The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office has announced that scheduled K9 demonstrations are now open to the public. Now that the required 21-day acclimation period has been achieved in order to get Max ...

Get ready for one of the most exciting events of the year at Vastwood Park! The annual Independence Day celebration in Hancock County is this Friday, July 4th. There will be a beautiful fireworks ...

Legislators held their first meeting of the legislative interim this week where lawmakers received an overview of the purpose and goals of the advisory board, discussed the committee’s priorities ...

AML is a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow characterized by rapid overproduction of abnormal myeloid cells (blasts) that crowd out healthy blood cells. This leads to a critical shortage ...

Hancock County native Logan Locke completed his 155-mile segment of the 2025 MS Run the US relay on Sunday, June 29th. This marked his third year participating, with a goal to raise $10,000 in support ...

Lanham began his crop-dusting business “On the Fly” around 2017, near his family’s farm, Lanham Family Farms, LLC, in Philpot. He is an experienced pilot, and it’s important to note that helicopter ...

On Sunday, Longhorn was where we celebrated Charlotte Pack’s birthday. Linda Boling, Nada McDonough, Laura Fant, Dortha Boling, Linda Richards, and Charlotte Pack. They enjoyed lunch very much. Billie ...

Virginia H. Wheet, 88, of Hawesville, passed away on Monday, June 9, 2025 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born in Hawesville on January 3, 1937 to the late William and Ethel Stone Alsip ...

Kayla Noble is trained as a Child Passenger Safety Technician (CPST), and has some valuable recommendations for parents and caregivers on selecting and installing car seats properly. She completed her ...

How Cannelton got its name I have always wondered if Cannelton, Indiana got its name from cannel coal. Checking Wikipedia, I found this: “The name Cannelton was adopted in 1844 and is derived from the ...

By Jennifer Wimmer Fahlin Anderson, of Hawesville, has been named as the new Assistant Principal at Hancock County Middle School, and will begin in the new leadership role in the fall. Josh Powers has ...

The many programs offered through the office are vital in maintaining a strong and thriving agricultural community in Hancock County, and Evan began in this valuable position in September of 2015.