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Holiday tournaments bring up yearly shot clock conundrum
(High School Sports ~ 01/07/22)
At some point in the high school basketball calendar, the conundrum that is whether or not the state of Indiana should adopt the shot clock gets brought up. The opinions on the topic are always wide ranging. In the First Financial Wabash Valley Classic’s quarterfinal matchup between Class A No. 4 Bloomfield and Class 2A No. 2 Linton, the fuse was lit on social media when a video taken of the teams dribbling near halfcourt for 45-second intervals was posted...
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TOP STORY OF THE DAY, brought to you free by WICU: County in orange, numbers rising
(Local News ~ 01/07/22)
Although the Indiana State Department o Health COVID-19 Dashboard shows Clay County in the ORANGE ADVISORY LEVEL CATEGORY, the current data about the spread of the virus in the community doesn’t look good for next week’s update on Wednesday. The ADVISORY LEVEL CATEGORY refers to the current guidelines a county must follow to contain the virus’s speed in a community. A county must remain at a lower Weekly Two-Metric Score for two consecutive weeks to move to a lower advisory level...
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CHURCH BRIEFS: Sunday, January 9
(Crime News ~ 01/07/22)
The church is open from sun up til sun down Weekend Mass, Confession, & Adoration: Saturday 7 p.m. — Mass with Confession after Mass Sunday 9 a.m. — Mass with Confession before Mass at 8 a.m. First Saturday of each month — Adoration & Confession 9-11am...
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Rust Communications co-president loses battle with cancer
(Local News ~ 01/07/22)
Rex Dearmont Rust, co-president of Rust Communications, died Thursday evening after a yearlong battle with cancer. Rex, 52, was remembered for his community involvement, leadership, charitable work and positive, energetic personality. "It has been a difficult year grieving for a brother and sister-in-law as he struggled against cancer," said Jon K. ...
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New Year’s Day fire under investigation by city, state
(Local News ~ 01/07/22)
A structure fire on New Year’s Day in Brazil is under investigation. The Brazil Fire Department was dispatched shortly before midnight to a home at 1835 East Knight Street, Brazil. Firefighters arrived to find the garage, and a nearby vehicle was fully involved...
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HONOR ROLL - 1st Grading Period: CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
(Local News ~ 01/07/22)
Cornerstone is pleased to announce the Honor Roll for the second nine-week grading period. First grade all A’s: Karson Bacon, Carson Girton, Maebre Haviland, Jordyn Miller, Gabriel Moody, and Bowen Webster First grade all A’s and B’s: Ava Clodfelter, Cora Longo, Malayna McPike, Elijah Neeley, Isaac Smiley, Carly Smith, and Avery Wikle...
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HONOR ROLL - 1st Grading Period: Jackson Township Elementary
(Local News ~ 01/07/22)
FIRST GRADE All A’s: Ava Moore, Vivian Moore, Emma Vitz, Charles Weddle, Kamdyn Grigsby, Carter Howard, Addalynn Roe, Stella Rubeck, Kash Sawyer, Karsyn Terril, and Oliver Thompson. All A’s & B’s: Aiden Becktell, Harper Bridwell, Owen Burk, Richard Griffith, Jayce Hickman, Addilyn Hill, Lincoln Marks, Lola Moody, John Nickless, Braydon Presslor, Isabella Shepherd, Addison Siples, Jase Thomas, Wyatt Hayes, Kaia Hyde, Parker Nees, Cohen Nevill, Chayton Pingleton, and Gracelyn Rohr...
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INDIANA STATE DEAN'S LIST: FALL 2021
(Local News ~ 01/07/22)
Bowling Green – Julianna Hartman Carbon – Sarah Bond, Isaac Redenbarger Clay City – Rylinn Benjamin, Rendi Crabb, Suzanne Crabb, Michaelyn Deter, Sean Galminas, Kristen Ream, Lauren Ream, Gabe Youngblood Staunton - Analise Best...
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Helping hands from Staunton Elementary
(Local News ~ 01/07/22)
Two groups at Staunton Elementary School Top photo is of the 4th and 5th grade students. They decided to donate to the Clay County Humane Society instead of doing a class gift exchange. The bottom photo is of the Staunton Student Council, which donated cookies to the city and county police officers...
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Post play paces Lady Knights in win at Greencastle
(High School Sports ~ 01/07/22)
After a crucial victory over Edgewood two days prior, Northview’s goal for Friday was to avoid a letdown against a Greencastle team it had beaten by 25 two weeks ago. The Knights would do so, scoring 47 points for the third time in four games as part of a 47-25 win but it was not as smooth as hoped early on...
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Defense, rebounding guide Knights past Greencastle
(High School Sports ~ 01/07/22)
Off the back of a successful run in the consolation half of the Wabash Valley Classic, Northview started 2022 with the first of three-straight WIC boys’ basketball games, traveling to Greencastle Friday night. The offense took a while to get going, only scoring 20 points in the first half, but the defense never let the Tiger Cubs hit double-digits in any quarter as the Knights took home a 47-25 win...
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Preparing for winter
(Local News ~ 01/07/22)
Although there was a Winter Weather Advisory out for the area over the weekend, that didn’t stop the normal work at the Clay County Highway Garage. The highway department has a building full of salt/sand/calcium mixture at the garage facility located at 409 N. ...
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