Hawesville News

An open house to accept donations to help Staci and Brian Henderson of Hawesville, Ky., will be from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Fifth Third Bank in Tell City.

The city of Hawesville passed its 2009-10 fiscal year budget Tuesday night. The city projects to spend $1,518,348. More importantly, when subtracting out carry over funds from last year, the city's expenses exceed revenues by over $50,000. "So, we are going to run a deficit this year?" council member Wayne Herndon asked.

Police said Roger Burnett walked into Lewisport Laundry looking to steal some money and left with just 50 cents, giving new meaning to the phrase crime doesn't pay.

Michael and Cheryl Denney, Frankfort, Ky., wish to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Andrea Danielle Denney, Murray, Ky., to Patrick Wayne Wallace, also of Murray.

Beside a cow pasture in Hancock County, scientists are drilling through 8,000 feet of rock, hoping to learn how to lock away forever an invisible gas that threatens Earth's climate and our way of life.

HAWESVILLE, Ky. Scientists are drilling a well on a western Kentucky cow pasture as part of a project to test how to store emissions from coal-burning power plants.

After only a month at EverBody's Fitness Center, Dr. Adam Brockman said he's had a good response from the community.

Kentucky State Police say they, along with Owensboro Police officers and Hancock Sheriff deputies, went to a home on Baker Lane in Hawesville Thursday night.

The federal Environmental Protection Agency hasn't yet signed off on a permit that would allow the Kentucky Geological Survey to begin drilling a well in Hancock County to store carbon dioxide.

A western Kentucky aluminum plant will reduce production and lay off 120 workers.

Aleris International, an aluminum maker, says it's filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy of its US operations.

HANCOCK AND WEBSTER CO., KY - New information Monday night on the storm cleanup in Hancock and Webster Counties.