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A common misunderstanding about the legislative process
A Legislative Perspective on the Kentucky General Assembly with State Representative Dean Schamore FRANKFORT – A common misunderstanding about the legislative process is that all new laws take effect when the governor signs them. While that assumption is understandable, the truth is that most laws are not official until 90 days after the General Assembly adjourns. …
Read MoreState reduces mowing of highways
By Dave Taylor Drivers who might have noticed a shaggy look to Highway 60 lately were right: the state did in fact reduce the area it mowed. “The first round that we did was sort of a reduced effort,” said Keirsten Jaggers, spokesperson for the Kentucky Department of Transportation. This season will have three mowing…
Read MoreHancock County Board gives new contract to superintendent
By Dave Taylor The Hancock County School Board voted to sign superintendent Kyle Estes to a new four-year contract at its June meeting, restructuring his pay and eliminating the merit bonuses in his previous contract. On a night where the board gave Estes a glowing employee evaluation, the board voted to approve a contract with…
Read MoreTask force begins planning for school year, new guidelines
By Dave Taylor The 13-member New Normal Task Force began meeting this week to determine how the district’s schools will be able to return to the classroom, amid guidance from the state that as of now will require all students in first grade and above to wear masks, among other stipulations the state Department of…
Read MoreFree Movies in July, Cinema 66
By Dave Taylor The COVID-19 pandemic might have hurt small businesses, but the groundswell of support for a local movie theater has lifted the spirits of its owners, and the public will reap the benefits with a month of free movie showings. Cinema 66 in Tell City, Ind. has been forced to close for months…
Read MoreTre’Viones Restaurant closing By Ralph Dickerson Starting roughly two weeks ago the owner of Tre’Viones Restaurant in Hawesville, George Banks, began to move items from the Hawesville location and take them to the store he opened in Owensboro. With him moving equipment and other things from the Hawesville location, a question…
Read MoreHancock County District Court, Arraignment Docket
Wednesday, July 1, 2020. Honorable John McCarty presiding. Probate court The estate of John Francis Pritchard, settlement, order signed accepting settlement. The estate of Danny Ray Garrison, inventory scheduled; the defendant’s case continued to 7-29-20. The estate of Sheila Gaye Dixon, settlement scheduled; the court sent a notice to the administrator to file final settlement…
Read MorePool open at Windward Heights Country Club
By Ralph Dickerson The pool at Windward Heights Country Club opened Memorial Day weekend, and family pool only memberships are available for $200 per year. A shelter exists by the pool, which makes the venue a great place to hold family gatherings, pool parties, birthday parties and other celebratory events. Each year local swimming instructor…
Read More2020 Election, opportunity to state your opinion
The Hancock Clarion wants to know your opinion on the 2020 Presidential Race. Readers can leave their comments anonymously on the feedback form on the front page of the Clarion website, https://www.hancockclarion.com/ or email them to [email protected]. We will run your comments anonymously or you can include your name if you wish. BE BRIEF! Keep it…
Read MoreBeshear, McConnell release list of 54 Ky. hospitals getting $383 million
Beshear, McConnell release list of 54 Ky. hospitals getting $383 million, 3/4 of it federal, settling their suit over state Medicaid rates Gov. Andy Beshear and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have released a list of 54 hospitals in Kentucky that will get $383 million in state and federal money from the settlement of 13-year-old…
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