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New look lineup, same winning result for Knights
(High School Sports ~ 05/01/16)
Times Staff Report Northview rearranged its tennis lineup a bit Friday night in a battle against Edgewood, but the result was much the same. The Knights cruised past Edgewood 5-0 to improve to 6-1 overall this season. Ashley and Megan Heck usually occupy the No. 1 and No. 3 singles spots, but the sisters teamed together to pick up a straight set No. 1 doubles win over the Mustangs. The pair blanked Elizabeth Babbert and Annabelle French 6-0, 6-0 for the win...
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Lunsford cards hole-in-one at French Lick resort golf course
(Community Sports ~ 05/01/16)
Brazil's Terry Lunsford traveled to southern Indiana to get a round of golf in and will remember the trip for a long time. Playing Sunday at the Donald Ross Course at French Lick Resort, Lunsford hit a pitching wedge for a hole-in-one from 115 yards on the 16th hole...
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COURT NEWS April 28-29, 2016
(Local News ~ 05/01/16)
CLAY COUNTY COURTHOUSE Marriage Licenses The following marriage licenses were issued on April 28: Corey Lee Wilson, 31, and Roxie Raquel Tetidrick, 30, both of Staunton
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COURT NEWS April 28-29, 2016
(Court News ~ 05/01/16)
CLAY COUNTY COURTHOUSE Marriage Licenses The following marriage licenses were issued on April 28: Corey Lee Wilson, 31, and Roxie Raquel Tetidrick, 30, both of Staunton
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JAIL BOOKINGS April 29 - May 1, 2016
(Police Logs ~ 05/01/16)
CLAY COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER The following bookings were reported at the Clay County Justice Center during April 28-29: Awaiting Arraignment Grigsby, Jeffrey A., 53: Possession of marijuana, Possession of methamphetamine, Possession of paraphernalia and Possession of a controlled substance...
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JAIL BOOKINGS April 29 - May 1, 2016
(Local News ~ 05/01/16)
CLAY COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER The following bookings were reported at the Clay County Justice Center during April 28-29: Awaiting Arraignment Grigsby, Jeffrey A., 53: Possession of marijuana, Possession of methamphetamine, Possession of paraphernalia and Possession of a controlled substance...
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5 generations get together
(Community News ~ 05/01/16)
Courtesy photo During a recent gathering Karter Brunette, of Brazil, (center) had his picture taken with family members. The five generations include (from left) grandma Stephanie Dickison, mother Haylee Dickison holding Karter, great-grandmother Connie Smith, from Crawfordsville, and great-great grandfather Bob Young...
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Wabash Valley Genealogy Society
(State News ~ 05/01/16)
The Wabash Valley Genealogy Society is made up of individuals from 10 area counties -- seven in Indiana and three in Illinois. On Monday, May 9, representatives of three WVGS counties: Sullivan and Parke in Indiana and Clark in Illinois, will present a special program titled "Genealogy Research Techniques."...
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CLUB NEWS: Tri County Home Extension Club
(Community News ~ 05/01/16)
The Tri-County Home Extension Club met April 26 at the Putnam Inn in Greencastle. Everyone enjoyed their meal after President Jane Williams gave the dinner prayer. The meeting was opened with Starla Steuerwald leading the Pledge of Allegiance and the Homemaker's Creed. ...
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'Care, Compassion, Reaching out to Teens'
(Local News ~ 05/01/16)
Associate member of the Clay County Retired Teachers Association Janice Modesitt dropped off personal hygiene items for the organization's new project "Care, Compassion, Reaching out to Teens According to need" Thursday night. The project disperses more than 70 food backpacks to students in need at Northview High School on a weekly basis. ...
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Brazil's Ivan Fuqua takes gold in 1932 Olympic Games
(Local News ~ 05/01/16)
There's an Olympic medal won by a Brazil resident at the Clay County Historical Museum. Ivan William Fuqua took gold in the 4x400 track event at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Born Aug. 9, 1909, in Decatur, Illinois, the son of Ora Orris Fuqua and Mary Maude Brush, the family moved to the Brazil area. ...
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3 vying for Republican commissioner district nod
(Local News ~ 05/01/16)
Voters will decide on Tuesday which of three Republican candidates for Clay County Commissioner District 1 will become the party's representative in November's general election. On the primary ballot is incumbent Bryan Allender and challengers Charles Jeffrey Thompson and John Driscoll...
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Wait at Humane Society shot clinic is concerning
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/01/16)
To the editor: This is a wonderful event. It funds the H.S. and gives pet owners an opportunity to have their pets inoculated at a reduced price. I have taken my pets for years. Local vets and some from farther away have graciously volunteered their time and deserve a "Thank You."...
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The GIFT that keeps on giving
(Editorial ~ 05/01/16)
Generations of non-profit groups and other charitable organizations will no doubt be served by the work of a few in this community. When the Clay County Community Foundation reached its $500,000 fundraising goal earlier this month, there was a sigh of relief for board members who worked tirelessly to collect the money including, themselves, donating to the cause...
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THINKING ABOUT HEALTH: Women in small town America aren't living as long
(Community News ~ 05/01/16)
Those of us who grew up in small rural communities in the 1950s and 60s expected to have longer life spans than our parents. The trends were in our favor. White women born in 1900 could expect to live, on average, just shy of 49 years; white men 46.6 years. Those were our grandparents and our neighbors...
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A Look Back ... May 1-7, 1924
(Local News ~ 05/01/16)
French and Smith, hustling real estate men of the city, are capitalizing on the popular demand for bathing, picnic and recreation places in the country by the construction of a recreation park on the national road east of the big Walnut creek The DePauw University freshman track and field team will come to Brazil Saturday afternoon to meet the Brazil high school thinly-clads at the high school athletic park. ...
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Spring property tax bills due May 10
(Local News ~ 05/01/16)
The first installment of property taxes are due on Tuesday, May 10. The Clay County Courthouse, located at 609 E. National Ave., Brazil, will be closed on Election Day on Tuesday, May 3. Outside of normal business hours, the Clay County Treasurer's Office will have the following extended office hours for the Spring property tax collection:...
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Election 2016: Are you ready for Tuesday's Primary Election?
(Local News ~ 05/01/16)
It's almost time to cast a ballot in the 2016 Primary Election. Do you know where to go vote in Clay County on Tuesday, May 3? According the Clay County Election Office, ballots may be cast at any of the following eight vote center locations from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.:...
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The birds and the bees or where else babies come from?
(Column ~ 05/01/16)
When your kids were little did they ever ask you, "Where do babies come from?" Did you get nervous and kind of hem-haw, squirm a little and think, oh no, is it time to have the birds and bees talk? Did you ever wonder how the term 'the birds and the bees' came to mean sex education for little kids? I wondered, so I looked it up on the Internet, It seems no one knows for sure...
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Hazel Arlene (Urbain) Martin Moore
(Obituary ~ 05/01/16)
Hazel Arlene (Urbain) Martin Moore, 80, of Brazil, went home to be with the Lord, April 30, 2016 at St. Vincent Hospice. She was born October 26, 1935, in Brazil, Indiana, the daughter of Roy Urbain Sr. and Viola Gwendolyn (Brown) Urbain. Hazel worked at Clay County Hospital as a Nurses Aid. She retired following many years of service. During her retirement years she worked as a private in-home health care provider...
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National Day of Prayer kick-off dinner prepares for event this Thursday
(Local News ~ 05/01/16)
It's time to "Wake Up America" and pray. The National Day of Prayer, the annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, invites people of all faiths to pray for our country and guidance for its leadership. "We are all in crisis," President of Harvest Prayer Ministries David Butts, Terre Haute, said at the Eliza Rizley Stacey Clay County Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) third annual National Day of Prayer "kick-off" dinner at the Brazil YMCA's Community Room Friday. ...
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Friends of Ernie Pyle Veterans Ride is scheduled
(Community News ~ 05/01/16)
The Friends of Ernie Pyle Veterans Ride will roll down the road on Saturday, May 7. Open to anyone, this event will raise funds to help ensure that the Ernie Pyle World War II Museum in Dana will remain open and accessible for years to come. The Friends of Ernie Pyle, a nonprofit corporation, took possession of the Pyle birthplace and museum in 2009 as its ownership was transferred from the Indian Department of Natural Resources...
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Clay County Planner: Events for May 2 - 21
(Community News ~ 05/01/16)
Monday, May 2 Concert at North Clay A concert will take place at 7 p.m. Monday, May 2 in Brazil at the North Clay Middle School/Northview High School's "Day of Jazz." Students at the schools will take part in clinics and workshops throughout the day, which will conclude with a concert known as the "Jazz Café." "Day of Jazz" is sponsored by Paige's Music and the Northview Music Boosters...
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Possible tornado spotted in Clay County
(Local News ~ 05/01/16)
A Clay County resident, who lives at the northern edge of Clay/Putnam County line, captured this photo Sunday evening as a severe storm crossed over the area into Putnam County. The picture taken on a cell phone camera allegedly shows a funnel cloud forming...
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