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Clay City sharp shooting leads to weekend sweep
(High School Sports ~ 02/01/15)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor SWITZ CITY -- The Clay City Eels have notoriously shot poorly while visiting White River Valley's home gymnasium over the last several years. While the Eels have been able to claim sectional titles on the Wolverines' court, Clay City has done so in low scoring affairs while doing battle around the rim...
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Northview's Cook a sectional champion; Knights advance five wrestlers
(High School Sports ~ 02/01/15)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor BLOOMINGTON -- The Northview Knights advanced five wrestlers on to this weekend's Bloomington South Regional with a first-place, a pair of runner-ups and two third-place finishers as the top-four from each weight class moved on from the Bloomington North Sectional...
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Florence R. Alexander
(Obituary ~ 02/01/15)
Florence R. Alexander, age 89, of Greencastle, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 30, 2015. Born December 6, 1925 in Parke County, IN, she was the daughter of Hobert and Laura Viola (May) Martin. Florence was a graduate of Bridgeton High School. She was a devoted wife of 66 years and was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey Alexander on June 4, 2012...
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It's dead computer month
(Community News ~ 02/01/15)
Okay, February is not officially dead computer month, as far as we know. But, after 12 years of observation at Computer Central in Brazil, we've noticed February is the month when folks find themselves with a bunch of old computer stuff they don't need -- now that all the new Christmas stuff is up and working...
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A look back ... Feb. 1-7, 1910
(Local News ~ 02/01/15)
The Brazil Times has a new press it was described as "a huge new Duplex press." "A big verdict in the Cahill case" "The plaintiff gets a verdict for $7,500 in Vigo County Court this A.M." "Breaks county record" The jury in the damage suit of Otis Cahill vs. The Green Valley Coal company, after being out and fighting over the case for 23 long hours, returned a verdict this morning, giving Cahill damages in the sum of $7,500. Cahill was injured when a rock fell on him at a Jasonville mine...
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Indiana State welcomes guest artists to perform Thursday
(Community News ~ 02/01/15)
Two guest artists will perform chamber music at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Recital Hall of the Landini Center for Performing and Fine Arts at Indiana State University. Kate Boyd on piano and Davis Brooks on violin will join Kurt Fowler, professor at Indiana State's School of Music, for a program featuring Tchaikovsky's "Piano Trio, Op. ...
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Girl Scout cookies are here
(Community News ~ 02/01/15)
Truckloads of Girl Scout Cookies are rolling into central Indiana this week. Nearly 2 million packages will be delivered today through Wednesday in cities including Anderson, Bloomington, Columbus, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Lafayette, Lebanon, Muncie, Richmond, Terre Haute and many cities in between...
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Busy Bees club doing community service project
(Community News ~ 02/01/15)
Busy Bees 4-H Club is taking on a community service project collecting donations for Lucky Pups Rescue Inc. owned by Stacy Dotson. Dotson rescues dogs, puppies, cats and kittens from bad situations and from shelters that are at capacity to give them a second chance at a happy life. ...
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Court News: Jan. 29
(Local News ~ 02/01/15)
Clay County Courthouse The following transactions took place at the Clay County Courthouse Jan 29: Superior Court State Criminal Charges John Lovett, 31, 1: Battery resulting in bodily injury 2: Battery resulting in bodily injury Julie Sellers, 40, 1: Operating a vehicle with an ACE of .15 or more 2: Operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person 3: Operating a vehicle while intoxicated 4: Failure to yield right of way at entrance to through highway 5: Disregarding automatic signal...
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Jail Bookings: Jan. 29-Feb. 1
(Local News ~ 02/01/15)
Clay County Justice Center The following bookings were reported at the Clay County Justice Center Jan. 29 - Feb. 1: Trevor Ray Fulk, 18, was arrested and preliminarily charged with auto theft. Joshua Ryan Williams, 33, was arrested and preliminarily charged with battery...
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Son alerts father to fire on Sunday
(Local News ~ 02/01/15)
A Brazil man was able to get out of his burning home on Sunday after receiving a call from his son who alerted him to the blaze. Duane McCluskey said he was unaware anything was wrong until receiving a call from his son, Josh, who is a member of the Posey Township Volunteer Fire Department. Josh reportedly heard Clay County dispatch relay the message about a fire and was checking in...
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Mayor: Reducing city's water loss one of the top priorities this year
(Local News ~ 02/01/15)
Addressing the city's water loss is an ongoing endeavor but recent steps taken by city officials appear to have helped curb the problem. During the annual State of the City address last week, Mayor Brian Wyndham announced the city's water department reduced the amount of water loss by 14 percent -- which amounts to more than 400,000 gallons...
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Clay County man accused of confining ex-girlfriend
(Local News ~ 02/01/15)
A 911 call of a woman screaming for help ultimately resulted in the arrest of a rural Clay County man on preliminary felony and misdemeanor charges. Arrested was John B. Pittman, 33, on a felony preliminary charge of criminal confinement and misdemeanors of interfering with the reporting of a crime, battery and public intoxication. He was taken to the Clay County Jail, where he remained Sunday night...
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