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Imogene Margaret (Brown) Yegerlehner
(Obituary ~ 01/10/17)
Imogene Margaret (Brown) Yegerlehner, 93, of Clay City, passed away January 8, 2017 at her home with her family by her side. Imogene was born May 3, 1923 in Staunton, the daughter of the late Henry Lewis and Alice Emma (Schafer) Brown. She graduated from Staunton High School in 1941 and then furthered her education at Indiana State Teachers College. ...
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Second quarter surge sinks Clay City girls
(High School Sports ~ 01/10/17)
Times Staff Report CLAY CITY — The Clay City Eels fell to visiting Owen Valley on Monday evening 58-36. The Clay City girls led 11-8 after one quarter of action, but the Patriots cranked up their offense in the second period behind Dazia Drake. Drake had 12 of her 17 points in the second quarter as Owen Valley outscored the host Eels 24-4. The Patriots held Clay City to a pair of hoops from Kyndall Boyll in the period to take a 32-15 lead at halftime...
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Northview freshmen finish as runner-ups at Edgewood
(High School Sports ~ 01/10/17)
Times Staff Report The Northview freshman basketball team finished as runner-ups at the Edgewood Tourney on Saturday afternoon. The Knights picked up a 42-34 overtime win over West Vigo in the first game of the day as Cade Bryan poured in 20 points for the Knights. Tyler Timberman had seven points. Dominick Eaglin and Carson Gettle each added six points in the win with Jack Howald adding five...
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Gwendolyn Marie Guerrettaz
(Obituary ~ 01/10/17)
Gwendolyn Marie Guerrettaz, 53 of Brazil, passed away January 8, 2017 at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis. She was born in Vigo County, the daughter of Jerry Laswell and Veronica Sparks Laswell. She was raised in Rockville and graduated from Rockville High School, Class of 1982. ...
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Power outages reported in Brazil, Seelyville
(Local News ~ 01/10/17)
A storm system bringing strong winds and thunderstorms to the area Tuesday has left more than 400 people without power. Duke Energy reports its assessing damage in the Seelyville area where 373 of its customers are reportedly without power. The company also reports 25 of its customers are without power in the Brazil area...
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Penning letters still alive and well
(Community News ~ 01/10/17)
It seems like only yesterday we were storing away the Christmas decorations. Now we are in the second week of January. It is a good time to stay close to home. The flu is running rampant. My family here have all been sick. Our eldest grandson, Michael Risk, and his wife, Kayleigh, had quite a scare. ...
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Clay County Through the Years: Joseph Sherfey of Sherfey & Kidd Company
(Local News ~ 01/10/17)
Joseph E. Sherfey, president of the Sherfey & Kidd Company, dealers in furniture, carpets, draperies and other goods, did an extensive business on National Avenue for 62 years. Mr. Sherfey was born in Fountain County, Indiana, April 7, 1843. His parents were David and Mary (McNeill) Sherfey of Pennsylvania. David was born at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Jacob Sherfey, whose Pennsylvania farm was part of the ground on which the Battle of Gettysburg was fought during the Civil War...
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CLUB NEWS: Tri County Home Extension Club
(Community News ~ 01/10/17)
The Tri County Home Extension Club met at the home of Jean Alsip on Dec. 20 for their monthly meeting celebrating Christmas with a pitch-in dinner and gift exchange. A prayer to bless the food was given by Jean Rowings. Lucky plate winners were Laura House, Starla Steuerwald, and Claralou Thompson. A delicious meal was enjoyed by members and one guest, Vera Lear...
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Elizabeth Smart to share story at Indiana State on Jan. 30
(Local News ~ 01/10/17)
Once a victim of one of the most followed child abduction cases, Elizabeth Smart has turned her nine-month long nightmare into a reason for living that she will share as part of the University Speaker Series. Smart will talk about her personal story and her mission as an advocate for changes to child abduction, recovery program and national legislation at 7 p.m. Jan. 30 in Tilson Auditorium...
- COURT NEWS January 6-10, 2016 (Court News ~ 01/10/17)
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Reorganization, appointments to be made at school board’s first meeting of 2017
(Local News ~ 01/10/17)
The Clay Community School Board of Trustees will reorganize with the election of new officers before Thursday’s meeting at Central Administrative Office. Once elections are held and new officers established, the agenda will be a busy one for the first meeting of 2017...
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Senate education chief expects delay for ISTEP replacement
(State News ~ 01/10/17)
Senate education chief expects delay for ISTEP replacement DARCY COSTELLO Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — A replacement for the ISTEP exam won’t likely be in place for at least a year or two, despite a prior promise by the GOP-controlled Legislature to replace the much-maligned test by next school year...
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News & Notes
(Local News ~ 01/10/17)
Bee Ridge Christian Church will host a breakfast from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21. A free-will offering will be taken for a new building. For more information, contact the church pastor at 812-241-3036. The Lady Volunteers will host Dinner is Served from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27 at the Staunton Community Center...
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Painting Trains: Artist’s passion puts him in local, national spotlights
(Local News ~ 01/10/17)
(This is the first part of a two-part story about local artist Jim Rhodes.) Knightsville artist Jim Rhodes was commissioned to paint a 1940 scene at the Brazil depot by the Clay County Historical Society for the city’s sesquicentennial. Rhodes describes the painting in part this way:...
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Van Buren 35th Reunion
(Community News ~ 01/10/17)
Van Buren High School’s 35th class reunion took place at Logan’s Ribeye on Oct. 15. Classmates who attended are front, Brad Johnson, Dave Shuee, Debbie Swim Stone, Jana Albernathy Kennedy, Susan Mercer Mintert; and back, Greg Warner, Scott Jenkins, Mark Crowder, Don Traver, Patti Bauers Foxx, Tammie Jarvis Sterrett, and Karen Crowder Pruett...
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