Several local children were named winners of Butler Township’s annual Fire Prevention Poster Contest.
Commissioner Jim Lokhaiser Jr presented trophies to six winners in kindergarten through fifth grade during a Butler Township meeting on Monday night.
20 Butler Township students submitted an entry this year with the majority of those attending Connoquenessing Elementary School so the traveling trophy will be delivered there later this week.
Director of Emergency Services Scott Frederick is in the process of visiting several Butler Township Schools in connection with Fire Prevention Week which has a theme of “Cooking Safety Starts with YOU! Pay attention to Fire Prevention!” this year.