Beech Tree News Network

Bluegrass music was heard all around Yellow Creek Park in Owensboro, Ky this past weekend at the sixteenth annual ROMP Festival.

Houchens Industries will be teaming up with the Stuff the Bus Foundation for a second year by participating in an in-store donation collection program from July 7 - 20.

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. –“Children still need teachers who care about them and believe in them … create environments where they feel safe and happy. They still need teachers who are patient and work hard to help them learn and grow. It’s as simple as that, not always easy, but always worth the effort. Always.” – the late Suzanne Dennis, who was 64 at her death.

The week of June 16-22 presented in photos:

Butler County Fiscal Court met in regular session on Monday, June 24.

A total of approximately 55 part-time and full-time employees working under the county will be receiving a 50 cent raise per hour in the upcoming fiscal year.

On June 23rd at approximately 4:02pm, Officers of the Morgantown Police Department conducted a traffic stop on Ottis White St.

If you have driven past his house you would probably know it. It would be hard to miss the colorful array of roses displayed in his front yard. Ricky Lockhart of Morgantown, Kentucky started out growing roses as a way to pass the time during his retirement, however it has now become a big part of his life. Ricky first began growing roses about 20 years ago and started out with around 15 rose bushes.

PRESS RELEASE:
From the Office of Chief Giles Taylor

On 6-19-2019 Officers of the Morgantown Police Department were dispatched to the WRECC parking lot on South Tyler Street for a report of 4 wheels stolen off of a parked Jeep Wrangler.

The Butler County Fiscal Court meeting took place on Monday, June 10.

The Morgantown City Council meeting met on Thursday, June 13 at the Eva J. Hawes Building. All council members were in attendance.