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Deanna Lou Rice
(Obituary ~ 06/09/06)
Deanna Lou Rice, 45, of Brazil, died Thursday evening after a long battle with cancer. She was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana to Gerald Lee and Margaret Seay Simpson. She graduated from Southmont High School. She was a homemaker and very devoted to her family. She was a member of The First Christian Church. She enjoyed sewing and was a member of the Jackson Township P.T.O...
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FAYE R. DEBOARD BUTLER
(Obituary ~ 06/09/06)
Faye R. DeBoard Butler, 64 of Goshen, Ohio, and formerly of Brazil, passed away June 6, 2006, in the Bethesa North Hospital in Cincinnati. She was born Aug. 19, 1941, in Bowling Green. She was a factory worker for the Ford Motor Company for 18 years retiring in 1992. She loved working in her garden and with her flowers, riding Harley Davidson Motorcycles and she lived for her animals and grandchildren...
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DAMITA RAE LYON
(Obituary ~ 06/09/06)
Damita Rae Lyon, 73, of Greencastle, died June 7, 2006, at 4:25 p.m. at Putnam County Hospital. She was born Feb. 7, 1933, in Clay County the daughter of Sherman R. Nichols and Ruby V. Belk Nichols. She attended school in Brazil. On Feb. 20, 1953, she married Kenneth M. Lyon; he survives...
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SHARI LEA CUNNINGHAM OVERSHINER
(Obituary ~ 06/09/06)
Shari Lea Cunningham Overshiner, also known as Shari McKinney, 31, of Terre Haute and Brazil, died June 5, 2006, at 2:30 a.m. at her residence. Born Feb. 12, 1975, in Greencastle,Indiana, she was the daughter of George H. Culbertson and Betty Jean (Porter) Culbertson...
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LLOYD EMERSON LANTZ
(Obituary ~ 06/09/06)
Lloyd Emerson Lantz, 78, of Spencer, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2006, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Hospital in Carmel. He was born Dec. 25, 1927, in Indianapolis to Carl Emerson and Maude (Trotter) Lantz. He was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Ellettsville and was a U.S. ...
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Fire on S. Leavitt St.
(Local News ~ 06/09/06)
Fire consumed this house in the 900 block of South Leavitt Street late Thursday. Around 11:30 p.m., Brazil firefighters were called to the scene. No one was believed injured in the blaze.
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Suspect withdraws request for speedy trial
(Local News ~ 06/09/06)
A man charged in connection with the December 2004 murder of Cassie Harris no longer wants a "speedy trial." On Tuesday, Timothy D. Bailey, charged with assisting a criminal, appeared in Vigo County Superior Court Division 1 to have the request for a speedy trial vacated because he hired a new attorney...
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In other news ...School Board
(Local News ~ 06/09/06)
Enrollment Report Assistant Superintendent Mike Mogan told the school board the enrollment was 70 students lower than the starting enrollment at the beginning of last fall. The total of students enrolled for the sixth-grading period of Clay Community Schools was 4,617...
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New superintendent's contract stuns teachers who work without a contract
(Local News ~ 06/09/06)
On Thursday evening, when the Clay Community School Board of Trustees approved Dr. Dan Schroeder as the new superintendent of schools many of the more than 40 teachers in the audience were stunned at the details surrounding his contract. Clay County Classroom Teachers' Association President Russ True said the decision was a slap in the face to teachers, who, as of June 1st, started their fourth year without a contract settlement...
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It's a farmer's market in Brazil
(Local News ~ 06/09/06)
A city-sponsored farmers market will sprout up in Brazil by the end of the month, according to City Plan Administrator Brandy Means. Means said she hopes to stage the inaugural market, which will feature locally-grown fruits, vegetables and other produce, the weekend of June 24. She had originally planned to launch the program by the end of May, but said she ran into a few minor hurdles-- settling on a location, determining a fair registration fee and notifying local growers, among others...
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The house that education built
(Local News ~ 06/09/06)
The Clay Community Schools Building Trades' 32nd house is completed and an Open House on Sunday will showcase the talents of 23 Clay County young men in the program. Hammers and nails have been put away and the grass is finally starting to grow, until next semester anyway...
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Submerged, stolen vehicle recovered
(Local News ~ 06/09/06)
Top: On Tuesday, members of the Clay County Sheriff's Department, Clay City Police and Curtis Garage work to lower the cable to a diver waiting in the water during the second attempt to retrieve a 1997 Ford dual cab pickup truck submerged in 75 feet of water for up to three weeks at a strip pit north of Clay City...
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In the good old summer time ...
(Local News ~ 06/09/06)
Local Cub Scouts go canoeing under the direction of Cub Scout leaders at Camp Krietenstein, near Poland, during Cub Scout Day Camp.
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