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New Liberty Baptist Church hosted Rapture Ruckus and Building 429 in concert on Saturday at the Butler County High School gym. Organizers were pleased with the turnout.

The Republican Party is alive and doing well in Butler County.  At least that seemed to be the consensus on Saturday night as over 100 people gathered for the Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner at the Butler County Educational Complex.   U.S. Representative Brett Guthrie (R-Bowling Green) was the keynote speaker. He spoke about the debt, entitlements, and health care. He reminded those in attendance of our forefathers thoughts concerning debt:

Fire strikes again in Butler County. On Sunday evening firemen responded to a house fire on Mooretown Road. The house, which belongs to Mac Coleman, was a total loss.

District boundaries are set to be drawn this week as legislators meet in special session to hash out legislative redistricting.

The General Assembly returns to Frankfort today. The House of Representatives convened at 11 a.m. CDT while the Senate was to begin at 3 p.m. CDT.

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 August 1-15, 2013.

September 17, 2013, begins the national celebration of Constitution Week. The weeklong commemoration of America’s most important document is one of our country’s least known official observances. Our Constitution stands as a testament to the tenacity of Americans throughout history to maintain their liberties and freedom, and to ensure those inalienable rights to every American.

It all started on April 28,2013 with a devotional, when young single adults from all the southeastern United States kicked off a summer program, with emphasis on initiation and outreach, service activities and genealogy research.  A capstone conference was held on August 9-11 simultaneously in Nashville, Atlanta, Charlotte, Hattiesburg and Orlando with approximately 3000 young singles involved in the activities associated with this event

On Thur., Aug. 29, Sen. Rand Paul and Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) will host a U.S. Service Academy Information Fair. The event will be held at the Carroll Knicely Conference Center in Bowling Green. It is open to the press and Sen. Paul will be available to the media prior to the event.

Butler County ATC Health Science class has a variety of programs where students can train, test, and hopefully receive their state certification. One of the programs offered is Pharmacy Technician. Alex Hall is the first student to take the state exam and receive his certification for Pharmacy Technician from Butler Co ATC.  Alex worked on a practicum from his Health Science class with the Morgantown Prescription Center during his senior year.

The Butler County Board of Education held its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, August 13, at the Butler County Education Complex.