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Eels win, snap 11-game losing streakDUGGER — The last time Clay City’s girls basketball team had the chance to celebrate a victory inside the walls of a locker room, the Christmas holiday had not yet taken place. It had been 46 days since the Eels had that feeling, but on Thursday at Dugger Union, it returned... -
Former Brazil resident receives national recognitionFISHERS — Wayne 0. McHargue, a 1955 graduate of Brazil High School, has been chosen to receive the Albert Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. It is awarded luminaries who have achieved such eminence that they stand out from the other Who’s Who listees... -
Northview team places third in JAG competitionOver 200 JAG students from our 9 participating schools signed up to compete in this year’s JAG Career Development Conference. Northview’s Macee Kuhn came in third in Critical Thinking and Northview placed third in Chapter Marketing Campaign. The students met on the campus of Ivy Tech Community College on January 17, 2020, to put their skills to the test... -
If you like puppies and kittens ...If your New Year’s resolution is to become more active in the community or to volunteer someplace, one local charitable organization encourages visitors. The Clay County Humane Society welcomes anyone interested in volunteering to help take care of animals... -
Thomas named to IFCA Academic All-State teamEarlier in the week, the Indiana Football Coaches Association revealed its Academic All-State team for the 2019 season. Among those to earn a spot was Northview senior kicker and punter Steven Thomas. It closes out what was his best season for the Knights on the football field... -
Scott W. HilligossScott W. Hilligoss, 67 of Reelsville, IN. passed away January 21, 2020 at 3:19 am at Terre Haute Regional Hospital following surgery. He was born March 10, 1952 in Mattoon, IL, the son of Paul Hilligoss and Maxine Leonard Hilligoss. He graduated from high school, and enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps. He served in Vietnam... -
City changes policy on utility depositsUp until now the City of Brazil has not had a policy on how to handle utility deposits when a customer is transferring to a new location within the city. On Wednesday, the Brazil Board of Public Works and Safety decided that a person should receive a refund of their deposit when they pay their final bill. They can then pay a new deposit for their new building within the city...
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Veterans present flag to nursing homeVFW Post 1127 Commander Bob Bigley (left) presents an American flag to Jesse Miller, administrator, Cloverleaf Healthcare Center, on Wednesday morning during the Veterans Club weekly breakfast. “Sarge” Marion Eveland (right) asked for the flag to be placed in the dining room where the veterans'group meets... -
Northview knocks off North for the first time since 2008-09TERRE HAUTE — The last time Northview’s boys basketball team came out on the winning side of the scoreboard against Terre Haute North, most of the players on the 2019-20 roster were just beginning grade school. And with the way things were going at halftime, it looked like the long losing skid would continue on for at least another season... -
Northview seniors help transition program into next levelPrior to Tuesday’s dual match with visiting Cloverdale, the Northview wrestling team honored its four seniors. Noah Minor, Zack Brown, Zack Calandrilla and Hunter Toney each played a vital role in their times donning the maroon and black, Northview coach Tony Sanabria said, but especially so in 2019-20... -
Trio of Eels attend Richard Lugar SymposiumEach year, high schools throughout the state of Indiana can send three juniors to the annual Richard Lugar Symposium for Tomorrow’s Leaders hosted by the University of Indianapolis. This year, Elyssa Secrest, Tara Arthur and Hailey Hofmann represented Clay City... -
Betty SmithBetty June Smith, age 94, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2020 in Strongsville, Ohio. Betty was born on July 11, 1925 in Brazil, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Richard Smith in 1972, and her mother Gertrude McCullough in 1990... -
Brazil Main Street is having another photo contest“Through the Eyes of a Child” is the vision for Brazil Main Street’s 2020 “Love Your City” photography contest and exhibition. Clay County students in Pre-K through 12th grade are invited to capture Brazil, Indiana’s best attributes on camera so that others in the community can see it’s beauty through a child’s perspective... -
Patient describes what waiting for a kidney meansEver thought about being an organ donor? Peyton Marie Krider hopes you have, and you will consider taking a confidential health history survey (www.mayoclinic.org/livingdonor) about the prospect of becoming a living kidney or liver donor at the Mayo Clinic... -
Barger, Richey honored on Senior NightAt the start of the girls high school basketball season, Northview coach Zack Keyes stated that his team was going to rely heavily upon its seniors in Makenzie Barger and Haley Richey. When he said that, it was implied that they would have large roles on the floor, but he went on to note that they were going to be needed as much, if not more, as leaders on the sidelines, in practice and in the locker room...
