Area News

By Jennifer Wimmer Veronica Taylor, of Lewisport, has visited Europe many times. Last August, she and three of her friends flew to the Netherlands, and enjoyed a wonderful river cruise that took them on a tour of Amsterdam, and then on to Germany, Austria, Hungary, and Czechia. When they are not going on adventures together,…

By Jennifer Wimmer Everyone in the Hancock County community, and all of us here at The Clarion were greatly saddened by the passing of Lesa Gail Patton Keown, of Hawesville, on January 5th. She was such a wonderful lady, and did so much to enrich the lives of others. None of us were ready to…

Representative Scott Lewis of Hartford is the new Chair of the Kentucky House’s Primary and Secondary Education Committee, House Speaker David Osborne announced last week. “Every indicator of our state’s success leads back to how well we prepare students for the lives ahead of them. I saw that firsthand in the classroom, as part of…

By Jennifer Wimmer Wes Wheatley, of Hawesville, just began his second semester attending seminary at Saint Meinrad, in Spencer County, Indiana, this week. He said it is going really well so far, and that he’s been very blessed. “I was lucky that I did the lay program at St. Meinrad, so that I was familiar…

By Jennifer Wimmer Farmer Ryan Boswell, Co-Owner of the Boswell Family Farm in Lewisport, won First Place in the St. Jude Class at the Tunica Southern Nationals Antique Tractor Pull last weekend. The pull was held at Paul Battle Arena in Mississippi, and Ryan donated all of his prize money to St. Jude Children’s Research…

By Jennifer Wimmer Six Hancock County students recently completed the five-week 4-H Sewing Workshops taught by volunteers in the community at the Hancock County Extension Office Sewing Studio, which is wonderfully equipped with numerous sewing machines and sewing equipment. The dedicated students who participated this year were: Fourth Graders Lincoln Longest (9), and Olivia Daniel…

Heartland Villa Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Lewisport is celebrating 30 years of service to the community in December. The facility has new ownership, and was purchased in February of this year by Encore Health Partners. David Curry has served as Heartland Villa Admissions and Marketing Director for 3 years now, and said upgrades to…

By Jennifer Wimmer The Hawesville City Council met on Tuesday, November 12th, and City Manager Jake Powers provided an update on the Park Project in downtown. The construction of the new park next to the Hawesville Volunteer Fire Department station could begin as soon as March of 2025. As reported in The Clarion within the…

Donations for Local Firefighter’s Family Volunteer Firefighter with Dukes Volunteer Fire Department David Brandle, and his wife, Shelby Brandle, have been going through a very difficult time. Their newborn baby, Emilia Violet, suffered a stroke during birth, and has been in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit since then. Emilia is making great strides. She is…