A new e-sports program is coming to Butler County.
The county’s parks and recreation department will help coordinate the video game league along with an independent contractor known as GG-Leagues.
The group helps run programs in various states throughout the country and even with some nearby colleges.
Parks and Recreation officials say they hope the new league will help connect with pre-teens and teenagers—which they say is a group that they currently have a hard time establishing programs for.
County Commissioners Kevin Boozel and Kim Geyer did express some concern about creating a program through parks and recreation that does not incorporate an outdoor activity.