Area News
Hawesville passes $21 water surcharge in special meeting
By Dave Taylor In a special called meeting Tuesday, the Hawesville City Council held the second reading and passed an ordinance adding a $21 monthly surcharge to certain city water customers. The surcharge is being added to water bills in order to pay off a $200,000 Kentucky Infrastructure Authority loan the city is requesting to…
Read MoreLewisport high speed coming next week, Windward Heights soon
By Dave Taylor Higher speed internet will be available in downtown Lewisport by early December, Judge Executive Jack McCaslin told the fiscal court Monday. “QWireless has put a new system on the water tower there at Lewisport and they’ll be able to serve the citizens of Lewisport with some higher speed internet,” he said, adding…
Read MoreMcCaslin seeking sixth term as judge executive
By Dave Taylor Jack McCaslin has announced that he is seeking an unprecedented sixth term as Hancock County judge executive. McCaslin, 63, a Democrat, was first elected to the office in 1999 and holds the record for most terms in the seat, but he said he’s looking for one more. See this week’s Hancock Clarion…
Read MoreVanover: city awarded trash franchise to highest bidder
By Dave Taylor The Lewisport City Council held the first reading of the ordinance awarding its trash franchise Thursday, but one councilman objected to giving the contract to the company that he said turned in the highest bid. Kelly Vanover expressed his concern that the city was awarding the franchise to Republic Services of Kentucky,…
Read MoreLocal woman buys clinic, opens Hancock Health
By Dave Taylor A new medical clinic has come to Hancock County, and it’s in a familiar place with a familiar face. Julie (White) Rice has purchased the Hancock Clinic from Dr. Kishor Vora and it is now Hancock Health, offering primary care and other health services to the area. See this week’s Hancock Clarion…
Read MoreAleris cuts ribbon on $400 million auto expansion
By Dave Taylor Aleris celebrated the public unveiling of its $400 million auto body sheet expansion project Thursday in a ribbon cutting ceremony where the company staked its claim to the leading edge of the burgeoning world of aluminum auto body sheet and proclaimed that the future of the “game changing” Lewisport mill is now.…
Read MoreAudubon Area Community Services: ‘the best kept secret in this area’
By Dave Taylor Help is available in many forms in Hancock County, be it through GRITS rides to Owensboro, help paying heating bills, job training, or even guidance signing up for insurance. But what many don’t realize is much of that help comes from one source: Audubon Area Community Services. “We like to think of…
Read MoreHigh speed chase ends in Lewisport
By Dave Taylor A high-speed police pursuit of a stolen vehicle ended peacefully in Lewisport just before 8 p.m. Monday after having reached speeds topping 100 mph. See this week’s Hancock Clarion for the full story
Read MoreNew Mexican restaurant is muy popular
By Dave Taylor The new Mexican restaurant in downtown Lewisport is muy bueno, or at least that’s what the owners say their customers are telling them. Los Ramirez opened two weeks ago in the former Goal Post location on 4th Street, and owners Emily and Marcos Cruz said the response has been overwhelming. See this…
Read MoreAleris cuts ribbon on Lewisport auto expansion project
Photo by Dave Taylor Aleris held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday morning celebrating the opening of its $400 million auto body sheet expansion at its Lewisport plant. Local dignitaries, politicians, employees and Aleris leadership spoke at the event. For full coverage of the ceremony see next week’s Hancock Clarion.
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