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It was Will Rogers who said, “You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.”  According to feedback received by officials of the Butler County Antique Engine and Tractor Club, this year’s tractor show, which ended Saturday at the Charles BlackCity Park, should have many returning participants next year. This, the 7th annual show, played host to the Ky Chapter #24 International Harvester Red Power Reunion.

The Butler County High School Band placed 6th out of 16 bands and received a Distinguished rating at the semi-state finals on Saturday in Louisville.  

Morgantown Elementary School Honor Roll 1st Grading Period
Allen:  Perfect Attendance - Kash Hampton, Eddie Sales-Godinez, Connor Selvidge, Presten Shannon, Taylor Smith, Logan Thompson, Carter West
Baker:  Perfect Attendance – Lily Glass, Jett Johnson, Ann Marie Skaggs
Elmore:  Perfect Attendance – Stephen Bastin, Adeline Castile, Shyanne Cunagin, Keegan Forbes, Myla Gill, Mackenzie Gordon, Brodie House, Kolbie Johnson, Landon Moore,  Don Elmore

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 October 3-20.
Civil Cases:
PBI Bank, Inc., vs. Willard Howard
Bank of America vs. Carl Minton
Cavalry SPV II, LLC vs. Whitney Overstreet
U.S. Bank vs. Tamara R. Reynolds
National Collegiate Student Loan vs. Erdest Evans
Family Court:
Jessica Richardson vs. Logan Richardson

A very bitter, cold, Canadian airmass is moving into the Bluegrass State, and will bring with it the first subfreezing temperatures of the season by Friday morning.  A freeze warning has been issued for the entire south and west central Kentucky region from 1am – 9am Friday morning.
A Freeze Warning is issued during the growing season when surface temperatures are expected to drop below freezing over a large area for an extended period of time, regardless whether or not frost develops.

The Butler County Board of Education met in special session on Monday, October 21st, at North Butler Elementary School.  Board members Karen Evans, Delbert Johnson, Amy Hood-Hooten, and Charles Price were in attendance.
The Board recognized the following:

October 21-25, 2013 "Medical Assistants, Lifting Spirits and Touching Lives"

With the federal government reopened and a debt ceiling crisis averted for now, Congress has turned its attention to another important task: passing a farm bill.

A relatively brief, but widely varying agenda awaited the Butler County Fiscal Court on Monday night when they met in their regular meeting for October. Absent from the meeting was 4th District Magistrate David Whittinghill who missed the meeting because of the death of his mother. Also absent was County Attorney Dick Deye who is recovering at home from an illness.

Before the Court addressed the agenda 3rd District Magistrate Chad Tyree and Richie Bratcher from Butler County Cancer Assistance asked to be added to the agenda.

Kentucky Press News Service- DRAKESBORO – Gov. Steve Beshear joined local officials Tuesday to present a $435,000 ceremonial check to the Muhlenberg County Fiscal Court for improvements along Riverside Road near the Tennessee Valley Authority Paradise Fossil Plant in Drakesboro.

“Over time, heavy traffic volumes and congestion have eroded the quality of Riverside Road leading to the plant,” Beshear said in a statement. “The improvements made along this route will provide employees and contractors a smooth, safer commute to work.”