Stories from Sunday, December 7, 2014

Times Staff Report NASHVILLE -- Northview got off to another slow start offensively on the road at Brown County Saturday evening and the Brown County Eagles took full advantage. The Eagles jumped out to a 27-14 lead at halftime and never looked back in taking a 59-42 Western Indiana Conference win over the Knights...

Times Staff Report NASHVILLE -- Looking for a conference win in its first Western Indiana Conference contest of the season, the Knights' defense came up big in a 53-28 win by the Northview girls on Saturday afternoon. Northview held Brown County to just 11 points in the first half in claiming a 17-point lead on the way to a win in Nashville...

The Clay County Chamber of Commerce added three new members recently. New members are American Cancer Society, Morris Manufacturing and KIHM Metal Technologies. According to information provided by the Chamber of Commerce, ACS is dedicated to helping people get well, stay well, find cures and fight back. ...

Auditions for the Community Theatre of Clay County for the production of "Do You Remember When? A Snapshot of the 50's" will be at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 16 at the theatre. The show is a soup and sandwich affair that features music from all of the top hits of the 1950s. The show is Feb. 6 and 7...

The IBM Retirees' Organization (IRO) annual Hot Dog Day -- a day of reunion and remembrances -- will be on Sunday. Hot dogs and all the trimmings will be served from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1550, 819 S. Jackson St., Greencastle...

To the editor: I grew up in Brazil and always look forward to coming back "home" to celebrate the holidays. My parents, John and Arlene Tribble, are still very active in the community. My dad is still very active at the Forest Park Golf Course and my mom "volunteers" seven days a week at the Brazil food pantry...

A scam involving threat of arrest without payment is surfacing locally and authorities want the public to know about it. The Clay County Sheriff's Department reported this weekend that they have received several calls about the scam. "These individuals are calling and saying they are with the sheriff's (office) or police department and that they have a warrant for your address," according to the CCSD...

A rural Clay City couple has been accused of manufacturing methamphetamine after police report finding the drug and the process and precursors to make it at their address. Timothy and Susan Steuerwald each face felony charges of dealing in meth, possession of the drug and maintaining a common nuisance. They were also charged with misdemeanor counts of possessing both marijuana and paraphernalia...

Indiana State University's Diann McKee, a Brazil native, has been recognized as one of central Indiana's top financial executives. The Indianapolis Business Journal recently honored McKee, Indiana State's vice president for business affairs and finance and university treasurer, in its seventh annual Chief Financial Officer of the Year program. McKee was honored in the not-for-profit/government category for organizations with more than $100 million in annual revenue...

Mark Barnhart's work as an elected officeholder has been one geared towards serving others the best he can. When was approached by colleagues to run for the Clay County assessor's office, he gladly accepted the opportunity, but those eight years spent as assessor were not his first in public office. ...

A concerned neighbor alerted authorities to a house fire in Saline City Sunday evening. No injuries were reported and fire officials said most of the damage was in the attic of the home at 1530 S. 3rd Street. At 4:26 p.m., Clay County Sheriff's Department dispatch received a call from a Saline City resident concerning smoke billowing from the roof of his neighbor's house...