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For the 2021-2022 school year, the first day of school for students in Clay Community Schools will be Monday, August 9. Teachers will report on Thursday, August 5, at Northview High School for a general organizational meeting. The CCS 2021-22 School Year Reentry Plan will be posted on the school corporation website following School Board approval and will be available for viewing at www.clay.k12.in.us, under the CCS Roadmap Information tab. ...

When Northview took on Western in the 2016 Class 3A state championship game, Alex Reinoehl was the Knights’ third baseman. That’s where he played his senior season and so, naturally, when Franklin College was recruiting him to become a Grizzly, the team’s head coach Lance Marshall viewed him as an infielder...

Everyday a little chip.m.unk sits outside my patio doors and stares at me. I wonder what is going on in that little head. Liking the attention from the little rodent, I wave and mouth a few kind words until he scurries away in search of food for his store...

Ivy Tech Community College, in partnership with Indiana State University, have expanded the Pathway to Blue program for the 2021-22 academic year. This invite-only program offers students a bridge from high school to Indiana State through Ivy Tech. Pathway to Blue students complete one year of coursework through Ivy Tech Community College on Indiana State’s campus. ...

The first day of school for students in Clay Community Schools will be Monday, August 9: Parents found out Thursday evening during a Special Session meeting of the School Board that facemasks are optional in the classroom. However, facemasks remain mandatory for students traveling on school buses.

The Brazil Concert Band, under the direction of Matthew S. Huber, will present On With The Show, Sunday August 1st, at 8 p.m., in Forest Park rain or shine. A wide range of beloved music will include “Poet And Peasant Overture” by Franz Von Suppe and arranged by Henry Fillmore. Featured soloist on alto saxophone is Diana Joslin in this world-renowned classic work...

Are you interested in those hard-to-find or out-of-print novels? If so, come to Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, for the upcoming Sisters of Providence summer used book sale. You just might strike it rich! The annual sale – sponsored by Linden Leaf Gifts – will begin July 30, and conclude August 9. Times are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily...

Debi Brown is retiring after being a Child Support case manager for 15 years. “I really liked it,” said Brown about the job she says was very rewarding. “No one truly understands how much work it takes to be a caseworker, but I have loved my job.” Lee Reberger was at Brown’s retirement celebration. He hired Brown while he was serving as Prosecutor in 2006...

Father John Hollowell is returning to his assignment at Annunciation Church in Brazil, and St. Paul’s in Greencastle. “I am set to return to my assignment on the first day of July,” said Hollowell in an announcement Tuesday. “Thank you for all the prayers!...

The local chapter of the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) has a 4 year project entitled “No Veteran Without a Flag.” The group has a booth at the Clay County Fair this week but will continue with its work for 4 more years with the goal of having an American flag on the grave of every veteran buried in Clay County...