown residence Monday morning has rekindled. After the fire was extinguished yesterday, firefighters were keeping an eye on several hot-spots. One of these hot-spots flared back up in the early morning hours. Firefighters were paged back to the residence just after 7 a.m. this morning. Assistant Fire Chief Tim Hampton says that the structure has been deemed unsafe to enter by police and the men on scene are keeping the blaze contained. The cause of the initial fire is under investigation.

When Ohio County High School Spanish teacher, Jana Shultz, learned that she had been nominated for the KWLA (Kentucky World Language Association) Outstanding Spanish Teacher of the Year award, she believed the odds of walking away with the title were not exactly in her favor.  After all, Ms. Shultz was up against teachers from across the state, many of whom were from school districts that were well-funded, an advantage that OCHS did not enjoy.

The Butler County Fiscal Court held its regular meeting for October on Monday with all members present. A full agenda awaited the court.

Butler County Area Technical Center has selected (5) students to represent each class for the month of September. Each of these students displays leadership qualities that made them eligible for this award. Congratulations to each one.

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 County Clerk and Circuit Clerk’s offices and cover September 13 – October 7, 2012.

The second season of concerts on the square wrapped up Saturday with some of the best family gospel harmony around. Mark Mudd with his wife Rebecca and son Jacob sang to a delighted audience at the middle school gym after fall like temperatures arrived on Saturday.

 Mudd, bass singer for the Crossmen quartet, sang a variety of his favorites before being joined by his family. The applause was loud and often.

On Sunday, October 14 on the Morgantown Court House lawn, there will be a "Turn Morgantown PINK" event for our community to celebrate October`s Breast Cancer Awareness Month.   The BCHS Band will start performing at 1:30 and the 2nd Annual  Observance  will begin at 2:00.   Music will be provided by : Hannah Embry , Donna Embry, Allison Kurfiss, Lennon Johnson, Rachel Johnson, and Bailey Hunt.   Mona White Daugherty will share her survivor story.  There will be a recognition ceremony for  breast cancer survivors and a candle-lighting ceremony to  honor the ones that have lost their battle w

If asked to identify the most dangerous animal in the United States, most people, depending on where they live, would likely point first to a bear, mountain lion, alligator or even a shark. While those all seem like logical choices, statistics from the Insurance Information Institute reveal that the deadliest animal roaming the countryside is actually the white-tailed deer.