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TOP STORY OF THE DAY: Scammers are back at work and trying to collect false water bills
(Local News ~ 11/03/20)
Residents need to be aware of a telephone scam involving the Brazil City Water Department, and not just water customers in Brazil. Brazil resident George Bowls has used a well for his home water supply for 30 years, but when his phone rang Sunday night, an unknown man demanded payment for a past-due water bill, threatening to shut the service off...
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COVID-19 UPDATE Monday, Nov. 2: COVID-19 closes local school as long-term care facility battling the virus during 9th month of pandemic
(Local News ~ 11/03/20)
As 1,722,842 unique Indiana residents (estimated 25.5% of the overall Indiana population of 6.732 million) have been tested for COVID-19 since March 15, 2020, 185,185 people (estimated 10.7% of the unique “new” individuals tested) have tested positive with 4,150 (22.4%) deaths reported...
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HONOR ROLLS: Clay City Jr.-Sr. High School, first quarter
(Community News ~ 11/03/20)
SENIORS Academic Distinction – Tara Arthur, Alisabeth Carrell, Lindsay Coley, Hailey Hofmann, Emily Hyatt, Charlie Koehler, MacKinzie Phillips, Jadison Robinson, Trinity Sankey, Elyssa Secrest High Distinction – Hallie Harbaugh, Mason Laswell, Nathaniel Landry...
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Welcome to town, Anytime Fitness!
(Local News ~ 11/03/20)
Anytime Fitness in Brazil had its official grand opening last week. The new fitness center is located at 60 Forest Park Plaza at Kroger Plaza in Brazil Their official opening date was March 16, then came Covid and the shut down. Anytime Fitness was able to open its doors back up in May. Part of the celebration at Anytime Fitness was its Customer Appreciation day, filled with special membership offers, games and prizes that were donated from members and businesses around town.
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HONOR ROLLS: North Clay Middle School, first grading period
(Community News ~ 11/03/20)
6th Grade High Distinction Isabella Bailey, Conner Barnes, Evan Baxin, Jayda Buza, Kamdyn Edrington, Peyton Esker, Lucinda Etling, Ava Frazier, Mayli Graverson, Jensen Hayes, Mackenzie Heaton, Evan Hoover, Jakub Jedynak, Tatom Lookebill, Elijah Mckillop, Ailia Mcvay, Mia Modesitt, Shaydn Mullenix, Gracelynn Patton, Sophie Phillips, Ruth Price, Daniel Russell, Raygen Stewart, Alexis Strahla, Sophia Tipton, Amelia Toney, Makayla True, Lucas Whitman...
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Veterans' Day band concert set for November 11
(Local News ~ 11/03/20)
The annual Veterans’ Day celebration will be held at the Clay County Courthouse in Brazil on Wednesday November 11th at 10:15 a.m. Social distancing and the wearing of masks will be appreciated. When word of the Armistice, thus ending The Great War, later renamed World War I, reached Clay County, thousands flocked to the courthouse to observe the 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month in 1918 as the Armistice went into effect...
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Election Day is here, and Clay County continues to break early voting records
(Local News ~ 11/03/20)
Clay County set a new early voting record for the second straight Saturday on Oct. 31, with 675 votes cast. The previous single-day record had been set on Oct. 24 with 536. Clay County has 18,949 registered voters. Election clerk Anola Gallion said the total of early voting and mail ballots received totaled more than 5,000 through Saturday...
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Election Day in Clay County and COVID-19
(Local News ~ 11/03/20)
As voters get out to vote across America in the 2020 General Election Tuesday, local election officials confirmed COVID-19 created an unusual problem. Clay County Election Clerk Anola Gallion was apprised of an unidentified local resident who tested positive for COVID-19 Monday and was placed in quarantine. At the last minute, the unidentified voter requested to vote absentee...
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Clay County officials thrilled with 65% voter turnout
(Local News ~ 11/03/20)
Clay County voters turned out en masse for the 2020 general election, with 12,383 of 18,949 voters using one of the many options available to them to stake their claims for their preferred candidates. Clay County voting clerk Anola Gallion admitted Tuesday night she could not accurately predict in advance what the turnout would be, but she had hoped for somewhere in the 55- to 60-percent range...
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Northview drops season-opener to Mustangs
(High School Sports ~ 11/03/20)
While many around the United States hunkered down in front of their televisions Tuesday night waiting to see who would win the different elections taking place, Northview’s girls basketball team took the floor for the first time in 2020. Taking on Edgewood, a team full of height, the Lady Knights clogged the painted area and forced the Mustangs to beat them with shots over the top of their outstretched arms...