Area News
Chamber Breakfast, United Way of the Ohio Valley Awards & Recognition
The Hancock County Chamber of Commerce Breakfast was Tuesday April 11th, at 7:30 a.m., at the Career Center. United Way of the Ohio Valley (UWOV) sponsored the event. UWOV President Paula Yevincy spoke about the Culture of Giving. Local businesses and individuals were recognized and presented with awards for their outstanding service to the community.…
Read MoreShelter Supporters and Hancock Community Kitties Spray/Neuter Transport Clinic; for CATS ONLY Thursday, May 11, 2023
DATE SET FOR MAY CAT SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC Shelter Supporters and Hancock Community Kitties will be sponsoring another Spay/Neuter Transport Clinic for CATS ONLY on Thursday, May 11, 2023. There will only be 25 spots available, on a first-come basis. Advance registration and payment are required. We will be holding special registration sign ups at Jumpin’…
Read MoreGetting to Know You; Barbie Matthews
Barbie Matthews, Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Lighthouse Counseling Services in Hawesville, was born and raised on a farm in Hancock County. “Without a doubt,” she said, “I know that without the hardcore work and Christian values of my parents and grandparents, I would not be the person I am today.” In her childhood, she…
Read MoreHead-on collision in Hawesville
On Monday evening, April 10th, there was a head-on collision on 271 northbound toward Hawesville, approximately one mile south of Hawesville. There were no serious injuries, at least none that were reported at the time. Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeff Hendrick reported that Isaiah Masters, of Lewisport, was driving a white Chevrolet Avalanche truck,…
Read MoreBig plans for Hawesville’s “First Amnesty Clean-Up Day”
Volunteers will pitch to aid home owners with removing unwanted items The Hawesville Beautification Committee will meet on Friday, April 14th at the Hawesville Library, at 1:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend. The committee chair is Paula Sadler Gray, and the co-chair is Becky Gaynor. Gray said, “We want people to come in to…
Read MoreSexual Assault; Raising awareness and educating the community on prevention
April is Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month, as well as Child Abuse Awareness Month. According to statistics, every 68 seconds an American is sexually assaulted, and every 9 minutes that victim is a child. Only 25 out of every 1,090 perpetrators reported end up in prison. The Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault…
Read MoreWork to begin widening of west bound lane of Hwy. 60; near Vastwood Park
Yager Materials Corporation, in Owensboro, recently got the contract to widen Hwy 60 from just east of the entrance to Vastwood Park, to 1957. Message boards are now in place, and from around mid-April to October, that length of the roadway will be switched over to a two-lane in the eastbound lane. The total cost…
Read MoreVirtual arraignment sets possible murder charge; hearing Friday, April 14th
Dianna Boyd McKinney’s arraignment was Thursday, April 6th, at 9:00 a.m., with District Judge Daniel Boling presiding. The hearing was conducted virtually, via Zoom, with McKinney remaining at Breckinridge County Detention Center, where she has been detained since Monday, April 3rd, after being arrested on charges of Assault, 1st Degree, and Tampering With Physical…
Read MoreWild fight resisting arrest, lands Lewisport woman in jail
Jiera P. McIntosh (44) was arrested at 10:05 p.m. on Monday, April 3rd at her home on 120 Curtis Street, Lot #25 in Lewisport. She was charged with Assaulting a Police Officer, 3rd Degree; Burglary, 2nd Degree; and Assault, 4th Degree (minor injury). She is being detained at Breckinridge County Detention Center. Arresting Officer Nick Jarboe reported that…
Read MoreBulk House Flowers; new business In Lewisport
Bulk House Flowers, LLC, in Lewisport, is having their Open House, on Monday, April 17th, from 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. They are a small family business, owned and operated by Daniel Duncan, his wife, Tammy, and their daughter, Amanda. Some of the flowers, herbs and vegetables they grow and sell are: begonias, geraniums, impatiens, ornamental grasses,…
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