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Homes by Benny Clark is one of Owensboro’s most prestigious custom home builders. Husband and wife team, Benny & Paula Clark, build people their dreamhomes, including step-free homes, and are celebrating their 49th anniversary this year. They have around 550…
Muhlenberg County native and Historian Lee Durham Stone, Ph.D., has published his first book – Across the Kentucky Color Line: Cultural Landscapes of Race from the Lost Cause to Integration, which focuses on filling in many important missing pieces of…
The Hancock County Fiscal Court met on Monday morning, March 11th, and HC 911/EMS Director Damian Rice reported that the infrastructure is up and running on the county’s Digital Radio Communications project. The court partnered with the schools and cities on this…
The guest speaker at this month’s Hancock County Chamber of Commerce Breakfast on Tuesday, was Ohio Valley Program Manager for Junior Achievement (JA) of West Kentucky Chelsey Chaney. Due to a lack of volunteers in Hancock County, there were 3…
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“One of the most important lessons a cook learns is “everything in its place” – to streamline organization and enable efficiency, says Anne Higgins, owner of Willow and Pine Market.” “Seamless integration of carefully selected everyday essentials will ensure…
The HCHS tennis teams began their season Monday with a match against Cloverport at Vastwood Park. The Hancock County boys won 5-0 while the girls lost 2-1. Hornet #1 seed Lukas Anderson defeated Hunter Bradley 6-0, 6-0 in singles…
Dwayne Wroe’s Lady Hornet softball team was back in action after winning 18 games in 2023. Hancock County began their 2024 campaign with a 16-1 win over the Owensboro Knights on Monday at Vastwood Park. The game was called after…
The Hancock County Motion Day docket for Friday, February 23, 2024. The Honorable Thomas O. Castlen and Timothy R. Coleman presiding. Criminal Docket Allan C. Widdifield, motion hour, eight charges. 1) Enhancement manufacturing methamphetamine-first offense. 2) Enhancement trafficking in a…
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Area Obituaries
Betty Lambert-Hayes
Betty Lee Lambert-Hayes, 82, passed away suddenly on March 11, 2024 after a long fought battle with cancer. She was born in Hancock County in 1942 to the late Eva-Lee and Dawson Lambert. Betty grew up on a farm in Gatewood with her parents and two brothers. It was there she learned the value of…
Jennie Lorna Allan
Jennie Lorna Allan, 90, of Owensboro, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at Wellington Parc. She was born in Seattle, WA on April 27, 1933 to the late Isaac and Jennie Schols. Lorna was retired from Labor Management Federal Credit Union. She also owned and operated her own sewing and quilting business. Lorna was…
Darrell Daniels
Darrell Brown Daniels, 76, of Owensboro passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2024, under the care of Hospice of W. Kentucky. The Hancock County native was born May 31, 1947, to the late Brown Daniels and Rachel Voyles Daniels. Darrell attended Hancock County High School and received his HVAC training at Kentucky Tech Vocational School.…