Stories from Sunday, March 9, 2014

Carol Jean Sizemore, 67, of Brazil, passed away, at home, unexpectedly, on March 7, 2014. Carol was born August 13, 1946 the daughter of Lee and Pauline (Edwards) Tidler. She married Norman Sizemore who preceded her in death. Carol had worked as a bartender at the American Legion in Brazil but was most recently volunteering at Crisis Pregnancy Center in Terre Haute and Brazil. ...

Times Staff Report The North Clay wrestling team had seven conference champions at the junior high Western Indiana Conference Tourney on Saturday and repeated as team champion. The Knights squeezed past runner-up Edgewood by 10 points, scoring 352 as Sullivan was a distant third with 225. Brown County, Owen Valley and South Vermillion rounded out the field...

Virtually all elected officials -- Republicans and Democrats -- share the goal of increasing access to affordable health insurance and helping families receive the best coverage to meet their specific needs.
 The question today, as it was back in 2010 when President Obama's health care law was enacted, is how are these objectives best achieved?
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Fellow Hoosiers, I want to take a moment to give you an update on my Indiana-focused efforts in the U.S. Senate. In January, my office released a 2013 Annual Report that provides a look at my legislative efforts, an overview of my work on behalf of Hoosiers, and a snapshot of my travels around Indiana in 2013. You can view the report on my website at www.donnelly.senate.gov. I'd like to fill you in on the progress we've made so far in 2014 on some of the priorities detailed in this report...

Some local residents will be without water for a short period on Tuesday to allow work on a water main. B&T Drainage will work on a 4-inch water main as part of a water line relocation project at the bridge on State Road 340 near Cottage Hill Cemetery, according to a news release from the City of Brazil...

Clay Community School Board will host a special session at 5 p.m. on Thursday to discuss comments concerning parity in budget recommendations for the Capital Projects Fund and General Fund expenditures. The regularly scheduled session will follow at 7:30...

The Brazil Community Garden Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday in The Brazil Times conference room. The agenda includes site status, donation possibilities and seed starters. Seeds will be available for those who want to prepare them for the community garden...

Clay County Commissioners were updated recently about a way the county could be exempted from a state-mandated program that has the potential to cost the county thousands. Mary Atkins, head of environmental services at Wessler Engineering, discussed with commissioners last week the company's research into an argument they presented to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to exempt Clay County from being designated as part of the Municipal Separate Storm Sewage System (MS4) program...

A Clay City man restricted from driving was allegedly caught doing so last month under the influence of prescription medication. John J. Nicoson, 40, was charged Thursday with operating a vehicle as a habitual traffic violator, class D felony, and misdemeanor counts of failure to stop after accident resulting in non-vehicle damage, operating a vehicle with a schedule I or II controlled substance or its metabolite in the body and operating a vehicle while intoxicated...

Meridian Elementary School students showed their love for pets last month by collecting a truckload of supplies for the Clay County Humane Society. Sponsored by the school's student council, the effort, titled "We Love Our Pets," incorporated students from preschool to fifth grade...

The following jail bookings were made between March 8-9 at the Clay County Justice Center: Awaiting Arraignment Meunier, Brek B., 27 Court Ordered Hayden, Tyler B., 22 Public Intoxication Meurnier, Brek B., 27 Resisting Law Enforcement Meurnier, Brek B., 27...

Margaret B. Wilson Hendrickson, 106 of Terre Haute passed away Saturday March 8, 2014 at 10:30 AM in Terre Haute Regional Hospital. She was a teacher in both Vigo and Parke Counties, retiring in 1968. Margaret was born May 12, 1907 in Glasgow, Scotland to David Wilson and Ellen (Macauley) Wilson. ...