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Hancock County High School’s Successful Partnership with Owensboro Innovation Academy
Hancock County High School’s partnership with Owensboro Innovation Academy (OIA), for almost a decade, gives students who’ve chosen the Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Mathematics (STEAM/STEM) field as their focus, an opportunity to really hone-in on those subjects. There are currently 4 HCHS students enrolled in OIA this school year, one freshman, 2 sophomores…
Read MoreWinchell Farms: Farming Both Sides of the Ohio
Have you ever seen a Winchell Farms truck rolling down the road and wondered where it is going or coming from? Mr. Smith’s Ag Communications class visited their operation and learned how the farm got started. The man behind the scene is David Winchell. David has been involved with Agriculture most of his…
Read MoreMystery Vehicle Fire on Hwy 69
On Sunday evening, March 12th, there was a vehicle fire on Hwy 69. Hawesville Fire Chief Shane “Fish” Richards said, “Essentially, we responded to a call of a vehicle fire on Highway 69. Upon arriving, we found a vehicle in the northbound lane that was 6-feet fully involved. We extinguished the fire and Don called…
Read MoreS & J Emmick Farms: A Family Tradition in Agriculture
Meet Shelby and Jesse Emmick, the owners of S&J Emmick farms in Lewisport Kentucky. Their family has owned Emmick farms for four generations, and it has been run by Shelby and Jesse for 6 years; although they have been helping on the farm for a majority of their lives. Other than farming, Shelby and Jesse…
Read MoreStudents Race in Supermarket Sweep; Aims at Helping Seniors with Hunger
OWENSBORO, Ky. — Supermarket Sweep returns to Owensboro’s IGA on E 25th St this Wednesday, March 15th at 9:00 a.m. to kick off the “Feed Seniors Now” program which began in 2011. The Green River Area Development District is partnering with Independence Bank, Comfort Keepers and Specialty Foods Group to collect and distribute food to…
Read MoreStrange and unusual sight in Hawesville Kentucky
STRANGE SIGHT Folks came out of buildings and looked through windows to see an unusual sight in Hawesville, Kentucky, Tuesday. The railroad car being pulled by a truck was making its way to cross the Bob Cummings Lincoln Trail bridge, heading toward Tell City, Indiana.
Read MoreSevere Storm – Power Outages, School Closings in Hancock County
A massive storm system traveled across Western Kentucky on Friday, March 3rd causing a reported 351,000 customers to lose power. Hancock County Schools were closed on Friday and again on Monday, March 6th. Hancock County Emergency Management Agency, all of the county fire departments, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department and Road Department workers have…
Read MoreMedical Alert Dog Saves Woman From Dying in Fire
On Wednesday, March 1st at around noon, there was a structure fire at 1820 Tick Ridge Road in Hawesville. Tambra Patton’s trailer caught fire and was completely destroyed. Thankfully, her dog’s barking got her attention and she escaped without injury. “I try not to get upset about it because I know everything happens for…
Read MorePartnership between GRADD and MedCertify; offering free training, schooling and job placement
Tonya Basham Gibson, Hawesville native, is Director of MedCertify and is very excited about the partnership with Green River Area District Development (GRADD) in Owensboro and Kentucky Career Center (KCC)-Green River to bring an excellent opportunity for unemployed residents in 4 counties, including Hancock, to receive free training, schooling and job placement via the…
Read MoreGetting to know you; Aaron Walls, Purple Walrus Lawn Company
Aaron Walls is in his third year of running his small lawn, landscaping and lighting business – Purple Walrus Lawn Company, in Lewisport. He said he named the business as play on words, illustrating his changeover from factory work into landscaping and lighting full-time. “When I was working in the factory and doing landscaping at…
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