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Barbara Ryan

Barbara Rebecca Beecham Ryan, age 79, of Cloverport, KY passed away Sunday, February 18 at her home. She was born December 23, 1944 in Birmingham, Alabama, daughter of the late Wallace Leon and Martha Ellen Pitts Beecham. Barbara was a 1963 graduate of Waggoner High School in St. Matthews, KY. She studied secretarial courses at…

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Accident Reports

  2 Vehicle Collision On December 4th, 2023 at around 12:25 p.m., Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeff Hendrick reported that 3 miles east of the City of Lewisport, a 2014 Toyota Tundra pickup truck driven by Roger G. Howard, of Utica, pulled from the center crossing lane into the path of oncoming west bound traffic…

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Congratulations HCHS Hornet Marching Band; they made it to state!

The Hancock County High School Hornet Marching Band performed at Semi-Finals during the day at Warren East High School in Bowling Green on Saturday, October 28th. The students earned 4th Place, and made the cut to perform at Finals that evening! Out of 12 Class 2A bands, only 6 moved on to the Finals held…

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Young man with family ties in Hancock County dies in plane crash

Two Perish in Plane Crash; One was the 18-year-old son of Hancock County Native, Andy Quisenberry Connor W. Quisenberry (18), of Beaverdam, son of Andy & Amy Quisenberry, sadly has died in a plane crash. Connor was on a student flight with Pilot Timothy A. McKellar, Jr. (22), of Custer, and they were en route…

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Bowling Green wins Schoolboy Classic with record score

The HCHS golf team’s season is underway and the Hornets placed fifth in the annual Schoolboy Classic played at Windward Heights Country Club Saturday. Dec Lewko led the team with a 2-over par round of 74. Bowling Green won the team title with a record low score of 3-under par 285. The individual medalist was…

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Gas prices fall in Kentucky ahead of Independence Day Holiday

Gas prices in West Central Kentucky are seven cents lower this week at $3.282, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. This week’s average prices: Western Central KY Average                         $3.282 Average price during the week of June 19, 2023                                           $3.356…

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Hancock County organizes to assist tornado victims

Market President for Hancock County at Independence Bank, Wade Gaynor, said that many people were calling and asking how to donate money toward the relief effort, and how they could help in any way. “At Independence Bank, we are just happy to play some kind of role,” Gaynor said. “We are just trying to bridge…

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Aces win Schoolboy Classic; Wellman cards 2-under 70

The HCHS golf team hosted the annual Hancock Bank/Subway Schoolboy Classic at Windward Heights Country Club Saturday. The A team from Owensboro Catholic won the event with a team score of 327, while the Aces’ Jacob Wellman was individual medalist with a 2-under par round of 70. The Hornets placed seventh with a total score…

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Group forms to fix stray cats

A new county group is taking on the old problem of stray cats, attempting to raise money to spay or neuter them in an effort to reduce the population that can sometimes swell and cause problems in neighborhoods. Hancock Community Kitties was formed to do something about the growing number of stray cats, but the…

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