Area News
Nuts about Nuts
Paul and Joan Reynolds are nuts about nuts. The couple has been selling pecans for many years, mostly at Riverview Restaurant, but with the restaurant closing they’re sitting on bags of pecans with nowhere to sell them. “Right now I’ve got between 30 and 35 (one) pound bags,” said Joan Reynolds, who lives with Paul…
Read MoreHancock Lights Christmas, starting Saturday
The first annual Hancock Lights Christmas light tour kicks off this Saturday at 5 p.m. So far, 30 homes in the county signed up to be a part of the tour, which is sponsored by the Hancock County Public Library. The tour includes homes on Fred Hodges Road, River Road, and Hendricks Road east of…
Read MoreHancock Clarion loses devoted employee to COVID Virus
This is not the story I was supposed to be writing. This story was supposed to be about how I and Hancock Clarion office manager Tomi Mathew had both battled COVID-19 and won, each in our own stubborn ways, and each with such disparate symptoms. It was a story of the curiosity that one virus…
Read MoreHancock District Court Docket, December 2, 2020
The Hancock County District Court Arraignment Docket for Wednesday, December 2, 2020. The Honorable John McCarty presiding. Probate Court The estate of Bessie J. Cahal, scheduled for settlement. A court notice sent to the plaintiff to appear on 12-16-20. The estate of Nancy A. Potts, scheduled for settlement. The case continued to 1-13-21. The estate…
Read MoreSanta Sacks, December 17
The annual Santa Sacks program takes place at the Lewisport Community Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on December 17. Santa Sacks is a collaborative program with Toys for Tots and St Vincent dePaul to provide a well-rounded Christmas for Hancock County families. Each program provides something different to each family. Santa Sacks provides…
Read MoreBrooks gauging interest in youth debate team; touts benefits
While adults bicker on social media about everything from the presidential election to whether pineapple belongs on pizza, one local man is hoping to teach young people the art of debate, presentation and self-confidence, skills that will translate into college, future careers, and even social media discourse. Layson Brooks, of Lewisport, is gauging interest in…
Read MoreA COVID rarity: persistent hiccups
One of the first rules of journalism is you never write about yourself, but when COVID-19 infected two employees at the Hancock Clarion, including this writer, and gave me a symptom that is exceptionally rare, I decided I’d do something almost as rare and write about myself. Although I had every symptom in the Centers…
Read MorePCMH, Clinical Expansions, Six new providers
Perry County Memorial Hospital Adds Several New Additions; Clinical Expansions TELL CITY, Indiana – Perry County Memorial Hospital is very excited to announce the addition of six new providers, one new permanent member of our administration team, and the expansion of services within Perry and Spencer County. In a maximal effort to meet community needs,…
Read MoreTindle wins wrestling belt
Hancock County’s Justin Tindle, aka Kentucky Blueblood Justin Savage, is now the Southern Heavyweight Champion for USA Championship Wrestling after winning the belt in a show on Thanksgiving night that also featured wrestling legend Jerry “The King” Lawler. “I faced Luke Cage and I hit him with the spine buster and then I went up…
Read MoreAccidents
Trucks clip mirrors Two trucks clipped mirrors on state Route 657. The accident happened on December 8 at roughly 8 a.m. Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Emmick filed the accident report. Fito C. Misael, of Tampa, Florida, was driving a 2020 Freightliner south on state Route 657, three miles south of Lewisport, when he encountered…
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