Beech Tree News Network

The Grand Jury returned the following indictments on August 21 and set arraignments for September 12.

Butler County Fiscal Court met at the courthouse on Monday, August 14. All magistrates attended - Stevie Givens, Kevin Phelps, Allen Smith, David Whittinghill, and Dillon Bryant.

With triple-digit temperatures in the forecast this week, the National Weather Service office in Louisville, on Monday, issued an "Excessive Heat Warning" for "portions of southern Indiana and central Kentucky.  The area includes Butler County and surrounding areas.  The warning is in effect until 10 p.m. central time on Thursday.  

The 'Cave Country Trail Challenge' has returned for its fourth year, expanding to six months of free challenges across Warren, Barren, Butler, Hart, Edmonson, and Simpson Counties.

The Best Lawyers in America© announced today that it has ranked ten ELPO Law attorneys for its upcoming commemorative 30th edition. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Based on peer review feedback and meticulous vetting, the Best Lawyers’ selection process whittles down thousands of nominees to recognize the best of the best as objectively and meaningfully as possible. Because of this, its annual lists are viewed as some of the most impartial and trusted attorney ratings.

‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ runs Aug. 18 - Sept. 4

Louisville, KY – August 10, 2023 – Kentucky Farm Bureau(KFB) is proud to announce the 

2023 inductees areJim and Melba Holman, Bill and Kay Hampton, and Melvin and Mary Bowles

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Increasing the number of sworn troopers to 940 for the agency

FRANKFORT, Ky. (August 11, 2023) — Today, Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky State Police (KSP) announced that 51 cadets have graduated the agency’s training academy and are now ready to report for duty across the commonwealth.

Cadet Class 103 graduates increase the number of KSP troopers protecting Kentucky’s 120 diverse counties to approximately 940, which is the highest number of troopers the agency has employed since 2006.