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Clay County 200 years in the making
(Local News ~ 08/19/15)
Over the next several months and leading up to and through the 2016 State of Indiana Bicentennial, volunteers from the Clay County Genealogical Library will detail the history of Clay County as it was recorded. Partnering with The Brazil Times in publishing these historical accounts, articles are expected to appear bi-weekly in Wednesday editions of the newspaper...
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Police: Brazil man finds explosive device outside of Missouri motel
(Local News ~ 08/19/15)
A man found an explosive device in a vacant lot next to a Columbia motel Monday night, triggering a large emergency response. Officers from the Columbia fire and police departments' bomb squads, the Mid-Missouri Bomb Squad, the FBI and the Missouri State Highway Patrol were sent to the Red Roof Inn, 201 E. Texas Ave., to deal with the device at about 5:10 p.m. No one was injured...
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Super-sized Western Indiana Conference makes its debut
(High School Sports ~ 08/19/15)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor Out with the old and in with the new is the mantra for the 2015-16 version of the Western Indiana Conference. Five new schools join the conference as the WIC expands to include both an Eastern and Western Division. New to the WIC will be Cascade, Cloverdale and North Putnam along with Greencastle and South Putnam. These teams will compete in all sports and conference tournaments this season...
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Youth is served for both Northview soccer teams this season
(High School Sports ~ 08/19/15)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor Northview soccer fans might want to make sure the pick up a roster for each of the squads heading into Thursday's home doubleheader against Terre Haute North starting at 5 p.m. Both the boys and the girls' teams graduated their bulk of their starters from a pair of solid squads. ...
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Latest on Fogle case: Ex-Subway pitchman's wife seeks split
(Local News ~ 08/19/15)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The latest on federal documents accusing longtime Subway pitchman Jared Fogle of engaging in sex acts with minors and receiving child pornography (all times local): _ 11:45 a.m. The wife of former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle says she's seeking a divorce and is solely focused on the wellbeing of her and her husband's two children...
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Hutton appointed president of Harrison College
(Local News ~ 08/19/15)
Harrison College (formally Indiana Business College) today announced that James D. Hutton, Ph.D., was appointed president and chief executive officer of Harrison College, effective August 19, 2015. Dr. Hutton succeeds Jason Konesco, who will remain on the board of directors for Harrison...
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Local veterans donate $1,200 to help other vets
(Local News ~ 08/19/15)
For 12 years Judy Jordan of Brazil has been treasurer of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1127 Ladies Auxiliary. Recently, she was thinking of the veterans in the Indiana Veterans Home in West Lafayette. "I wanted personally to do something special for the soldiers instead of giving them the money and put it for other things," Jordan said...
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ACLU of Indiana Challenges Ordinance Allowing Warrantless Searches of Private Property
(State News ~ 08/19/15)
By Kelly Jones Sharp, ACLU Director of Communications & Education Indianapolis -- A man whose residential property was searched without his permission and without a warrant, who lives under threat of a repeated non-consensual search of his property, is challenging the section of a town ordinance that permits the search, claiming it violates Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures...
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Brazil woman's photography on display
(Local News ~ 08/19/15)
The world as seen through a local Brazil resident's camera lens is being featured in art exhibits throughout the Wabash Valley. Photography is Sheila K. Ter Meer's passion, her muse. "Photography chose me. I started taking photos with the birth of my first child almost 40 years ago," Ter Meer said about documenting her life experiences to share with family. "I soon became the official family photographer on vacations, at every family event and holiday celebration."...
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New business subject of Rotary meeting
(Local News ~ 08/19/15)
Susan Thomas photo Robin Evans (left) was the guest speaker for Kyle Butt at the Brazil Rotary Club meeting on Aug. 12 at Brazil Family Restaurant Evans talked about his experience starting a new business.
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