Highway 60
Remembering Stories From the Past
Folks say if they do the crime they must do the time, but jails like this were not fit for any human. We’ve all seen TV programs on prisons in the U.S. and although they are certainly not a place to be, they are still fairly modern. Not so in Hancock County years ago. In…
Read MoreHwy 60 Widening to Resume April 3rd – Expect Traffic Delays & Lane Closures April 3rd-September 30th
Yager Materials in Owensboro was contracted by the KY Transportation Cabinet to widen Hwy 60 from just east of the entrance at Vastwood Park to 1957, and work started in mid-April of last year. Traffic returned to a 4-lane and resumed normal patterns beginning Thursday, November 9th, 2023 due to weather and temperature variances, and starting on…
Read MoreLewisport couple determined to have joyful season after tragic accident
Lewisport couple determined to have a joyful season after a tragic accident On June 10th of this year, Kevin and Karen Shields were traveling back to their house on Sands Drive in Lewisport from a yard sale in Owensboro, when an accident happened that changed their life forever. The Accident “We were in a very…
Read MoreBrown receives donations from kind-hearted
Life for Erica Brown and husband Matthew Brown is getting a bit better these days following ongoing compassion and generosity from the community. Brown, who was paralyzed in a car crash on Highway 60 in March, now has an electric wheelchair and an electric lift recliner. “I am becoming more independent daily,” Erica said…
Read MoreAccidents; Hancock County
An Air Evac helicopter prepares to land on Highway 60 one mile east of Hawesville after a two-vehicle accident Friday. Erica N. Brown, 32, was driving the white Pontiac Grand Am and had stopped to turn left onto KY-69, when she was rear ended by Dustin L. Taylor, 23, of Bowling Green, in a 2005…
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