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Healthy Habits: Baking Soda
Baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, is inexpensive and has so many uses – not just as a household cleaner though. For instance, because it is anti-fungal, oncologists have reported that it can shrink cancerous tumors within days. That’s because there is a connection between fungal infection and growing cancers. Internal vs. External When you’re taking…
Read MoreFriends & Family Farmers Flea Market – April 6th, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
The Friends & Family Farmers Flea Market is happening on Saturday, April 6th at the Hancock County Fairgrounds, located at 1430 KY-1389 in Hawesville, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Show up and help make it a success! The Flea Market will have chickens, ducks, goats, shirts, tumblers, macramé, handmade lotions, soaps, wax melts, jams, jellies, baked goods and much more available…
Read MoreCrescent Paper Tube Plant Employees take steps to Unionize
The twenty production and maintenance employees at Crescent Paper Tube in Lewisport voted last week to unionize. The majority (16 employees) voted to unionize, with 4 who were opposed. Crescent Paper Tube Company, Inc. is one of the thriving businesses located in Lewisport Industrial Park, and a leading manufacturer in the American paper tube…
Read MoreFarmer’s Market Begins June 15
The first Lewisport Farmer’s Market of 2024 is set for Saturday, June 15th at Chapman Park Pavilion in downtown Lewisport. The time has not yet been set, but may be from 10 a.m. to noon. As the date gets closer, there will be more solid details for each market in The Clarion. Expecting Bigger Turnout…
Read MoreHwy 60 Widening to Resume April 3rd – Expect Traffic Delays & Lane Closures April 3rd-September 30th
Yager Materials in Owensboro was contracted by the KY Transportation Cabinet to widen Hwy 60 from just east of the entrance at Vastwood Park to 1957, and work started in mid-April of last year. Traffic returned to a 4-lane and resumed normal patterns beginning Thursday, November 9th, 2023 due to weather and temperature variances, and starting on…
Read MoreFireworks planned for Heritage Festival; food truck festival update
At the Lewisport City Council on Thursday, March 21st, City Administrator Jason Roberts said the planning for this year’s Heritage Festival is going “smoothly” and is scheduled for: Thursday, Friday & Saturday, May 30th, 31st and June 1st. “Conexon Connect (fiber internet provider) and Independence Bank both sponsored $4K for fireworks,” Roberts announced. “Yager Materials…
Read MoreHancock Elementary Schools – Best at Implementing Reading Strategies
Hancock County Schools Assistant Superintendent Robin Poynter said she felt that the visit received from the IMSE Co-Founder last week helped to affirm to the teachers that they are on the “right track with classroom rigor” to teach students how to read. IMSE (Institute for Multi-Sensory Education) Co-Founder Jeanne Jeup and IMSE Director of Academics…
Read MoreNew weather Siren at Commonwealth brings total up to 15 county wide
There are 15 total functioning weather sirens now installed in Hancock County that have replaced all of the older sirens in the county. The sirens were delivered in late February and the cost, after the help of grants, was around $55K, shared between Hancock County Fiscal Court and Commonwealth Rolled Products. Testing vs. Actual…
Read MoreConservation budgets increased; Hancock previously had lowest extension budget in Kentucky
It was reported at a recent Hancock County Fiscal Court Meeting that Hancock County has had the lowest extension budget in the whole state. The Division of Conservation provides assistance to 121 conservation districts for conservation programs across the state. Conservation budgets have now been increased, including a 2 percent raise mandated from University of…
Read MoreTotal Solar Eclipse Path Runs Near Hancock; 90%
The path of totality for this year’s total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8th runs through 13 U.S. states from 1:30 p.m. to 2:40 p.m. CDT. In the path are Paducah, Evansville, Indianapolis and other fairly nearby cities in relation to Hancock County. If viewing in Evansville, for example, the eclipse will be visible right…
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