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Flater invited to join Lugar Series
(Local News ~ 11/26/19)
Clay County Auditor Jennifer Flater of Clay City has been invited to join others in the 30th class of the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series. The list also includes Amy Lore of Terre Haute. “We are grateful to have so many impressive Hoosier women interested in public service and the political process apply for the Lugar Series this year,” said Anne Hathaway, executive director of the Lugar Series. ...
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My Thanksgiving memory
(Local News ~ 11/26/19)
1974 was the first year I considered myself an adult. I had graduated college at ISU, saved my money, paid off my 1972 Charger and was living on my own in an apartment near Indianapolis. I was employed in my first teaching job at a fairly large high school. While it had its many challenges, it did reinforce the decision I had made to pursue a teaching career...
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Chamber welcomes non-profits
(Local News ~ 11/26/19)
The Clay County Chamber of Commerce welcomed representatives of five non-profit organizations to the Chamber’s luncheon on Tuesday. Members were also encouraged to bring boxes of cereal for the Clay County Youth Food Delivery Program. • Jenni Marietta of State Farm Insurance was the first to speak...
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BRAZIL BUZZ: Anthem issues
(Community News ~ 11/26/19)
The phone rang early this morning. My lab test results were good. Dr. Elizabeth Wright has ordered a bone-density scan to take place in Danville. I questioned why I am being sent out of town when the test is also offered in Brownsburg. She said they our having contract talks with my carrier Anthem BCBS. Labs and some services are covered at this time and others are not until further notice. I have Medicare and Anthem, a supplement with a high premium...
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John Robert Pell
(Obituary ~ 11/26/19)
John Robert Pell, age 95, retired Brazil businessman passed Sunday, November 24, 2019 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. He was born in Clay County Indiana to Hila Eberwein Pell and John B. Pell August 10, 1924. He grew up in the Shady Lane and Harmony/Knightsville areas. He graduated from Van Buren High School with the class of 1942...
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Ronald W. Lawson
(Obituary ~ 11/26/19)
Ronnie Lawson 1954 - 2019 Ronald W. Lawson, 65 of Harmony, passed away Sunday, November 24th, at home with his family by his side. He was born September 17, 1954 in Clay County, the son of William A. Lawson and Doris M. Starr Lawson. He graduated from Van Buren High School, Class of 1973. When he was 14 years old, his grandpa Lawson taught him how to weld. Ronnie took that knowledge and turned it into Lawson Welding. They built the current location in 1977...
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Mary Jane Jones
(Obituary ~ 11/26/19)
Mary Jane Jones, 92 of Bowling Green, passed away November 24, 2019 at 8:47pm at Cloverleaf Healthcare Facility surrounded by her family. She was born October 23, 1927 in Clay County, the daughter of Plummer Knox and Iva Clingerman Knox. She graduated from Bowling Green High School. As a young lady she worked for a time at the Simplicity Pattern Company in Terre Haute...
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CLAY COUNTY THROUGH THE YEARS: Thirteenth Mayor, Roy Shattuck
(Community News ~ 11/26/19)
Roy Lloyd Shattuck was born the son of Henrietta Bessie (Pearce) and Volney B. Shattuck on June 2, 1871, in Brazil, Indiana. He graduated from Brazil High School with the class of 1888. After several years of studying law, he received his degree at the Indiana University Law School in Indianapolis. He engaged in the practice of law in partnership with his brother-in-law, Howard Carter, and later formed a partnership with James A. McNutt...
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Another Habitat house nears completion
(Local News ~ 11/26/19)
A team of volunteers works at a house being built by Habitat for Humanity on Monday morning in Brazil. The house, which is located at Sherman and Kruzan Street, is planned for completion next spring.
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