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A History of Veterans Day
(Local News ~ 11/06/13)
The following is a history of Veterans Day, according to the Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs website (www.va.gov): World War I -- known at the time as "The Great War," -- officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles, outside the town of Versailles, France...
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Frequently asked questions
(Column ~ 11/06/13)
I receive three to four client questions on a weekly basis about a wide array of subjects. I use those questions as the ideas behind some of my weekly newspaper columns. This week is no exception, since I thought I would share the brief answer to three of the questions I have been asked recently...
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Crop commodity loans to resume
(Local News ~ 11/06/13)
U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Juan Garcia recently announced that the processing and disbursement of 2013 crop commodity loans has resumed. The commodity loan programs provide interim financing to producers for agricultural commodities stored after harvest and then sold throughout the year...
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Short-term vs. long-term investments
(Column ~ 11/06/13)
At various times, many people may feel frustrated by the performance of their investments. For example, they expect growth and they don't get it -- or they think the value of their investment won't fluctuate much, but it does. However, some of this frustration might be alleviated if investors were more familiar with the nature of their investment vehicles...
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Former resident chosen to be exam grader
(Local News ~ 11/06/13)
Lissa Rolenc, a nationally recognized interior designer and owner of 4 design, Menomonee Falls, Wis., was recently selected to be an exam grader for the Council for Interior Design Qualification's (CIDQ) Fall Grading Session 2013. Rolenc is a 1990 graduate of Northview High School...
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Community Notes
(Local News ~ 11/06/13)
The following is a list of upcoming area events as provided to The Brazil Times: Trash Reminder The City Garage will run one day behind on trash pickup the week of Nov. 11-15, due to Veterans Day falling on Monday, Nov. 11. For further information, call 448-8501...
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Court News
(Court News ~ 11/06/13)
Clay County Courthouse The following transactions took place at the Clay County Courthouse Nov. 5: Circuit Court State Criminal Charges James F. Wallace, 46, 1: Public intoxication 2: Disorderly conduct Civil Collections Professional Accounts Service Vs. Sheila Utterback and Greg Utterback...
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Indiana Lottery
(Other Record ~ 11/06/13)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Here are the winning numbers selected Tuesday and Wednesday in the Hoosier Lottery: Tuesday Daily Three-Midday 7-4-3 Daily Three-Evening 4-3-6 Daily Four-Midday 9-4-5-7 Daily Four-Evening 2-5-0-0 Mix and Match 22-33-35-42-47 Cash 5 1-2-19-34-35...
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Illinois Lottery
(Other Record ~ 11/06/13)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Here are the winning numbers selected Tuesday and Wednesday in the Illinois Lottery: Tuesday Pick Three-Midday 9-7-4 Pick Three-Evening 4-3-3 Pick Four-Midday 0-6-0-2 Pick Four-Evening 0-7-9-3 My 3-Midday 6-1-1 My 3-Evening 4-2-9...
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Jail Bookings
(Other Record ~ 11/06/13)
Clay Clounty Justice Center The following jail bookings were made at the Clay County Justice Center between November 5th through 6th: Awaiting Warrant Arraignment Snyder, Levi J., 21 Pending Collier Jr., Gary F., 46 Lovett, John R., 29 Failure to Return Lawful Det...
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County Council approves additional apprpiations
(Local News ~ 11/06/13)
The Clay County Council approved additional appropriations at its November regular meeting. Monday. Clay County Commissioner Paul Sinders approached the council for additional appropriations for the Clay County Justice Center. The commissioners requested an additional appropriation of $52,000 to be transferred into the Jail Utility fund to pay for the jail's utilities...
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Former FBI agent to speak at NHS Nov. 12
(Local News ~ 11/06/13)
When Clay County resident Leesa Nesty first saw Wesley Wong speak, she knew she wanted him to share his message with Clay County residents. "I met him and when I first heard him speak, it became a burning passion of mine to bring him to Brazil," Nesty recently told The Brazil Times...
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V.F.W. announces Patriot's Pen award recipients
(Local News ~ 11/06/13)
Five Clay Community Schools students were awarded by the Veterans of Foreign Wars earlier this week after competing in the organization's annual Patriot Pen program. According to vfw.org, the program is open to students in grades 6-8 who are "enrolled in a public, private or parochial high school or home study program in the United States and its territories."...
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Heaton: Food investigation morphing
(Local News ~ 11/06/13)
Officials with the Clay County Sheriff's Department recently told The Brazil Times an ongoing investigation into possibly tainted food in the area is morphing. "Now it is a criminal investigation," Sheriff Mike Heaton told The Times Wednesday. "We're treating it as a potential criminal investigation."...
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