Area News
Gov. Bevin in town to discuss saving Century
By Dave Taylor Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin will be in Hancock County Thursday afternoon to discuss pending results of a Trump administration investigation into alleged unfair practices by the Chinese aluminum industry, and the 90-day deadline for President Donald Trump to decide whether to step in and save the industry, and specifically the Century Aluminum…
Read MoreSchool auditorium on hold, $4.1 million renovation to proceed
By Dave Taylor Hancock County High School will get a $4 million renovation this summer, but students hoping for a new auditorium will have to wait a little bit longer. See this week’s Hancock Clarion for the full story
Read MoreGaynor pens book to benefit wildlife rescue
By Dave Taylor Local author Debra Gaynor has written a new book, but this one has a special purpose: to raise money to support a local wildlife rescue. Gaynor recently finished “The Case of the Missing Peanuts,” which is planned as the first in a new “Animal Tales” series benefitting the Nurture to Nature Wildlife…
Read MoreConstruction starting on Hawesville water projects
By Dave Taylor After years of trying and years of worry, work on a new Hawesville wastewater treatment plant will finally begin next week. Matt Curtis, from the firm Bluegrass Engineering, told the Hawesville City Council Tuesday night that everything is in place to not only begin construction on the city’s badly needed wastewater treatment…
Read MoreReports: Indian billionaire bids $2.5 billion for Aleris
By Dave Taylor Aleris has a new potential buyer, according to published reports, and the name floated in rumors is the same as late last year: Indian billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla. The head of the conglomerate Aditya Birla Group, Birla is reported to have made a $2.5 billion offer for Aleris, through one of his…
Read MoreWhat’s being saved?
By Dave Taylor The demolition contract for the former Lewisport Elementary School building details every piece that the library boards wants saved, so what exactly will live on? See this week’s Hancock Clarion for the full story
Read MoreIcy mystery
Drivers along Highway 60 were treated to a curiosity this week as a section of ice flowing out of the rock face turned blue and red, among other shades. Theories for the coloring include chemicals from adjacent farming or simply pranksters armed with food coloring.
Read MoreLewisport school demolition set, salvaging underway
By Dave Taylor This week marked the beginning of the end for the former Lewisport Elementary School, after a demolition bid was awarded and workers began salvaging and dismantling the Depression-era building. The Hancock County Library Board is having the school razed in order to build a new Lewisport library branch in its place. The…
Read MoreWhite leaving council, running for magistrate
By Dave Taylor Roy White has decided to give up his Lewisport City Council seat to seek a higher office, as the Republican has filed to run for magistrate in District 1. See this week’s Hancock Clarion for the full story
Read MoreFrozen Vastwood Lake ‘sounds like Star Wars’
By Dave Taylor In describing the frozen lake at Vastwood Park, one might expect terms like “peaceful” or “tranquil,” but one unexpected phrase might be the most accurate: “sounds like Star Wars.” The 20-acre lake, its top layer frozen after extended single-digit temperatures, has become the scene of an invisible Star Wars battle, with the…
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