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Blog: Some good news in the analysis of COVID-19 rates
(Local News ~ 03/31/20)
It’s stunning how fast events are moving. Two weeks ago I was deliberating traveling with family to New Orleans, a place with no identified cases of coronavirus at the time. Now, New Orleans is one of the hot zones for the virus. In a matter of days, Missouri went from a couple known cases to more than 250 and climbing fast. Perry County is under order from county authorities to “shelter in place.”...
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Road work to begin this week
(Local News ~ 03/31/20)
The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a patch and resurfacing project will begin this week. The contractor will begin overnight patching work through Greencastle Thursday, April 2 and Friday, April 3 between the hours of 7:30 p.m. until 6 a.m., weather permitting...
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Brazil Times Bracket Challenge: Thank you
(High School Sports ~ 03/31/20)
When I envisioned the concept of the Brazil Times Bracket Challenge a few weeks ago, I wasn’t sure how it would be received. Sure, I thought people would take part in it at some level. But what ended up happening truly blew me away, and I can’t thank Clay County enough for the support they gave the Challenge and all of the kids that were in it...
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42nd District candidate gives her views
(Community News ~ 03/31/20)
Brandi Cooper Vandivier is one of three Democratic Party candidates running for the Indiana House. She will face two other candidates for the Democratic Party nomination during the June 2nd Primary Election. We asked all three candidates the same questions by email and Vandivier was the first to respond...
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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Ella Ray Baysinger
(Community News ~ 03/31/20)
Ella Ray Baysinger, a daughter, was born to Wyatt and Brittany Baysinger of Brazil at 10:15 p.m., on February 25, 2020, at Hendrix Regional Health, Danville, Indiana. She weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces. Grandparents are Bob and Rhonda Ray of Brazil and David and Andrfea Baysinger of Brazil...
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Brazil PD investigates crimes against juveniles
(Local News ~ 03/31/20)
The urgency of the COVID-19 outbreak announced in Indiana in early March captivated the attention of the public and the press. Meanwhile local law enforcement continued to investigate two sex crimes involving juveniles. The Brazil City Police Department Criminal Investigative Division provided information about these cases Tuesday...
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Blog: Major Roswell Hill, Civil War Veteran and Former State Treasurer
(Local News ~ 03/31/20)
Major Hill was the fifth in a family of eight children born to Almira (Usher) and Abel Shepard Hill. He was born on August 29, 1843, in Brazil, Indiana. When he was sixteen years of age, Roswell went to a military academy in Clinton, Indiana. He spent six months at the military academy and returned home to his parents’ farm. The military training he received at Clinton must have served him well, because he rose gradually in rank to Major in the Civil War...
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Seedline International is handing out 100 free large Pizza Hut pizzas on Thursday evening
(Community News ~ 03/31/20)
Years ago, when I was just 9 years old, I was introduced for the first time to a Bible ministry in our area named Seedline International. As I watched the effort and impact they had in producing and distributing the Word of God throughout the whole world, it played a huge role in inspiring me to eventually go into the ministry. ...
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Parents honor student athletes
(Local News ~ 03/31/20)
Beth Adams is one of several mothers in the area who have chosen to honor their student-athletes by hanging their uniforms on the door of their home. Adams’ son is Hunter Adams of Clay City High School.
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