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Officials admit an accident Saturday night has them scratching their heads. According to officials at the Clay County Sheriff’s Department, shortly before 7 p.m., a motorist reported to Clay County 911 Dispatch watching a semi-truck drive off the I-70 overpass and crash onto State Road 59 in front of them...

Residents put their masks on and tried to keep their distance during the annual Staunton Community Center Craft Fair Saturday. The Lady Volunteers sponsor the annual event, allowing people to shop local artisans wares and find great Christmas gifts, home decor, or something for themselves during the event at the Staunton Community Center...

The Indiana State Department of Health confirms Clay County remains in RED (a high spread level warning), with the Total Positive Cases of COVID-19 reaching 1,156. With the ISDH providing a free testing site in the county last week, there will be more data within a few days as those results come back...

NOTE: This is the first of a two-part column about living life the “right” way. The second part will run in Wednesday’s Brazil Times. Did you know there is a short short primer for right living? Following the instructions contained in this primer will us help build strong and healthy relationships with just about everybody in our family, our workplace, our church family, and even the drivers sharing the road with us. ...

This has been a crazy year, hasn’t it? We’ve been quarantined so long and so many different ways that we might not remember what month it is or whether this is a Friday or a Monday. Time has lost all meaning, as if the clocks and the calendars are distorted beyond all recognition. That’s crazy...

Troopers with the Indiana State Police Putnamville Post will be increasing seat belt enforcement patrols now through the end of November as part of the national Click It or Ticket mobilization. The department will be joined by more than 250 law enforcement agencies around the state that will be working overtime to reduce motor vehicle deaths and injuries in Indiana...

Brazil City employees were out early Thursday, Nov. 19, picking up leaves in the northwest quadrant. Where do the leaves go? Brazil Street Supervisor Brian Bemis said there are 50-60 trailers filled with leaves each fall, and they are taken to Yankee Rose Gardens and Landscape in Brazil to be turned into compost...

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed a lot of things in 2020. However, it might spur a renewed interest in Christmas Light Tours because a family can jump in the car and drive around to see holiday magic without the worry of social distancing...

While Clay County is currently designated ORANGE (with a rating of 2.5) by the Indiana State Department of Health, the data reports show COVID-19 positive cases are declining with the newest data available as of Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. Data shows new tests administered were 156 (the overall total is 13,442 tests), with 25 new positive cases, bringing the overall local total to 1,351...

The display lights were on early this year during the annual Christmas In The Park at Forest Park, Brazil, Indiana. Hundreds of cars were in the park, with people walking around enjoying the displays before the fireworks started at 8 p.m. If you were not able to get out to see the event, for whatever reason, The Brazil Times staff were there to catch the finale for you...