Beech Tree News Network

“Celebrating the Diversity of Research in the Mammoth Cave Region” is the theme of a research symposium Feb. 14-15 at the Rotunda Room of the Mammoth Cave Hotel.

The symposium, the 10th in 22 years, will feature more than 60 presentations (posters and talks) covering a variety of natural resource, cultural, historical, archeological, educational and social science research activities from the Mammoth Cave area.

The Butler County Sheriff’s Department now has new tools to help with law enforcement, and to help the deputies and staff handle their duties more efficiently. Sheriff Scottie Ward unveiled his deputy’s new cruiser computer systems, and is pleased with the results so far.

Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James R. Comer made a stop in Butler County on the morning of Tuesday, January 29th as part of his 7-day trip throughout 36 counties in Kentucky to raise awareness for the farmer "Ag Tag" program. The "Ag Tag" program is a voluntary $10 donation that can be made when the time comes to renew vehicle tags that are listed as "farm". The $10 donation, if made, will be split 3 ways among the FFA, 4-H, and Kentucky Proud programs.

Butler County’s various Kentucky Lottery retailers had a record year in 2011, according to figures made available by the Kentucky Lottery Corporation.

In Fiscal Year 2011 local retailers sold $1,466,784 in tickets within Butler County. By way of comparison Jefferson County retailers sold the most tickets with $178,743,821 of lottery sales, and Carlisle County had the lowest ticket sales with $195,590 in tickets sold. Statewide the Lottery generated $771,177,383 in revenue.  Two counties in Kentucky, Hickman and Robertson, have no Kentucky Lottery retailers.

Industrial hemp production in Kentucky is not economically sound, would impose an unnecessary financial burden on the state, and could facilitate future efforts to legalize its cousin - marijuana, according to law enforcement officials across the commonwealth.

A second meth lab this year was discovered on Russellville Road.  Acting on a tip Butler County Sheriff’s Deputies found an active lab at 2308 Russellville Road.

Following a rousing round of applause for the BCHS boy’s basketball team who, minutes before, had just finished their game in Frankfort Thursday, Chamber president, James Runion welcomed everyone to the first chamber luncheon of 2013. The meal was furnished by Green River Caterers.

First time guests included Amy Sutherland with the Butler County Boys and Girl Club, representatives from WKU Workforce Development Training, the American Red Cross and Suzanne Miles, Field Representative for Congressman Brett Guthrie.

The Barren River District Health Department is working to raise awareness about the dangers of radon gas.  Radon is a naturally occurring, invisible, odorless, tasteless gas that is dispersed in outdoor air, but which can reach harmful levels when trapped in homes and buildings. Scientists have long been concerned about the health risks of radon, and there is overwhelming proof that exposure to elevated levels of radon causes lung cancer in humans.

Position of Critical Importance in Ongoing Assault on Coal – Whitfield Will Continue Standing Up for Kentucky Jobs and Affordable Energy

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Ed Whitfield (KY-01) this week was reappointed as chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy and Power of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee.