3rd Party Donation Questionnaires for FY 2019
Organizations requesting funds from the county must complete a questionnaire in order to provide the county commissioners and budget advisory committee with background information.
3rd Party Donation Questionnaires for FY 2019 should be returned to the Commissioners’ Office by July 30, 2018.
Click here for application.
June 18, 2018 Public Hearing
The Hancock County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on LUPC 1-mile adjacency principle petition adoption on Monday June 18, 2018, at 6:00 pm in their meeting room located on the third floor at the Hancock County Courthouse at 50 State Street, across from Ellsworth City Hall.
Education officials, police: School safety remains the top priority
ELLSWORTH — In the wake of yet another school shooting, this one at Santa Fe High School in Texas Friday, parents may be wondering if their children are safe at local schools.
The answer: school officials and law enforcement are doing everything thing they can to make them safe, including equipment, planning and amping up drills.
County's new emergency call system in place
ELLSWORTH — Back in the day if your house caught on fire you could call for help, give a dispatcher your address and hang up. But now, dispatchers need details from callers, in part so those responding to your emergency know best how to help.
On May 15, the Hancock County Regional Communications Center began a new system for answering fire and other emergency calls.
Jail Wall Construction - Informational & Parking Notice
On Monday, May 14 th , we are anticipating the beginning of the Jail Wall Construction. If you are not familiar with this project, the cement block retaining wall behind the Jail facility is going to be replaced with new solid concrete wall. This is going to require some extensive construction in the area and disrupt normal parking & travel behaviors in the upper entrance for the Jail, DA’s office and parking garage areas.
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