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Knights capture seventh straight WIC title
(High School Sports ~ 10/09/14)
Times Staff Report Northview's volleyball teams have established themselves as one of the top teams in the mid-state, if not the entire state. The Knights racked up its seventh consecutive Western Indiana Conference title with a 25-14, 25-9, 25-11 win over Owen Valley Wednesday night...
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North Clay football wraps up sterling year
(High School Sports ~ 10/09/14)
Times Staff Report SULLIVAN -- The North Clay football teams wrapped up extremely successful seasons with a pair of victories at conference foe Sullivan on Wednesday evening. The eighth-grade Knights wrapped up an undefeated season with a hard fought 20-14 win over the Golden Arrows...
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Northview looking to remain on the winning track
(High School Sports ~ 10/09/14)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor A Western Indiana Conference championship is within reach for the Northview football team as is some all-important momentum for the postseason. Just two regular season games remain starting with tonight's road trip to West Vigo at 7 p.m...
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Season concludes at Crawfordsville Regional for Knights' Baysinger
(High School Sports ~ 10/09/14)
Times Staff Report CRAWFORDSVILLE -- For one Wabash Valley tennis product, the season came to a conclusion, while another group continued on in the postseason Wednesday evening. Northview's Gaddis Baysinger lost a 6-0, 6-1 decision to Terre Haute South's Nathan Bogle...
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The Boys of Fall: Helping tackle cancer -- one person at a time
(Local News ~ 10/09/14)
"You mess with one man, You got us all. The boys of fall." Holding the Kenny Chesney lyric as personal philosophy, a group of mostly football-playing Clay County elementary students have decided to tackle the burden faced by local wife and mother of four, Beth Erickson...
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Woman shares her successful battle against the disease
(Local News ~ 10/09/14)
Many people tap dance around cancer, afraid of its consequences, but Kathy White of Brazil tap danced through it. She enjoyed tap dancing, and, when she was going through radiation treatments, she continued doing what she loved best. "Exercise and being with people are so important," she said. "It's important to live life as normally as possible, and I believe in the power of prayer. There were many prayer warriors praying for me."...
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Breast cancer touches everyone-- Mann shares her emotional journey with the disease
(Local News ~ 10/09/14)
LeeAnn Mann is a survivor and her positive attitude, courage and determination has carried her through multiple battles against various forms of cancer. This is her story, in her own words: "I was told I had breast cancer on May 7, 2007. I had had mammograms yearly since I turned 40, per my OB/GYN. ...
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School trustees adopt RIF policy, concerns remain
(Local News ~ 10/09/14)
Clay Community School Corp. trustees continue to grapple with a Reduction in Force policy that no longer reduces staff during troubled financial times by seniority, but by job performance -- a change handed down from the Indiana General Assembly. While the majority of trustees adopted the policy during their meeting on Thursday, it didn't come without serious discussion and concerns that it could lead to confusion or worse, litigation from those dismissed if a RIF is ever necessary...
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Saint Mary's to host Sinfonietta Pops Orchestra in recognition of WWI anniversary
(Community News ~ 10/09/14)
The Sinfonietta Pops Orchestra will begin its 2014-2015 season with "The Gathering Storm" at 3 p.m. on Oct. 12, 2014 at the Cecilian Auditorium, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. The program will recognize the 100th anniversary of World War I with music and a special display of the original World War I bond posters recently restored by the Lilly Library and part of the Special Collections at the Vigo County Public Library...
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Blue Ribbon School: Jackson Township celebrating 'once-in-a-lifetime' achievement
(Local News ~ 10/09/14)
Jackson Township Elementary got final word last week that they would be among nine Indiana schools and 337 nationwide to be recognized as a Blue Ribbon school. Principal Brad Ennen and former principal Jeff Fritz will travel to Washington D.C. in November to be recognized for the school's achievements...
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Murphy given 20 years for murder-for-hire
(Local News ~ 10/09/14)
A Clay County man who conspired to kill another person was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the crime on Wednesday in Clay Superior Court. Saying it was "with some reluctance," Judge Blaine Akers accepted the change of plea agreement for Dale Murphy, 54, in the murder-for-hire case. The agreement dismissed felony counts of child molesting and sexual misconduct with a minor filed in 2012 in exchange for Murphy's guilty plea to conspiracy to commit murder, a Class A felony...
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Commissioners back effort to better fund veterans with brain injuries
(Local News ~ 10/09/14)
Clay County is joining other Indiana counties petitioning the state for additional funding for returning Hoosier veterans suffering from traumatic brain injuries. On Monday, Clay County Veterans' Service Officer Mike Holland requested the commissioners approve a resolution advocating for hyperbaric oxygen therapy and other medical treatments for traumatic brain injuries be provided to Indiana veterans...
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Court News: Oct. 7-8
(Local News ~ 10/09/14)
Clay County Courthouse The following transactions took place at the Clay County Courthouse Oct. 7-8: Circuit Court State Criminal Charges Trevor R. Okulvich, 19, 1: Possession of marijuana Joshua H. Field, 36, 1: Battery resulting in bodily injury Terry J. Henderson Jr., 20, 1: Harassment 2: Harassment 3: Harassment...
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Jail Bookings, Oct. 7-8
(Local News ~ 10/09/14)
Clay County Justice Center The following jail bookings were made at the Clay County Justice Center between Oct. 7-8: OVWI Controlled Substance Malad, Richard M., 68 OVWI Malad, Richard M., 68
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No paper on Monday
(Local News ~ 10/09/14)
The Brazil Times will not publish on Monday, Oct. 13, because there is no U.S. Postal Service on Columbus Day. The paper will resume publication on Tuesday, Oct. 14.
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Remove political signs from federal, state rights-of-way
(Local News ~ 10/09/14)
The Indiana Department of Transportation reminds all Hoosiers that campaign signs are prohibited from federal and state highway rights-of-way by Indiana Code 9-21-4-6. INDOT reports that its personnel are required by state law to remove all unauthorized signs within the state right-of-way. The right-of-way areas which must remain free of signs for the safety of the motoring public include:...
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American Aikido
(Community News ~ 10/09/14)
The American Aikido Institute in Brazil conducted a test for 1st Degree Black Belt (shodan) through the Aikikai Foundation in Tokyo, Japan on Oct. 3. Haruo Matsuoka Sensei, 6th Degree Black Belt, conducted the test. 1st Black Belts were awarded to Scott Hamilton and Alex Svenson. Above, front, from left, are Hamilton of Greencastle and Svenson of Chicago; and back, are Scott Reynolds, Garry Howard, Haruo Matsuoka Sensei, Michael Howard, Justen Gibbens and John Reich...
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