Stories from Friday, December 12, 2014

Anthony Aaron White, 44, Brazil, passed away Thursday December 11, 2014 at his home. He was born on April 1, 1970 in Danville, Indiana to Charles and Nancy White. Aaron graduated from Northview High School in the class of 1990. He loved the Indianapolis Colts, the Chicago Bulls, watching T.V. and spending time with friends and family...

Clay County Courthouse The following transactions took place at the Clay County Courthouse on Dec. 11: Circuit Court State Criminal Charges Seth J. Barrett, 17, 1: Possession of marijuana 2: Speeding Domestic Relations Tiffany L. Archer vs. Kevin M. Archer...

Clay County Justice Center The following bookings were reported at the Clay County Justice Center Dec. 11-12: Awaiting Warrant Arraignment Saude, Dustin, 33 Lile, Eddis J., 27 Sparks, Sarah L., 26 Myers Jr., James, 44 Sheese, Dale, 50 Awaiting Arraignment W/PC...

A local resident's request for stop signs to be installed at the intersection of Pinckley Street and Chicago Avenue was answered this week by the Brazil City Council. Chris Kwiatkowski approached council members with his concerns during their Wednesday meeting. His home, which sits at the intersection in question, was struck by a vehicle a few months ago. He said that is just one of many cases of reckless driving in the area and he hopes stop signs can curb it...

The Community Choir will perform its Christmas cantata at Community Missionary Church, 21 W. Pinckley St., Brazil, at 6 p.m. on Sunday. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The U.S. Postal Service says Monday is its busiest day of the year, with more than 640 million pieces of mail expected to be processed across the nation. Last year, 607 million pieces of mail were delivered during the holiday season, reflecting an increase due to growth in advertising and mail package volume...

Brazil resident Mary M. Moore was very fond of the city's park system, especially Forest Park where she spent a lot of her time going to concerts, volunteering and walking. So, as part of her wishes following her death last December, $10,000 was donated to Forest Park to be used for continued maintenance and improvement...

If you're looking for a great place to have a Christmas or New Year's Party, the Staunton Community Center is hard to beat. If you are interested, call 448-1487. The Lady Volunteers of the Staunton Community Center will resume hosting a monthly dinner in January 2015. Cookbooks are still available for $12. If you would like to purchase one (or more than one), call 448-2150. They make great Christmas gifts...

First Christian Church Celebrate the Christmas Season at First Christian Church. We are located on the west edge of Brazil on U.S. 40. This Sunday will be the second sermon in our "No Fear" Christmas Sermon Series. This week's sermon is about Joseph and the fear of what other people think about you...

One day last week I was headed out of town and was stopped at a railroad crossing by our local train. Thanks so much to the good folks at the railroad who send these long, long trains through town. The newspaper reported that they never have enough engine power to make it up the next hill, so the train eventually stops, stalls and traffic is blocked until another engine can be sent. ...

Marlene Diane Mattox, 63, of Battle Ground, IN passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2014. She lived with her daughter, Sarah Celeste Brown and grandson, Samuel Forrest Stull. Her son is Jeremy (Jeremiah) Ben Griffith Brown. She was born in Cory, IN to the late Forrest and Ruby Gilbert Mattox...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor The West Vigo Vikings took an early lead in Western Indiana Conference play Friday night, out running Northview in the fourth quarter to gain a 62-49 victory over the Knights. The loss drops the Knights to 0-2 in the WIC while the Vikings improved to 1-1...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor The Northview Knights got a career-high 26 points from senior Mallory Smith and clamped down defensively against West Vigo to claim an important Western Indiana Conference win, 62-31. The Knights began to exert their will late in the first quarter as Smith got rolling quickly with a nine-point quarter. Leading 14-9, leading scorer and rebounder, Mikayla Rowan went to the bench with her second foul, but it didn't faze the Northview lineup...

By Steve Fields For the Brazil Times Bloomfield -- Clay City countered Bloomfield's inside size advantage with unselfish team basketball and three-point baskets on Friday night in a 48-38 victory. Clay City, 3-1 going into today's contest at Eminence, got three-point baskets from four different players while giving coach Vance Edmondson his first win at Bloomfield's Guy Glover Gymnasium...