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Lewisport Heritage Festival

Heritage Festival Baby Contest Winners

GRAND CHAMPION BABYS  The 2023 Lewisport Heritage Festival Baby Contest Winners are: 0-4 Months Winners Girls:  1st Place: Oaklee Bernardi – Parents: Emilee & Jeffery Bernardi    2nd Place: Luka Kate Garrison – Parents: Lexi Nicholas & Trevor Garrison                               3rd Place: Oaklyn Obenchain – Parents: Summer Hurst & Dylan Obenchain                                      …

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Lewisport Heritage Festival receives big crowds, big success

    Lewisport City Administrator Jason Roberts said the 2023 Heritage Festival went very well, and the weather was perfect.  “It was the first festival I’ve worked where we didn’t have to worry about a chance for rain at some point,” he said. “We had a record number of vendors including food and crafts. New…

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Getting to know you; Lacey Mosby

Lacey Mosby, North Hancock Elementary’s Family Resource and Youth Services Center Coordinator, grew up in Hawesville near Vastwood Park.  She and her family spent many evenings at the park with little league and softball and enjoyed the playground and walking trail.  Lacey played volleyball, Summer League Softball and tennis. She graduated from Hancock County High…

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Lewisport Heritage Festival June 2-4, wide entertainment on tap

The 33rd Annual Lewisport Heritage Festival is set from June 2 until June 4 in downtown Lewisport. Highlights of the festival include pageants, live music, food booths, children’s rides, a 5K walk/run, antique car and motorcycle cruising, and a tractor show and pull. June 2 On Thursday, June 2, the festival will open at Chapman…

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Getting to know you; Emma Wilson

At only nineteen-years-old, Emma Wilson is already running a successful baking business from her home in Lewisport. She launched EMazing Cupcakes & Treats in March of 2020, and graduated from Hancock County High School that year as well. Emma’s parents are: Sara & Todd Roberts and Chadd & Layla Wilson. She has three siblings: Paige,…

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Getting to know you; Brent Wigginton

In 1978, Brent Wigginton moved to Hancock County with his family. His parents, Jerry and Kay Wigginton bought a farm in Pellville. Jerry worked at NSA and Kay was a Homemaker. Wigginton grew up farming and said he, “learned early in life, what it was to have to do hard work and see a job…

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Emmick’s tractor wins Most Unusual and Unique award

At the Lewisport Heritage Festival two weeks ago, an entry by Byron Emmick and son Kasey won the Most Unusual and Unique award at the tractor show. They entered a Christmas tree sprayer tractor built in the late 1940s. “It is a 1948 Farmall A & C cross,” Byron said. “A guy built seven of…

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