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Indiana FSSA launches informative video to help guide families through child care and early education choices
(Local News ~ 01/14/20)
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana offers useful and informative resources to help parents find quality child care and early learning opportunities for their children. Good examples are ChildCareFinder.IN.Gov, which the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration launched in 2016 to help find and compare licensed and registered child cares in their areas, and BrighterFuturesIndiana.org, which supports families in enhancing their children’s learning. ...
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Law enforcement seeks help from public
(Local News ~ 01/14/20)
Law enforcement officials from two counties are still looking for a suspect wanted on multiple warrants and involved in a pursuit and search last week. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Tuesday the search for Jeffrey Brown, 41, Greencastle, continues. Brown is a white male, 6-feet-4-inches tall, weighs 195 pounds, has brown hair, green eyes, and a large tattoo on the left side of his neck...
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Lady Eels fall to Owen Valley
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/20)
SPENCER — After last week’s game against North Central, which saw the Clay City girls basketball team fall, coach Jason Sinders stated that it was a step in the right direction for his team heading into the final games of the regular season. Showing fight down the stretch, despite facing a double-digit deficit, was all he needed to see...
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Maurer, Pearce earn their way into Knights’ starting lineup
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/20)
When the girls high school basketball season officially got underway a few months ago, Northview kicked things off on the road against Mooresville. Waiting on the bench to run through the tunnel of teammates who were ready to slap them high-five when their names were called during the starting lineup introductions were sophomores Sydney Maurer and Tara Pearce...
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Welcome to The Times, Verna Davis!
(Local News ~ 01/14/20)
Editor’s Note: Verna Davis is a familiar face around the Wabash Valley. For years she wrote a column for the Terre Haute Tribune-Star and now she has moved to The Brazil Times. We welcome her and we hope you will follow her exploits on our website, http://www.thebraziltimes.com...
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Morrison’s bill protecting working Hoosiers from microchipping moves forward
(Local News ~ 01/14/20)
The House Employment, Labor, and Pensions Committee unanimously advanced State Rep. Alan Morrison’s (R-Brazil) bill protecting Hoosiers from having devices implanted in them as a basis for employment or to receive additional compensation or benefits...
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Lions Club having annual Liberty Day program
(Local News ~ 01/14/20)
The Brazil Lions is having their Annual Liberty Day Program at North Clay this Friday, January 17. It will be for the 8th graders with guest speakers Prosecutor Emily Clarke for periods 2nd and 3rd, State Representative Alan Morrison for periods 4th and 5th and Sheriff Paul Harden for periods 7th and 8th. Each student receives a Liberty Day, Indiana Booklet. (US Constitution & Declaration of Independence.)...
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BLOG BRAZIL BUZZ: Happy birthday, Tootie Mae
(Local News ~ 01/14/20)
We will celebrate our little dachshund, Tootie Mae’s birthday this week. She was born on January 15, 2009. We pet lovers were at a visitation at a funeral home and saw pictures of the deceased on the memory board holding two very cute puppies. Paul and I had no desire of adopting a house pet at the time...
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CLAY COUNTY THROUGH THE YEARS: Robert Wallace Coffey, Sr. - Charter Member of Elks
(Community News ~ 01/14/20)
Robert Wallace Coffey, Sr., age seventy-nine passed away on his birthday. He had been a farmer, engineer, and lawyer. He was one of the last two living charter members of the Brazil Lodge of Elks. Mr. Coffey died Wednesday afternoon, November 27, 1957, at a hospital in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana. He was also one of the oldest surviving alumni of Brazil High School...
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Extension meeting set to host Winter Hemp Meeting
(Community News ~ 01/14/20)
Industrial hemp is on a lot of people’s minds these days. Information on this crop can be complex and difficult to understand, and there’s still a lot of work to be done by our legislature before the regulations are in place. On February 11th, Purdue Extension is hosting a Winter Hemp Meeting to provide farmers and other interested parties the tools and information they need to make an effective plan for growing industrial hemp...
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James E. Toney
(Obituary ~ 01/14/20)
James E. Toney, 84, of Terre Haute passed away January 10, 2020 in Brandenton Hospice. He was born February 21, 1935 in Vigo County to Leroy Toney and Ruby Storey Toney. James was a truck driver with the Teamster’s Union and worked for Liquid Carbonic.He was also the former owner of Hwy 41 Bar & Grill in Lyford, Indiana. He was a member Rosedale Masonic Lodge F&AM #333, Terre Haute Moose Lodge and Terre Haute Eagles Aeries Lodge #291...
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Allen Ray Smith
(Obituary ~ 01/14/20)
Allen Ray Smith, 47, of Brazil, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Allen was born on February 27, 1972 to John Allen Smith and Evelyn (Layne) Smith Targett. He was a retired mechanic. Allen was a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles # 274 in Brazil. ...
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HONOR ROLLS - Second Quarter - North Clay Middle School 8th Grade
(Community News ~ 01/14/20)
GRADE LEVEL 8 High Distinction Chloee Batchelor, Josiah Bell, Brooklyn Eldridge, Alexis Fagg, Gnister Grant, Samantha Hendricks, Chloe Lawler, Audrey Lee, Matthew Mullenix, Kalyn Rhea, Caden Schrader, Elise Somheil, Martina Sutherland, Jacob Webster and Hayden Wood...
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HONOR ROLLS - Second Quarter - North Clay Middle School 7th Grade
(Community News ~ 01/14/20)
GRADE LEVEL 7 High Distinction Kaleigh Alexander, Makenzie Basch, Macee Brown, Zachary Buell, Brynlee Clarke, Rylie Coleman, Samuel Eppert, Aubree Goda, Gracie King, Ehren Knerr, Brayden Kreiger, Abigale Lash, Lacie Lee, Keira Lucas, Lucas Lunsford, Bradee McDonald, Myra McQueen, Mason Mershon, Sasha Ochoa-Arevalo, Kyle Pittsenbarger, Kassidy Price, Rachel Rounds, Abigale Shearer, Jared Shepherd, Charisma Smothers, Anastasia Stewart, Mason Sutherland, Lauren Tilley and Dalaena White...
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Clay City extends its winning streak to four
(High School Sports ~ 01/14/20)
CLAY CITY — After starting the year with a road victory at South Putnam, the Clay City boys basketball team dropped its next five in a row. It dropped the Eels four games under the Mendoza line and meant they had a decent-sized hole to dig out of to get back to that mark...
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