Community News

Hymera - On July 31, 2020, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Sullivan County Sheriff Clark Cottom contacted the Indiana State Police Putnamville Post Criminal Investigation Division requesting assistance with an alleged shooting that had occured at 603 East Depot Street in Hymera, Indiana...

Gov. Eric Holcomb ordered all Indiana flags to be lowered to half staff through sunset August 5 to honor the memory of former Gov. Joe Kernan. Kernan passed away July 29, 2020.

On Saturday, July 18th, Carbon’s Little Historic Church opened its doors for the first program since March. With Judy Randall on the piano, everyone joined in the song - He Keeps Me Singing. J.C. Somers took to the stage and gave a soulful performance of his own song, Patience. J.C. wrote this during these troubled and trying times along with another song titled, We Have Faith...

Last week I received mail/family photos and more from a thoughtful sender. This week my mailbox has been stuffed with junk mail, our magazines, meds and newspapers. July flew swiftly by and now the various insurance and utility bills are back in the box. It seems like only yesterday I paid Duke Energy...

First United Methodist Church Our Opportunities August 02, 2020 – August 09, 2020 Sunday – August 02 9:00a Traditional Worship Service 11:00a Contemporary Worship Service 2:00p Church on Fire Practice Monday – August 03 6:30p Trustees Meeting...

Have you had a lot of jobs? Between my husband and me, one or the other of us has been a life guard, cafeteria worker, line cook, bus boy, school bus driver, substitute teacher, EMT, radio announcer, grave digger, farm laborer, janitor, fast-food worker, cake decorator, metal foundry worker, and library clerk. ...

I’m all dolled up tonight with no place to go. Nothing to be bored or sad about here. The best is yet to come. For the next few minutes of my evening I will be preparing for my weekly visit with you. I do not know much, although ; a little bit of this and that is better than nothing...

The next Staunton Community Center Dinner, presented by the Lady Volunteers, is planned for Friday August 28 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Details will be forthcoming in the next few weeks. STAUNTON FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH NEWS On Sunday August 2, the church will be hosting a “Back-to-School” event for children who attend Staunton Elementary School. ...

Back (way back) when I was a teenager there was a folk song made popular by Pete Seeger. It was one of my favorites. I played it on my guitar and belted it out. Sometimes my Dad would sneak in some harmony while Pete (and I) crooned the question, “Where have all the flowers gone? Long time passing! Where have all the flowers gone? Long time ago! Where have all the flowers gone? Girls have picked them every one. ...

Every day there are veterans in our community who are unable to get to their medical appointments due to lack of transportation. Serve your community and Veterans by volunteering to drive Veterans to and from their medical appointments by using vans provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. You don’t have to be a vet to help...

About one-half mile north of U.S. Highway 40, on the Clay-Putnam County line in Indiana, you will find a white frame church. On the front lawn, you see a sign telling you that this is the Canaan Methodist Church. There is nothing too different about this church that would distinguish it from hundreds of others scattered throughout the country. But if this church could talk, the stories it could tell would be very interesting and to the young people today, they might seem incredible...

Bride - Emily Ann Durcholz formerly of Brazil, IN Parents - Chris and Annette Durcholz, Brazil, IN Groom - Evan Michael Olinger formerly of St. Anthony, IN Parents - Kevin and Mary Sue Olinger, St. Anthony, IN A wedding Mass was held on June 13, 2020 at 3:30 pm in St Joseph’s Catholic...

Brazil resident Kenny Rogers captured these photos of Sunday’s storm damage. Around 7:30 p.m., large tree toppled over into US 40 in the Harmony area. Rogers said the tree knocked down a couple of power lines, but was unsure if anyone lost power.

It seems like only yesterday, July 25, 2002, Brazil Buzz was given space on the pages of The Brazil Times by Frank Phillips. Eighteen years later and a few miles away from my hometown where it all began Brazil Buzz and I are alive and well. Thanks to the Brazil Times and you my readers for your kindness and encouragement and over-looking the flaws in my work...

The next Staunton Community Center Dinner, presented by the Lady Volunteers, is planned for Friday August 28 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Details will be forthcoming in the next few weeks. Sunday morning church service starts at 10:45. Covid-19 precautions are in place, so everyone can have a safe worship experience. ...

The next Staunton Community Center Dinner, presented by the Lady Volunteers, is planned for Friday, August 28 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Details will be forthcoming in the next few weeks. Sunday morning church service starts at 10:45. Covid-19 precautions are in place, so everyone can have a safe worship experience. ...

First Baptist Church Please join us for Sunday Morning Worship service at 10:30 a.m. this Sunday July 12. The Rev. Dr. Quentin Madden will deliver his sermon titled “To Be Children” based on the text Psalm 1:31 and Matthew 18:1-4. This will be a special service aimed at children to kick off our day...

In the early days there were horse thieves, robbers, and murderers that infested Clay County. It was an impossibility to arrest the culprits and secure their convictions according to law. The criminals banded together; when one of them got into trouble, the others would stand by him until he was cleared. ...

I hear loud sounds of fire crackers nearby. Some are annoyed with the extra noise in this quiet neighborhood. As long as those fireworks are handled responsibly, in the right hands; my ears can take it. We enjoy knowing folks are celebrating, lighting up the night sky and having a good time...

First United Methodist Church Our Opportunities June 05, 2020 – July 12, 2020 Sunday – July 05 9:00a Traditional Worship Service 11:00a Contemporary Worship Service Monday – July 06 6:30p Trustees Meeting Wednesday – July 08...

The next Staunton Community Center Dinner, presented by the Lady Volunteers, is now planned for Friday August 28 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Details will be forthcoming in the next few weeks. STAUNTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NEWS Sunday morning church service starts at 10:45. ...

(Terre Haute, Indiana) – The Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra has exciting news coming out of the COVID pandemic; the announcement of new Executive Director, Samantha Johnson-Helms. No stranger to the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra (THSO), Johnson-Helms (or Sammy, as she is known) has been the Symphony’s Principal Clarinet since 2013, along with serving as the organization’s Personnel Manager in 2018 and recently working as the Marketing Manager...

With all that’s been going on in our country—with all the fighting over race relations, debates over whether we should or should not wear a mask, the politicians posturing over positions, power, and pride, the integrity of the media, the control we have allowed fear to have over our lives—we can’t stop the calendar. ...

Camp Courtesy was a filling station and tourist camp, with cabins for camping and a party dining room. They had eight tourist cabins. It was located one mile east of Brazil on U.S. Highway 40. At the filling station they advertised Linco Gasoline and Sterling Motor Oil. ...

First United Methodist Church Our Opportunities June 28, 2020 – July 5, 2020 Sunday – June 28 9:00a Traditional Worship Service 11:00a Contemporary Worship Service Wednesday – July 01 4:30p Somethings Cooking (TAKE-OUT ONLY)...

Staunton Scene The Staunton Lady Volunteers plan to resume monthly Community Center dinners in late July. Details will be forthcoming. STAUNTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NEWS Sunday morning church service starts at 10:45. Covid-19 precautions are in place, so everyone can have a safe worship experience. ...

It’s long been proclaimed that the Bible is the bestselling book of all time. There’s really no way of determining just how many Bibles that are floating around out there, but publishers have estimated there are over six billion copies of printed Bibles sitting on bookshelves and coffee tables all over the world...

When their baby boy was born on June 21, 1891, in Center Point, Indiana, his parents, James Preston and Nevada Ann (Hicks) Jenkins, had no idea what a long life in public service this child would have. Everett Elwood Jenkins was destined to be a well-known name in Brazil, Indiana...

First United Mewthodist Church Our Opportunities June 21, 2020 – June 28, 2020 Sunday – June 21 HAPPY FATHER’S DAY BABY BOTTLE CAMPIGAN FOOD PANTRY DONATIONS 9:00a Traditional Worship Service 11:00a Contemporary Worship Service Wednesday – June 24...

The Staunton Lady Volunteers plan to resume monthly Community Center dinners in late July. Details will be forthcoming. STAUNTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NEWS Sunday morning church service starts at 10:45. Covid-19 precautions are in place, so everyone can have a safe worship experience. ...

Staunton Elementary has a new principal. The Clay Community School Board of Trustees approved Director of Human Resources Ernie Simpson’s recommendation to hire Chuck Fry as principal during the June school board meeting. A group of Staunton teachers were at the meeting in support of Fry, whose wife Allison was also at the Central Administration Office on June 11...

Father’s Day is Sunday. Thanks to Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Washington the occasion is observed. She come - up with the idea during a Mother’s Day sermon, in 1909. My father was born December 17, 1909 the same year the grand idea was hatched by a grateful daughter...

Saline City is a town in Sugar Ridge Township. When first laid out, this town was named only Saline, but at the September term of Commissioners’ Court in 1872, on petition of the proprietor, the record was changed to make it read “Saline City.” Saline was founded by Henry Jamison in 1870...

When the American Revolution broke out in 1775, the colonists weren’t fighting united under a single flag. Instead, most regiments participating in the war for independence against the British fought under their own flags. In June of 1775, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to create the Continental Army—a unified colonial fighting force—with the hopes of more organized battle against its colonial oppressors. ...

First Baptist Church On Sunday June 7, pastoral candidate the Rev. Dr. Quentin Madden preached his trial sermon. Following the service, members unanimously voted to extend the call for Dr. Madden to become the pastor of First Baptist Church. His first Sunday as permanent pastor will be June 28. Thank you to the members who made the effort to hear the sermon in the midst of a pandemic and to those whose hard work made many options available...

The Staunton Community Center Lady Volunteers hope that their monthly dinners can resume in late July. Details will be announced as they are finalized. STAUNTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NEWS Sunday morning church service starts at 10:45. Covid-19 precautions are in place, so everyone can have a safe worship experience. ...

It rained here briefly today. Wind was not so gentle. It huffed and puffed , bent the boughs and tormented the young leaves of my Smoke tree. The newly set vegetables plants held up well. It appears the bugs perforated some of the leaves of the bell peppers...

When my children were living at home, I harped on them to always tell the truth. No matter what. Tell the absolute truth the first time and you will never have to cover up what you’ve done with lies you won’t be able to remember you told. Just tell the truth. No matter how stupid it may look at the time...

The family of Mary Wilson Krauchi would like to invite everyone to join them as they celebrate her life on June 13, 2020 at the Clay City Park. A service will be held at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Bob Wilkins officiating. Following the service there will be a concert by The McNeill’s for those who would like to stay. Bring your lawn chairs and memories to share...

Mary Quite Contrary and her better half have been gardening this week. The country born mouse and her spouse set tomato, pepper and sage plants and sowed a few seeds behind our city house. Sorry to say the peonies lost their beautiful rain soaked blooms last night...

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) announced a re-scheduled, in-person Commencement 2020 will be held on Saturday, July 25, 2020, in the Hamilton Arena of the Jeanne Knoerle Sports and Recreation Center. Additionally, a Baccalaureate Mass and Ring Ceremony will also take place...

Stauntgon Scene STAUNTON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH NEWS Sunday morning church service starts at 11:00. Covid-19 precautions are in place, so everyone can have a safe worship experience. Church service is also continuing to be live-streamed on Facebook Live, also at 11:00 a.m. Pastor Tim Grant and his family are presenting services with wonderful messages and music each week. Thanks to Jacob Nussel and Madison Overton for doing the video work...

Philip Carberry was born in Brown County, Ohio. As a young man he left Ohio and came to Brazil, Indiana, to work as a coal driller. After working in this profession for many years, Philip obtained a position at the meat market of Brown and Jarboe. In this business he learned the butcher trade. He stayed in the butcher trade all of his working life. In 1870 Philip married Helen B. Johnson...

In remembrance of Memorial Day, a ceremony by members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1127 and the American Legion Post #2 was held at Summit Lawn Cemetery, 7682 N County Road 200 W, Brazil, IN, on Saturday, May 30. The ceremony was held at the graveside of local hero, U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Gregory S. Stultz, who died in active duty during the Global War on Terror Feb. 19, 2010...

I have one of those names. You know. A weird name. Said in a certain tone of voice it makes a harsh, almost guttural sound. Verna! My father (named Vernon) randomly chose my middle name, and he was the first to use my full name. Verna Rose Legg. My seventh grade English teacher always forgot my name. ...

On this Memorial Day as I remember all of our fallen heroes I have thoughts of others. Some of you remember Don and some of you may know his story. I would like to tell you about this 18-year-old boy who had never been out of Indiana who was drafted into the U.S. Army, was given weeks basic training Florida, then sent to England for additional training. This was in properation for the greatest invasion known to the world, the invasion known as D-Day...

Emergency management Director Rob Gambill presented requests to apply for three grants to Clay County Commissioners Bryan Allender, Paul Sinders and Marty Heffner at the commissioners meeting Monday morning. Two of the grants, $4,000 from the Clay County Community Foundation and $5,000 from the Indiana Homeland Security Foundation, will be used to upgrade computers for law ewnforcement and communication between the courthouse and the Clay County Justice Center for security purposes...

This week , our daughter Starla Gail May and our son-in-law Bruce May were in town for a visit with family. This morning they are on the road headed home to Scottsdale , Arizona. While they were here, they took us to Brazil to Restlawn Cemetery to visit her brother baby Paul’s grave and those of other family members...

Joseph and Angela (Liberatore) Spugnardi were born in Frosinone, Italy. Joseph had come to the United States alone; he went back to Italy and retrieved his wife, Angela. Together they traveled to the United States. Joseph and Angela made their home in Indianapolis first. ...

First Baptist Church It was good to be back in church last Sunday morning for our first in person worship service in many weeks. Just about half the number showed up from one year ago and that allowed us to easily keep plenty of distance from one another. ...