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State preservation board denies plans to move bridge
(Local News ~ 01/26/16)
INDOT evaluating its options BOWLING GREEN -- In a move that surprised at least some local elected officials, the Indiana Historic Preservation Review Board voted 3-2 last week to deny plans by the Indiana Department of Transportation to move the historic steel bridge over the Eel River on S.R. 46 to Brown County...
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Audrey Helen (Payne) Nicoli
(Obituary ~ 01/26/16)
Audrey Helen (Payne) Nicoli, 95, of Diamond, Indiana passed away January 25 2016. She was born on February 25 1920 to Hamilton Payne and Stella (Searing) Payne. She is preceded in death by both parents, 4 brothers and 4 sisters. Surviving are her children Lyle E Underwood (Peggy) of Crawfordsville, Indiana, Louise Reynolds, Dorothy Nicoli, of Williamsburg Kentucky and William Nicoli of Fort Wayne, Indiana. ...
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Travel planning subject of Rotary meeting
(Community News ~ 01/26/16)
Rodney Smith, AAA insurance agent, and Sandy Heyen, AAA senior travel specialist, spoke to Brazil Rotarians at the Jan. 20 lunch meeting and discussed travel agent booking services, maps and other options available through the Hoosier Motor Club. The Brazil Rotary Club meets on Wednesdays with a noon luncheon and speaker program in the Brazil Family Restaurant meeting room...
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Northview and Clay City girls to host basketball sectional
(High School Sports ~ 01/26/16)
The sectional draw for the IHSAA Girls' Basketball Sectional was made on Monday evening. Both Clay City and Northview will host a sectional this year. Class 3A Northview Sectional Tuesday, Feb. 2 Game 1: Brown County vs. Sullivan, 6 p.m. Game 2: West Vigo vs. Owen Valley, 7:30 p.m...
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Sherry Ann VanSickle
(Obituary ~ 01/26/16)
Sherry Ann VanSickle, 70 of Brazil, passed away January 26, 2016 at 4:20am at Meadows Manor East Nursing Home in Terre Haute. She had been a resident there since December. She was born December 30, 1945 in Clay County, the daughter of Thelma O'Dell Armstrong. ...
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North Clay girls split with South Vermillion
(High School Sports ~ 01/26/16)
Times Staff Report North Clay's 'A' eighth-grade team lost 37-9 to South Vermillion as Makenzie Barger had five points, Sydney Brock had three and Dani White posted one point. The North Clay eighth-grade 'B' team won 20-6 as Chloe Mendez led the scoring with seven points and Adrienne Combs posted six points. JoJo Allen tallied four points, Alysa Meyers had two and Marley Williams added one point...
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One-wheel Action
(Local News ~ 01/26/16)
A brisk Saturday afternoon should not be wasted, according to Zade Reberger, 15, of Brazil, as he left work early on his unicycle. "I own five unicycles," said Zade about his unique mode of transport. "I started unicycling in fifth grade after seeing one at a circus in Florida." The teenager not only rides the unicycle, but has learned several tricks, including (pictured) making it jump with ease. ...
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WVGS presenting program
(Community News ~ 01/26/16)
On Monday, Feb. 8, the Wabash Valley Genealogy Society will present the program, "From Jamestown to Lost Creek: A 200 Year Journey." The presentation will be made by James Shepard. The program will be in the lower level conference rooms in the Vigo County Library in Terre Haute. Doors will open at 6 p.m. for refreshments and socializing with the presentation running from 6:30 to 8:30...
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State of the City: Mayor discusses water issues, road works and bike trail in annual speech
(Local News ~ 01/26/16)
Brazil Mayor Brian Wyndham talked about advances in Brazil from a year ago during his annual "State of the City Address" on Tuesday at the Clay County YMCA in Brazil. He thanked former Mayor Kenny Crabb for starting the U.S. 40 project in downtown Brazil in 1996 which is expected to resume April 1 and wrap up this fall near Riddell National Bank's east branch across from Walmart...
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Trooper receives appreciation letter for saving family pet
(Community News ~ 01/26/16)
On any given day, Indiana State Police troopers respond to various requests for help from the public both on and off-duty. Most often the requests are for the citizens themselves, but, at times, the requests are for family pets. This was the case on the evening of Jan. ...
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Rotary News
(Local News ~ 01/26/16)
Susan Thomas photo Rodney Smith, AAA insurance agent, and Sandy Heyen, AAA senior travel specialist, spoke to Brazil Rotarians at the Jan. 20 lunch meeting and discussed travel agent booking services, maps and other options available through the Hoosier Motor Club. The Brazil Rotary Club meets on Wednesdays with a noon luncheon and speaker program in the Brazil Family Restaurant meeting room...
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BRAZIL BUZZ: Dreaming of the past
(Community News ~ 01/26/16)
It is six 'o clock in the morning. There is no sleeping in for me today. Weird dreams always shatter my nerves. I dreamed my dad was standing by my bed vigorously shaking my skinny little shoulder telling me to rise and shine. "Today is butchering day!" We needed to prepare for the event. ...
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State board denies plans to move bridge
(Local News ~ 01/26/16)
BOWLING GREEN -- In a move that surprised at least some local elected officials, the Indiana Historic Preservation Review Board voted 3-2 last week to deny plans by the Indiana Department of Transportation to move the historic steel bridge over the Eel River on S.R. 46 to Brown County...
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Dave Ramsey class presented to Annunciation Catholic Church
(Local News ~ 01/26/16)
Annunciation Catholic Church will host Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University (FPU) beginning March 8 at 6:30 p.m. The class will be at the Annunciation Parish Center in Brazil, 19 N. Alabama St. FPU runs for nine weeks, on Tuesdays, and finishes up on May 3. Childcare can be provided...
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The first brick homes in Clay County
(Local News ~ 01/26/16)
Since there are no existing records to definitely settle the questions of when, where, and by whom the first brick house was built in Clay County, the following information has been compiled. Historian Charles Blanchard wrote that Jesse Evans built the first brick house in Harrison Township around 1825...
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Free movie coming to Indiana Theatre
(Community News ~ 01/26/16)
There will be a free movie shown at The Indiana Theatre in Terre Haute at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6. No tickets or registration are required for the viewing hosted by The Maple Center for Integrative Health. Showing will be PlantPure Nation, a documentary about three people on a quest to spread the message of a plant-based diet...
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Dine with a Doc-Brunch is Feb. 3
(Local News ~ 01/26/16)
Senior Education Ministries, Inc. has scheduled Dine with a Doc-Brunch in Brazil from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, Feb. 3, at the Clay County Senior Citizen's Center, 120 S Franklin St., Brazil. The free program welcomes local seniors to hear an educational topic while enjoying a complimentary lunch. The program is a community effort of a doctor, a lunch sponsor, senior citizens, local churches and area businesses coming together for the good of all to serve...
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UPDATED: Putnamville illness identified as influenza, MRSA
(Local News ~ 01/26/16)
PUTNAMVILLE -- An outbreak of influenza at Putnamville Correctional Facility, coupled with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, has been identified as the cause of the pneumonia that killed an inmate on Friday. In a Tuesday afternoon press conference, officials from the Indiana Department of Correction and Indiana State Department of Health identified the illness as H1N1 influenza...
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Jackie E. Hall
(Obituary ~ 01/26/16)
Jackie E. Hall, 76, of Brazil, passed away January 25, 2016 at his home. Jackie was born in Brazil, Indiana on September 2, 1939 to Willie 'Bill' Hall and Lillie (Minnick) Hall. On August 5, 1971, Jack married Claudia J. Irvin in the 2nd Armored Division Chapel at Fort Hood, Texas by an Army Chaplain...
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Court News: Jan. 25-26, 2016
(Local News ~ 01/26/16)
Clay County Courthouse The following information was filed in the Clay County Courthouse Jan. 25-26 Clay Superior Court Criminal Charges Ricky A. Moore, 58, Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, Operating a Vehicle with an ACE of .15 or More Adam R. Snavely, 19, Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Ever Receiving a License...
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Court News: Jan. 25-26, 2016
(Court News ~ 01/26/16)
Clay County Courthouse The following information was filed in the Clay County Courthouse Jan. 25-26 Clay Superior Court Criminal Charges Ricky A. Moore, 58, Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, Operating a Vehicle with an ACE of .15 or More Adam R. Snavely, 19, Operating a Motor Vehicle Without Ever Receiving a License...
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Jail Bookings: Jan. 25-26, 2016
(Local News ~ 01/26/16)
Clay County Justice Center The following bookings were entered at the Clay County Justice Center Jan. 25-26: Jacob D. Jones, 31, Resisting Law Enforcement, Battery with Injury on Law Enforcement Julie Faye Wells, 38, Burglary, Probation Violation Zachary Eaglin, 28, Burglary...
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Jail Bookings: Jan. 25-26, 2016
(Police Logs ~ 01/26/16)
Clay County Justice Center The following bookings were entered at the Clay County Justice Center Jan. 25-26: Jacob D. Jones, 31, Resisting Law Enforcement, Battery with Injury on Law Enforcement Julie Faye Wells, 38, Burglary, Probation Violation Zachary Eaglin, 28, Burglary...
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Big winners
(Local News ~ 01/26/16)
Times staff photos Shontana and Michael Phillips each won $1,000 in H&R Block's promotion that gives $1,000 a day away to 1,000 people. The couple were surprised to hear one of them won, but, when learning they both won, they were shocked. At left, at top, from left, are Sue Goshen (owner of the local H&R Block office), Shontana (holding Piper), Cheyanna and Michael Phillips, Tonya Pierce (who prepared the couple's taxes) and office manager Tim Applegate. ...
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