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4-H News Take and Make Tuesdays Every Tuesday is a Take and Make Tuesday! 4-H will offer grab bags for youth to stop by and pick up each week. The locations for these bags are at the Extension Office located in the Development Complex. There will be a tote at the left/east end door. There…
Read MoreFood Truck update
Uncle Ted’s Dang Good Food will be at the Hancock County Career Center from 11-6, on May 5th. This will actually be a fundraiser for the 2020 Senior Class. You can get lunch and supper. The more food sold, the bigger the donation. Menu will be posted on my Facebook page but some of the…
Read MoreKeown to lead ‘new Aleris’ while Lewisport for sale
By Dave Taylor Hancock County native Mike Keown has been picked to lead what’s being called the “new Aleris” and to guide the sale of the Lewisport mill and an innovation center in Detroit, both of regulators ruled that Novelis, which bought Aleris, must sell in order to avoid a monopoly. “Now that Novelis’ acquisition…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Driving Cattle Prices Down
By Ralph Dickerson The Covid-19 pandemic continues to shut down the American economy, affecting all areas of life. There is not a corner of society that is not impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. From manufacturing plants, to restaurants to churches, things are closing down to combat the virus. These closures have massive ripple effects throughout…
Read MoreBloody man with no pants leads to day-long mystery in Lewisport
By Dave Taylor Residents in Lewisport were met with a mystery early Sunday morning when a bloodied man rang the doorbell at a home saying he’d been in a wreck and was locked out of his house, but although he’d clearly been injured the situation raised three questions: where was his vehicle, where did he…
Read MoreFarmers Explain impacts COVID-19 has on grain prices
By Ralph Dickerson The COVID-19 pandemic continues to hammer the globe, shutting down economies across the world. In the United States, the coronavirus shut down factories, shut down restaurants and forced many businesses considered “nonessential” to close their doors during the pandemic. When the pandemic hit, it put downward pressure on grain prices. “The prices…
Read MoreAfter mother’s death, family warns public to take virus seriously
By Dave Taylor Hancock County has had its first death from COVID-19, although it doesn’t show up in the official count, and the victim’s family wants to warn the public that they lost their loved one in just three days despite taking all recommended precautions. Nondas “Nonnie” Stinnett, 69, died Wednesday, April 15 in Owensboro,…
Read MoreLewisport Declares Emergency, Imposes Juvenile Curfew
By Dave Taylor The city of Lewisport has imposed a curfew on juveniles by executive order after Mayor Chad Gregory declared a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In the order signed April 21, Gregory declares the state of emergency and imposes the curfew on anyone under the age of 18 within the…
Read MoreCounty Fair To Go As Planned in August
By Dave Taylor The annual Hancock County Fair will go on as scheduled, despite worries over extended closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said fair board president Franklin Powers. “We are going ahead with our original plans,” Powers said Tuesday. The fair will take place August 5-8, with no changes. “Now if something should happen,…
Read More**State Lays Out Reopening Guidelines
State lays out reopening guidelines, but warns you may get a call saying: isolate for two weeks due to contact with infected person. Dr. Steven Stack, the state health commissioner, listened as Gov. Andy Beshear talked Friday. By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Some restrictions against the coronavirus in health care may be relaxed before the…
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