Several early vote sites open this week
HANCOCK COUNTY – Early voting continues at several sites in Hancock County, prior to the Nov. 8 General Election Day.
HARVEST FEST: New Palestine Main Street brings people together with inaugural fall festival
NEW PALESTINE — There were thousands of pieces of free candy for kids, a chili cook-off, line dancing, pumpkin and cookie decorating, games and more at the inaugural New Palestine Harvest Fest, Saturday, Oct. 21.
Town police chief returns from FBI training
CUMBERLAND – Suzanne Crooke-Woodland completed her journey down the Yellow Brick Road.
Congressman speaks at county’s drug court
GREENFIELD – Greg Pence stood in Hancock County Circuit Court before a group of people improving their lives from times that haven’t gone right.
Immersive inspiration: EH art students take field trip to The Lume at Newfields
CHARLOTTESVILLE – Students in Lorrie Edwards’ Eastern Hancock High School Advanced Art 1 and 2 classes took a field trip to The Lume at Newfields Oct. 4. The interactive exhibit had students experiencing the works of Oscar-Claude Monet and others in an immersive environment. They were also required to do sketches of pointillism pieces to gain inspiration for their own pointillism piece.
Plea agreements close out two seperate county drug cases
HANCOCK COUNTY — A couple felony drug cases wrapped late last week in Hancock County Circuit Court following the acceptance of plea agreements by judge Scott Sirk on Thursday, Oct. 20.
Take your best shot
Several Shirley area residents received awards in the Pumpkins and Peddlers festival earlier this month. Judges for the pumpkin decorating contest were Eastern Hancock teachers Lorrie Edwards and Tracy Jadernak. First place was Luke Ebbert; second place, Julie Beasley; third place, Malcom Jackson. Recipes for the cooking contest were judged by Karen Griffin and Debbie Jennings. First place went to Robyn Clark; second place, Donita Willis; third place, to Christina Clark. Cheryl Wright won a prize for guessing the weight of a pumpkin, missing by just one pound.
HCCF receives accreditation from national group
GREENFIELD – The Hancock County Community Foundation (HCCF) recently received accreditation with the nation’s highest standard for philanthropic excellence, according to a press release.
We were chillin’ in the backwoods
The fine print describing the rental I secured for a leaf peeping jaunt to Maine said the cabin had everything we could possibly need. All the reviews said that, too.
Club news: Local chapters share updates, events with community
Editor’s note: The Daily Reporter will occasionally feature updates from local clubs and social circles. To share photos, news and announcements from your club, email [email protected].
