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Covid-19 shots are proven effective, but unvaccinated Republicans in national poll don’t think so
Covid-19 vaccinations prevent severe illness and hospitalizations, but a recent national poll finds that not everyone believes this to be true, especially Republicans. Gallup Inc. found that most Americans overstate the likelihood of being hospitalized after contracting Covid-19 for both the vaccinated and the unvaccinated, which is less than 1 percent, but are fairly accurate…
Read MoreComcast Internet available in Hawesville
Comcast recently announced the availability of its Xfinity Internet service in Hawesville. Earlier this year Comcast installed the infrastructure to support Internet and other services in the city. “The variety of services we offer in other locations we also offer Hawesville,” Comcast Indiana and Kentucky Public Relations Director Michael Wilson said. “We are wired in!”…
Read MoreRob McCormick joins Hawesville Council
Rob McCormick was sworn into the Hawesville Council by mayor, Charles King last Wednesday. He replaced Joy Haycraft on the council. Haycraft moved to Owensboro, KY. Council member Wayne Herndon made the motion to nominate McCormick for the seat, and council member Kevin Linn provided the second. All of the council members approved the measure,…
Read MoreHornets dig deep to win 28-22 in overtime
Jack Duncan scored the game winning touchdown during the Hornets spectacular, 28-22 come from behind overtime victory over Butler County at Morgantown Friday. “We had some chances to put the game away, but we never did. I was really proud of our guys for coming back in the fourth the way they did,” HCHS coach…
Read MoreHancock Airport Open House; extends sign-up through October 9
After a short break, the Hancock County Airport Open House returns on Saturday, October 9. The airport is located at 500 Airport Road in Lewisport, close to Commonwealth Rolled Products. The highlight of the open house is free flights from the Young Eagles program for kids age 8 to 17. Over the years, hundreds of…
Read MoreEmmick’s tractor wins Most Unusual and Unique award
At the Lewisport Heritage Festival two weeks ago, an entry by Byron Emmick and son Kasey won the Most Unusual and Unique award at the tractor show. They entered a Christmas tree sprayer tractor built in the late 1940s. “It is a 1948 Farmall A & C cross,” Byron said. “A guy built seven of…
Read MoreWhat I learned from dying; Now I lose my dog?
It’s been an excruciatingly long, hard week. On the same day that I finished up a column about how doctors considered my being alive a miracle, I had an appointment with my oncologist where one of the only things I remember him saying is “what we’re doing isn’t working anymore.” That means that Keytruda, the near-miracle…
Read MoreThe Gardening Girls decorate entrance at Vastwood Park
The Gardening Girls; Patty Lamar, Sandra Conder, Susan Swihart and Alberta Morris decorate Vastwood Park’s entrance with beautiful flowers. Patty Lamar, of Lewisport, has always liked plants and she loves Vastwood Park. One summer, about fourteen years ago, she says, “I called the judge’s office and asked about planting some flowers at the Park entrance.…
Read MoreKyle Veach, Hancock County Emergency Management Agency Director
Kyle Veach is the Hancock County Emergency Management Agency Director, Captain at Station 5 of Owensboro Fire Department and has been a part-time EMT in Hancock County since 2010. For the last 3 years, Veach has served as EMA Director. He says that it has been, “the highlight of my career to serve my hometown.”…
Read MoreHancock County Marching Hornets wins first in class
The Hancock County High School Marching Hornets won “first in class” at the Larue County High School Lincoln Invitational Saturday evening, despite the monkey wrench Mother Nature tossed the band. HCHS Band Director Zach Buskill explained. “We were at the gate about to go onto the field to perform and it started pouring rain,” Buskill…
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