Area News
Riverview Restaurant sold to Amish couple
By Dave Taylor Riverview Restaurant has new owners who took possession of the property Tuesday afternoon. Junior Stutzman and his wife Leanna purchased the restaurant at 2220 Indian Lake Drive from Jeremy Chappell, who’d owned it since August 1, 2016. See this week’s Hancock Clarion for the full story
Read MoreHawesville man hits, kills teen during Lawrenceburg police chase
By Dave Taylor A Hawesville man is being held on a $850,000 cash bond in Boyle County after authorities say he led Harrodsburg Police on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash that killed an 18-year-old Lawrenceburg girl. David Henderson, 30, fled after police attempted a routine traffic stop in Harrodsburg and the pursuit…
Read MoreIf nickel tax passes, what happens to current middle school?
By Dave Taylor With the Hancock County School Board hoping to use the proposed nickel tax to build a new middle school, it begs the question of what will happen to the current middle school, which is situated between the high school and the location for the new building. See this week’s Hancock Clarion for…
Read MorePlanning and zoning produces financials before Sept 9 meeting with county, cities
By Dave Taylor After public questions about how the Hancock County Urban Planning Commission is supposed to be funded and where its money is spent, representatives from the commission came to the Hancock Clarion office to provide answers. Board chairman Tim Cecil and vice-chairman Tommy Hunt came to Hawesville Monday afternoon armed with the commission’s…
Read MorePublic gives feedback at nickel tax public hearing
By Dave Taylor The public was given a chance to give feedback Thursday on the school board’s proposed plan to implement a nickel tax increase in order to build a new middle school, which if approved on August 22 will be on this year’s tax bills unless citizens gather enough signatures to recall it or…
Read MoreHawesville Massacre planned for August 31
By Dave Taylor Two Hancock County men are planning a Hawesville massacre, or rather THE Hawesville Massacre, a death metal show that will rock the Hancock County Fairgrounds on August 31. Friends Jonathan Rice and Phillip Lawson came up with the idea of the concert to bring the music they love, and make, to people…
Read MoreFair sees record crowds
By Dave Taylor Temperate weather, better rides and new personnel combined to equal record crowds at the Hancock County Fair this past weekend, with ticket sales totaling $80,880 with around 9,000 visitors, with 4,434 on Saturday alone. See this week’s Hancock Clarion for the full story
Read MoreHawesville gets to stay on planning and zoning due to missing paperwork
By Dave Taylor The city of Hawesville got a reprieve from being removed from the joint planning and zoning commission Monday night when no one could produce a written agreement requiring the governments of Hawesville, Lewisport and the county fiscal court to pay a set amount, or even any amount at all, to fund the…
Read MoreFred’s Pharmacy to close August 13
By Dave Taylor Fred’s Pharmacy in Lewisport will be closed on August 13, according to store employees. Despite a press release on July 12 announcing the closure of 129 stores including Lewisport in the list of stores that will continue operating, employees at the local location have been given notice that the store is closing,…
Read MorePolice chase hits 100mph; police seeking driver
By Dave Taylor Police on both sides of the Ohio River are actively looking for a man who led authorities on a high-speed chase that began Wednesday afternoon in Tell City, Ind. and ended when the suspect lost police after hitting 100 mph on rural roads in the southern part of Hancock County and hiding…
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