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Hancock District Court Docket, March 31, 2021
The Hancock County District Court Arraignment Docket for Wednesday, March 31, 2021. The Honorable JB Hines presiding. Probate Court The estate of Roger Curtis Basinger, case scheduled for probate hearing. Order signed. The estate of Wanda Faye Brown, case scheduled for probate hearing. Written oath administered, bond set and order signed. Civil Court Portfolio Recovery…
Read MoreCounty’s first COVID patient says effects lingered long after recovery
Cheryl Gammon was the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Hancock County at a time when not a lot was known about the virus. She tested positive in late March of 2020 and by early April she was deemed recovered. Unfortunately for her, the lasting effects were just starting. Some side effects from the virus…
Read MoreUTV DAMAGES CHURCH
UTV DAMAGES CHURCH No one suffered injury when a UTV struck First Baptist Church in Lewisport. The accident happened on April 1 at roughly 4:15 p.m. Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeff Hendrick filed the accident report. Anthony T. Logsdon, of Lewisport, turned left from Market Street into the gravel drive of First Baptist Church in…
Read MoreHouse Bill moving Hancock courts dies at last minute
Just when it seemed like local efforts to stop a bill that would move Hancock County to a judicial district with Daviess County had failed, then came news that the once-certain bill had failed to even come to a vote for final passage. House Bill 327, in its original form, was a short, simple bill…
Read MorePhone service goes down in Lewisport
Starting sometime Tuesday phone service in Lewisport went down. Crews managed to restore service by evening, but overnight the service went down again. “A 10-gig backhaul line between Lewisport and Chicago, Illinois went down,” Missy Kellor, Associate Manager of Communications for TDS, said. “We are trying to determine if the problem is still with the…
Read MoreKenergy rate hike halted till September
A Kenergy rate increase that was supposed to affect residential electric bills starting next week has been put on hold for up to five months. The Public Service Commission, which regulates member-owned utilities like Kenergy, ruled on March 25 that it won’t be able to make a decision on a proposed rate increase before the…
Read MoreSouth Hancock Park courts refinished for summer
Residents in the southern part of Hancock County have no excuse for not playing tennis, basketball, softball, or walking, after the county resurfaced the courts at South Hancock Park, completing renovations at the park that have touched nearly every element there. Contractors filled cracks and resurfaced the basketball and tennis courts, leaving them clean, colorful…
Read MoreGroup forms to fix stray cats
A new county group is taking on the old problem of stray cats, attempting to raise money to spay or neuter them in an effort to reduce the population that can sometimes swell and cause problems in neighborhoods. Hancock Community Kitties was formed to do something about the growing number of stray cats, but the…
Read MoreHornets throw no-hitter in season opener; Volocko hits walk-off HR
The Hornets opened the 2021 baseball season with an impressive, 8-0 victory over McLean County at Vastwood Park’s Tommy Keown Field Monday. Hancock County pitchers Cole Dixon, Ryan Ogle and Brock Tindle combined to throw a no-hitter. “Pitching was my major concern coming into the season so this performance was just what we wanted,” HCHS…
Read MoreLady Hornets blast Ohio County 16-6 in season opener
The Lady Hornets were unstoppable during a “run-ruled” 16-6 win in five innings over Ohio County in the season opening softball game at Hartford Monday. Lauren Proctor knocked in five runs for Hancock County and Adi Hurst hit a home run. “This was a good way to start off the season,” HCHS coach Dwayne Wroe…
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