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Top Farmer Crop Workshop scheduled
(Local News ~ 06/12/13)
WEST LAFAYETTE -- Crop farmers will have the chance to reevaluate their farming operations when Purdue University's Center for Commercial Agriculture hosts the annual Top Farmer Crop Workshop July 8-10. Participants will work with Purdue University and University of Illinois Extension farm management experts, as well as other university and industry experts, to look at their operations from a business standpoint -- specifically economic, agronomic and technological opportunities and challenges...
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Homemakers celebration planned
(Local News ~ 06/12/13)
There is an old saying. "Time flies." I don't believe that. I say, "It gallops." The fiscal year of the Clay County Extension Homemakers Club closes at the end of June. A celebration is planned Tuesday, June 25, at the Clay County Fairgrounds. Registration will take place from 10-10:30 a.m...
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Identifying the pesky ticks
(Local News ~ 06/12/13)
No one likes it when they have spent a few hours outside and then come in to find a tick on them. One of the biggest reasons is because ticks are capable of carrying and spreading disease and can cause tick paralysis in livestock, pets and humans. It is estimated that there are 820 species of ticks in the world. ...
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Public Record
(Police Logs ~ 06/12/13)
Clay County Justice Center The following transactions took place at the Clay County Justice Center June 11: Awaiting Warrant Arraignment Davis, Lacey N., 23 Stapert, Richard W., 50 Francis, Tina L., 34 Residential Entry Davis, Lacey N., 23 Probation Violation...
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Applications available
(Local News ~ 06/12/13)
Local non-profit food booth vendor 4th of July Celebration applications are available on the Rotary Club of Brazil website (www.brazilrotary.org). Completed applications should be submitted by June 22 and be mailed to the address located on the form...
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Commissioners discuss healthcare
(Local News ~ 06/12/13)
The Clay County Commissioners approved quote information and specifications on roadwork to be done on Pinckley Street and defined seasonal and part-time county employees' hours at a special meeting Wednesday. Under the Affordable Care Act, a county employee working 30 hours or more must be offered health insurance from their employer...
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Wildlife photographer opens gallery
(Local News ~ 06/12/13)
Brazil resident Denny Dumas is making a business from his abstract wildlife photography. Dumas, owner of Fish Creek Photos, has been interested in photography since he first picked up a camera at age 5. Dumas has been working professionally in photography since he moved to Oregon 25 years ago. There, Dumas worked as a wildlife photographer and as a writer for travel magazines...
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Paraplegic journeys across America
(Local News ~ 06/12/13)
One California man is making a journey across America unlike any other. Gabriel Cordell, 42, is currently on a journey from Santa Monica, Calif., to West Hempstead, N.Y., in his standard size wheelchair, a journey of 3,300 miles in more than 75 days. Cordell's primary route is across United States 40...
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