Stories from Friday, January 25, 2019

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor Northview High School standout athlete Eden Siples made her commitment to compete athletically at Taylor University in track and field next season. The Christian Liberal Arts University located in Upland, Ind. places an emphasis not just on academics and athletics, but faith as well, which is a perfect fit according to her high school coach...

A Brazil man has been arrested on allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor after a disclosure made by a minor at school on Friday. According to local authorities, the case began after an unidentified juvenile under the age of 14 made a disclosure regarding a prior incident that occurred several days before when they arrived at a local school Friday...

Jacquelyn McDonald, 72, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2019 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute with her family at her side. She was born in Brazil, Indiana on April 9, 1946 to the late William and Doris (Muncie) Kidwell. Jackie attended Hammond High School, and married James McDonald on November 4, 1966, who preceded her in death. She retired from Wal-Mart Distribution Center, and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church...

Youth campground gets an update IVY JACOBS Times Reporter The Friendly Benwood Community Christian Youth Campground is getting a boost of help from men and women of action. For years volunteers from around the world and the United States have donated their time and efforts to put in some sweat equity at the camp...

A woman’s take on being a missionary Giovy Sanders, whose husband Dennis is the pastor at Terre Haute Church of God, spent a day off recently volunteering at the Friendly Benwood Community Christian Youth Campground. She considers participating in a ministry project as a learning experience that allows her to grow as a person and as a Christian...

At the January 23 noon Brazil Rotary Club luncheon program, Rotarian Mary Jo Alumbaugh introduced our special guest and simultaneously gave congrats to Bob Medworth, as he was announced as the newest Brazil community member to be recognized for Service Above Self with a Rotary International Paul Harris Fellowship. ...

On Thursday, water was nearly up to the deck of the steel bridge on State Road 46 at Bowling Green. You can also see it is nearly up to the deck of the new bridge being built. Meanwhile, Meteorologist Jesse Walker says we could see the coldest temperatures in years over the next few days...

Annunciation Church The Church is Open from sun up to sun down Monday –Friday for anyone wanting to come and pray.  12 hour Adoration every Tuesday 8am-8pm Thank you to all for the generous donations and being sponsors for the Changing Lives Forever Program. Thank you for supporting a movement that can put people in charge of their lives and help transform our community. Graduation will be Saturday, February 9th at 1pm here at Annunciation. Graduation will be about an hour long...

Quick! Where do you go for local news and information — a newspaper or government website? That may seem like a no-brainer because The Brazil Times prints nearly 20,000 copies per week. One study revealed each copy of a newspaper printed is read by an average of three people. ...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor CLAYTON -- With the postseason looming on the horizon and coming off a difficult one-point loss to state ranked Class 4A Plainfield earlier in the week, Northview was looking to gain some traction on the hardwood. The Northview boys responded in kind by placing four players in double-figure scoring and claiming a 69-56 victory on the road at Cascade in the Western Indiana Conference cross-over match-up...