Beech Tree News Network

Friday was the start of a long rainy weekend, and although the night might have been a dreary one, people from around the community gathered at the Butler County High School football field for the Butler County Relay for Life.  A Relay for Life event is where communities gather to honor cancer survivors, remember lost loved ones, and raise money to help fight back.  This year, twelve teams participated including a team from Morgantown Elementary, Butler County Middle School, and two teams from Butler County High School.

The Annual Click it or Ticket campaign is ready to kick off. Officers from the Butler County Sheriff's Department and the Kentucky State Police will be taking part in the 2013 national "Click it or Ticket" enforcement campaign starting May 20th through June 2nd.
Officers will be conducting traffic safety check points as well as looking for violators that are engaging in unsafe driving behaviors such as speeding, reckless driving, unsafe lane change, following too close and D.U.I.

Future Donations Expected to Increase As Program Grows- Tom Jones, President/CEO of Morgantown Bank & Trust presented Butler County Schools Superintendent Scott Howard with a check for $839.60 for the first donation from the bank’s school spirit card program.  This is the first quarter of the new promotion and the majority of the income for the first quarter was earned in March, which indicates that the program is growing and donations are expected to increase in the future.    

Shane Williams, of Centertown, Kentucky has filed a lawsuit Terry M. Fugate, Butler County Jailer, in his personal and official capacities. In a civil action filed on April 1, 2013 in the United States District Court, Bowling Green Division, Williams claims he sustained physical and sexual assault at the hands of fellow inmates from approximately the time of his incarceration until his release.  He also claims he was denied medical treatment for his injuries.

On Tuesday, April 30, 2013, Kentucky State Police Post 3 Detective Laura Isenberg, arrested two subjects after a four month investigation regarding injuries to a seven month old child.

On Sunday, January 5, 2013, Kentucky State Police was contacted by the Medical Center in Bowling Green regarding a seven month old that had sustained head injuries due to a abuse that had occurred in Logan County.

The investigation led to the arrest of Kade A. Westfall (25) of Morgantown, KY and Rebecca Wilson (26) of Auburn, KY.

The website, http://nationaldayofprayer.org relates that the National Day of Prayer “was established as an annual event in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. The observance of the National Day of Prayer is founded on the constitutional rights of freedom of speech and freedom of religion and can be celebrated by all Americans.” This year, national day of prayer was observed locally on Thursday morning at Morgantown Care and Rehab.

On Wednesday, May 1, Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-Bowling Green) visited with the fourth and fifth grade students at  North Butler Elementary School.  Guthrie spoke on the  separation of governmental powers. Present along with Guthrie were State  Representative C.B. Embry Jr. (R-Morgantown), Butler County Superintendent Scott Howard, and Butler County Judge-Executive David Fields.

Senate President Robert Stivers recently appointed State Senator Mike Wilson (R-Bowling Green) to The Council of State Governments’ (CSG) Education Public Policy Committee.  CSG, a national organization based out of Lexington, Kentucky, encourages multi-state problem solving, develops leadership skills, and fosters collaboration among all three branches of state government.

The Butler County Board of Education met in special session on Tuesday night at the Butler County Education Complex with Board member Charles Price absent.  Action was required to meet a May 1 state deadline for a policy on the use of physical restraint and seclusion.  The Board approved the 2nd reading of a policy with Kentucky School Board Association recommendations to meet state regulation 704 KAR 7:160 governing physical restraint and seclusion by school personnel.  Superintendent Scott Howard told the Board that this policy is temporary and a revised policy will be brought to the Boar

Starting on Wednesday, May 1st, WLBQ will be reviving the Fan of the Day Giveaway!