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A Brazil man pled guilty to three felony charges of child molesting in Clay Superior Court Wednesday. Harley Wilbur Wilson III, 42, was sentenced by Senior Judge Blaine Akers after the judge accepted a plea agreement arranged on Wilson’s behalf by Defense Attorney Michael S. Brewer and Clay County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Zachary Clapp.

Timberland continues to expand its business in Clay County. Brad Emmert announced Wednesday night the company is adding real and personal property investments totaling about $1.5 million. In addition, the company plans to add two employees by a “conservative estimate,” Emmert said...

EDITOR'S NOTE: We had the opportunity to interview Mr. John Mace about his war experiences back in 2016. Mr. Mace passed away Monday. Here is his story and the video interview, in case you missed it. January 14, 1945 was a cold day in Belgium. It was also the day Pfc. Harry Kent would experience the best and the worst of life a man could have. Staff Sgt. John Mace was standing near Kent when the private received a telegram. It was from his wife, telling him he was the father of an infant son. The next day, Kent was dead, shot by a German bullet during the Battle of the Bulge during World War II...

The City of Brazil has long been identified to the world as a place of coal mines, according to the city's logo. That is no longer the case. Today the city is identified by industries such as Great Dane, Britt Aero, PPG and others. So, the city has hired a firm to update its public image. That new image will be unveiled Jauary 28th at noon at a special luncheon meeting of the Clay County Chamber of Commerce by Mayor Brian Wyndham...

Haley Richey and Simon Lackey were crowned Queen and King at Northview's Winter Homecoming on Friday night. They were crowned by former Homecoming Queen Sophia Buell, who now attends ISU and majors in communication and by Principal Chris Mauk...

Ever thought about being an organ donor? Peyton Marie Krider hopes you have, and you will consider taking a confidential health history survey (www.mayoclinic.org/livingdonor) about the prospect of becoming a living kidney or liver donor at the Mayo Clinic...

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office has charged Paul E. Dillon of Carbon with Child Molesting, a level 4 felony. The investigation began in October following a message from the Indiana Department of Child Services regarding an allegation of sexual abuse of a female juvenile...

Jessica Hayman, left, and Emily Ringo are the most recent North Clay Middle School artists whose work joined the school’s permanent art collection. Their artwork (show to the right of each student in the picture) has been framed and will be displayed at North Clay Middle School, alongside artwork from previous years’ selectees. Each artist received a $50 prize. Jessica, the spring semester selectee won as a sixth-grader, and Emily won this fall semester as an eighth-grader...

Office Manager Stacey Danhour said the turn out for Britt Aero’s first Job Fair at the Brazil facility on Jan. 11 was “amazing.” People were lined up when it began at 9 a.m., and more than 50 people had stopped by before 10 a.m. to fill out applications at the facility located at 949 East National Ave., Brazil. ...

Ever thought about being an organ donor? Peyton Marie Krider hopes you have, and you will consider taking a confidential health history survey (www.mayoclinic.org/livingdonor) about the prospect of becoming a living kidney or liver donor at the Mayo Clinic...

EDITOR'S NOTE: We had the opportunity to interview Mr. John Mace about his war experiences back in 2016. Mr. Mace passed away Monday. Here is his story and the video interview, in case you missed it. January 14, 1945 was a cold day in Belgium. It was also the day Pfc. Harry Kent would experience the best and the worst of life a man could have. Staff Sgt. John Mace was standing near Kent when the private received a telegram. It was from his wife, telling him he was the father of an infant son. The next day, Kent was dead, shot by a German bullet during the Battle of the Bulge during World War II...

The House Employment, Labor, and Pensions Committee unanimously advanced State Rep. Alan Morrison’s (R-Brazil) bill protecting Hoosiers from having devices implanted in them as a basis for employment or to receive additional compensation or benefits...

World War II veteran John Mace and his son, Vietnam veteran Michael Mace, hold a copy of the book in which they are featured, "Brave Men, Gentle Heroes: American Fathers and Sons in World War II and Vietnam" by Michael Takiff. They are two of only 20 pairs of American veterans whose personal experiences are detailed by Takiff...