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The Brazil City Police Department (BPD) is actively investigating an armed robbery at a local gas station. Shortly after opening for business at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, authorities were notified of an armed robbery at the Brazil Sunoco Station, located at the intersection of Hendrix Street and Forest Avenue/State Road 59...

A local traffic stop for speeding turned into a refusal to stop and ended in a crash in Vigo County with two Bowling Green residents arrested after running away from the scene. According to information provided by the Clay County Sheriff’s Department, the incident began around 3 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6. A deputy on patrol along Happy Hollar Road, near Staunton, attempted to pull a vehicle over for speeding, but the driver refused to stop...

Clay County - August 15, 2019, at approximately 1:30 p.m., the Indiana State Police responded to a single-vehicle fatal crash on Interstate 70 near the 18-mile marker eastbound. Preliminary investigation by Master Trooper Adam Edwards indicates that a 2005 Chevrolet, driven by Daryl W. ...

The Clay City girls golf team made history by playing in the program’s inaugural golf match earlier on Tuesday. Coach Elissa Daniel said the process to launch the team began in May. “We had several girls that were interested in (playing golf),” Daniel said. “They knew I had played golf in the past and so they asked me if I’d be willing to coach … I’ve coached track and cross country before. We got signatures and made sure (the girls) were committed to doing that...

Friday night lights is considered a family tradition for high school gridiron fans. And for several years now, this tradition has traveled through the generations for four football players — two former and two current — all with Clay County connections...

Brazil Parks Superintendent Marv Moon gave the Brazil Board of Parks and Recreation more information about the Forest Park pool during the regular meeting Tuesday night. Following last week’s meeting devoted exclusively to the pool, Moon said the estimate to repair the existing pool, which is estimated to be about 40 years old, would be $150,000 to $200,000...

Northwestern Mutual has named Wabash College Senior and Northview graduate Jacob Dean a Power of 10 Award Winner for his work during this awards year. The Power of 10 Award recognizes financial representative interns who have obtained a specific level of success in building their businesses and developing their client base. ...

Northview volleyball has seen its share of success, witness two state Class 3A runner-up finishes over the past five years, the latest of those a 36-3 stalwart campaign last year. The program will have a different look this season, as key contributors Jenny Lundy, Alli Cook, Megan Heck, Kassidy Glassburn and state Mental Attitude Award winner Madleline Sinders have all graduated...

Wabash Valley Asphalt of Terre Haute has been awarded a $5 million contract to patch and resurface a portion of U.S. 40 east of Brazil through the Town of Harmony. The announcement was made by the Indiana Department of Transportation. The contract also calls for curb ramps to be ADA-compliant. The contractor will perform patching operations following the sidewalk work. All of the patching is to be completed by Nov. 1...

Contributed photo Northview’s new artificial turf installation continues to progress. Turf now covers the field, goalposts are in place and workers were setting numbers and hash marks on Friday.

Brazil firefighters responded to a call for service at 4:11 p.m., Tuesday, said Fire Chief Jake Bennett. Someone in the vicinity saw smoke in the area. When firefighters arrived on the scene, smoke was blowing across South Depot Street, near the Veterans of Foreign Wars building...

With the NFL preseason football already winding down, the regular season can’t be far behind — usually kicking off the weekend after Labor Day. That is about the same time my thoughts turn to the fantasy football draft. Which this year will raise questions like when will Andrew Luck’s calf or ankle or whatever allow him to start (or not start) the regular season...

Friday, August the 23rd, kicks off the 151st Bowling Green Old Settlers Reunion Festival. It is one of the oldest festivals in Indiana and has a great deal of events going on. Bowling Green in located on State Highway 46 east of Spencer and west of Terre Haute...

The Brazil City Police Department (BPD) is actively investigating an armed robbery at a local gas station. Shortly after opening for business at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, authorities were notified of an armed robbery at the Brazil Sunoco Station, located at the intersection of Hendrix Street and Forest Avenue/State Road 59...

A unique group of artists is supporting a woman suffering from multiple personal tragedies. On Sunday, more than a dozen Wabash Valley tattoo artists gathered for a fundraising benefit at Built to Last Tattoo and Fine Art in Brazil. More than 80 “$50 flash tattoos” were inked in a marathon of artistic talent to raise funds for one of their own, 25-year old tattoo artist Rachael Smith...

Brazil Parks Superintendent Marv Moon gave the Brazil Board of Parks and Recreation more information about the Forest Park pool during the regular meeting Tuesday night. Following last week’s meeting devoted exclusively to the pool, Moon said the estimate to repair the existing pool, which is estimated to be about 40 years old, would be $150,000 to $200,000...

Join Purdue Extension for our annual Nature Day event! Nature Day is an event that teaches kids and families about the importance of our environment, wildlife, and how we work with them in our daily lives. Our event will host exhibitors showing how we working with our local watersheds, conservation practices to protect our environment, and how the local ecosystem can provide benefits and services to us all. ...