Stories from Thursday, November 12, 2015

On Friday, the Wabash Valley Stand Down will be held at the Maple Avenue Armory from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. The Stand Down is a collaborative community event to recognize service members. The event will offer free assistance with food, winter clothing, personal hygiene products, and mental/physical health screenings. Community and VA resources will be available to service members and their families...

The Owen County Sheriff's Department is investigating the disappearance of an adult male from Spencer. Dale K. Tingle, 70, is 5 feet, 9 inches tall, and weighs 200 pounds, with grey hair and brown eyes. Tingle was last seen on at 4:15 a.m. on Thursday in Spencer and is believed to be in danger and in need of medical attention. When last seen, he was wearing blue jeans and a green t-shirt...

Look for stop and street signs to be replaced in Brazil very soon. On Thursday, the Brazil Board of Public Works and Safety approved a contract for $13,589 to inspect the street and stop signs when the job is done. This is a state-mandated program through the Indiana Department of Transportation that will cost the city in terms of labor to do the work...

A Terre Haute man faces a felony arson charge in Clay County after being accused of setting fire to a truck and trailer in August that contained riding lawn mowers. Norman G. Jeffers, 35, was charged Monday in Clay Superior Court with a Level 4 felony count of arson...

An already wanted 31-year-old Brazil man faces additional charges after running from an officer who was trying to take him into custody Thursday morning at the Clay County Courthouse. Jeffrey A. Francis was arrested and charged with resisting law enforcement and intimidation after he allegedly fled the courthouse on foot...

I lived in Brazil from 1962 to 1970, graduating from Brazil High School in 1968. I have vivid memories of my experiences, including work at the Brazil Daily Times in the mid-sixties. I have always thought that Brazil was an extraordinarily good place to grow up and that I was lucky to be there...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor The Northview fall athletic teams continued to reap the rewards and the awards of a highly successful season as the Western Indiana Conference banquet was held this week. Twenty-one Northview athletes were recognized as members of their respective sports' all-WIC teams. Three different teams also earned championships this fall...

Times Staff Report CLINTON -- Clay City picked up its second girls' basketball victory of the season by powering away from South Vermilion on Tuesday night, 67-44. The Eels started and finished strong in the road contest as Kyndall Boyll scored seven points in the opening period as Clay City built a 17-9 lead. ...

French, Lawson-Miller & Schoppenhorst Funeral Homes & Crematory is hosting a Holiday Memorial Program at 2 p.m Sunday, Nov. 22, at First Christian Church, 1875 W. U.S. 40, Brazil. At the program, loved ones' names will be read during a candle-lighting ceremony and short program...

Nervous Vurn & Munchie will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the the Brazil Moose Lodge, 225 S. Depot St., Brazil. Advance tickets are $8, or $10 at the door and $15 tickets with a meal. A special guest comic is planned and the event is hosted by Mike Tucker...

The Wabash Valley Community Foundation 2015-16 scholarship application period ends next week. The deadline to complete the application will be Monday, Nov. 16. To learn more or apply, visit wvcf.com/scholar_apply.html

A GoFundMe account is seeking support for a local man who needs what the family calls "new ears." Becki Coltharp created the account for her brother Scott D. Cooksey. "Scott was experiencing extreme dizziness, was off balance when he stood up and had cyclic vomiting syndrome, which is a rare disorder where a person has severe episodes of nausea or vomiting for unknown reasons. ...

Clay County Courthouse The following information was filed in the Clay County Courthouse Nov. 11-12: Clay Superior Court Criminal Charges Cindy Hamblen, 45, Driving While Suspended Timothy Earley, 33, Driving While Suspended Lester A. Nolte Jr., 58, Harboring a Non-Immunized Dog...

Clay County Courthouse The following information was filed in the Clay County Courthouse Nov. 11-12: Clay Superior Court Criminal Charges Cindy Hamblen, 45, Driving While Suspended Timothy Earley, 33, Driving While Suspended Lester A. Nolte Jr., 58, Harboring a Non-Immunized Dog...

Clay County Justice Center The following bookings were entered at the Clay County Justice Center Nov. 11-12: Jeffrey A. Francis, 31, Resisting Law Enforcement, Intimidation, Theft Sandra Joanne Idland, 48, OVWI Controlled Substance, OVWI Michael W. Metz Jr., 39, Possession of Marijuana Under 30 and Maintaining a Common Nuisance...

Clay County Justice Center The following bookings were entered at the Clay County Justice Center Nov. 11-12: Jeffrey A. Francis, 31, Resisting Law Enforcement, Intimidation, Theft Sandra Joanne Idland, 48, OVWI Controlled Substance, OVWI Michael W. Metz Jr., 39, Possession of Marijuana Under 30 and Maintaining a Common Nuisance...