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Winter weather fun
(Community News ~ 12/25/14)
Last week, I discussed some of the downsides associated with winter weather. This week, I want to switch things up and talk about some of the positives associated with winter weather. Hopefully, you can remember some of these positive parts of winter and use them to brighten your day in the future...
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Farm Bill options to be presented
(Community News ~ 12/25/14)
If you have questions about options under the new Farm Bill, you can get answers at five meetings in West Central Indiana next month. Farmers have several coverage options and opportunity to reallocate their base acreage based on recent planting history. For the first time in years, they can also update their farms' yields based on actual yield history...
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Fair land leases are not easy
(Community News ~ 12/25/14)
Many landowners and farmers struggle each year to find what is fair in land leases. Questions like, "What is a fair rent?" "Should we cash rent or rent on the shares?" "Why did my neighbor get more than I did?" "How does a flex lease work?" often come up...
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Local food pantry helps brighten a few families' Christmas this year
(Local News ~ 12/25/14)
A family of four enters the Clay County Emergency Food Pantry Tuesday morning. After making their list of needed items, which included two types of meat, vegetables and other canned and dry products, two pantry volunteers go to work filling the order...
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Local resident recognized by the state for her work in schools
(Local News ~ 12/25/14)
Brazil native Karen (Wells) Webb's career allows her to interact with three of her favorite things on a daily basis: children, books and computers. As an elementary media specialist for more than 25 years, she understands and has seen firsthand how powerful a tool technology can be in the schools and tries to incorporate it as much as she can with her students at Honey Creek Middle School in Terre Haute...
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Man accused of brandishing knife faces intimidation charge
(Local News ~ 12/25/14)
Joshua H. Field faces a felony count of intimidation and misdemeanor counts of theft and criminal mischief following an incident last month where he's accused of threatening his ex-girlfriend with a knife. Field, 36, who has both rural Brazil and Jasonville addresses listed on public record, was charged on Dec. 19 in Clay Circuit Court...
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Bowling for Tots deemed a success
(Local News ~ 12/25/14)
Great Dane Brazil held its third annual Bowling for Tots event at the Terre Haute Bowling Center on Dec. 14 to benefit the Toys for Tots Foundation of the Wabash Valley. More than 200 people showed up to support the event, with more than 50 bowling teams competing for the best overall score. The team of Albert Mays and Scott Paver posted the best score of the day with a 236...
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