Stories from Thursday, July 13, 2017

The following filings were reported in Clay Superior Court during July 11-12, 2017: Brandon Floyd vs State of Indiana Request for vehicle title - Lynann Mathews Synchrony Bank vs Mary Dillman State vs Bruce A. Bond, 32: Operating vehicle with a schedule I or II controlled substance or its metabolite in the body...

The following bookings were made during July 11-13, 2017: Meskimen, Kylie Kendrick: Failure to appear (F6) Strickland, Howard: Dealing in methamphetamine (F5) Wells, Julie F.: Theft (F6), Possession of methamphetamine (F6). Possession of paraphernalia (MC), Possession of synthetic drug or lookalike substance (MA) and Unlawful possession of syringe (F6)...

Times Staff Report The Clay County 14-and-under All-Star Babe Ruth baseball team will take on a familiar rival for a state championship this weekend. The 14U squad traveled to Plainfield last weekend and captured the Babe Ruth Semi-state championship to qualify for a state title match-up in a best-of-three battle with Jasper on their home field...

Bruce Neil Hood, 47, of Brazil, Indiana passed away on July 10, 2017 in Terre Haute, Indiana at Union Hospital. He was born on July 29, 1969 in Lafayette, Indiana the son of Stanley Hood and the late Janet (Love) Puckett. He graduated from Harrison High School in Lafayette. ...

Steven “Spanky” Longest, 65, of Indianapolis, IN, passed away July 12, 2017, at the IU Health Hospice House in Bloomington, IN. Spanky was a truck driver for Go-Ko, Inc. Prior to that, he had driven for Thatcher Trucking in Clay City, IN. In 1969, he graduated from Central High School in Switz City, IN. ...

Jack Edwards is proud to announce the birth of his baby sister, Dani Jo. Dani is the daughter of John and Kaylee Edwards. Dani was born on June 1, 2017 at 11:24 p.m. at Terre Haute Regional Hospital weighing 7 pounds, 5 ounces and 19 inches long. Paternal grandparents are Joe and Arvana Edwards...

For the past few years, drivers who pass the intersection of U.S. 40 and S.R. 59 on one Saturday each summer have been offered free water and soft drinks courtesy of about a dozen men wearing turbans and their families. Last Saturday, one woman in a pickup truck rolled down her window to accept the drink and said, “We’ve been working hard all day. Thank you.”

The first day of classes for the 2017-18 school year is only a few weeks away from starting, with most students in Clay Community School Corporation scheduled to return to class on Monday, Aug. 7. (Teachers will participate in in-service days on Aug. 3 and 4.)...

Back to School Fair set for this Saturday The annual YMCA Back to School Fair is set for 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday at the Clay County YMCA on Kruzan Street in Brazil. New and gently used clothes for back to school, immunizations and other services will be available...

A Brazil man took a dirt bike ride early Sunday morning that led to jail. Scott Allen Francis, 28, caught the eye of Brazil City Police Officer John Hood around 1 a.m. driving left of center on a 1998 green Kawasaki while traveling northbound at Central Avenue and Depot Street...

The Brazil Board of Public Works and Safety has established a procedure to protect the rights of water customers who receive notice their water will be disconnected for non-payment. The procedure was put in place following a court case. On the back of their disconnect notice will be instructions stating that if they wish to appeal the disconnection of service they must inform the mayor’s office in writing by the 19th of the month in which they receive the notice. ...

Members of First Presbyterian Church returned to the Brazil City Council meeting Wednesday night to discuss parking issues on Walnut Street in front of the Brazil Public Library. Mike Holland said on more than one occasion “an employee of the library” stopped people who were parking their cars in front of the library drop box and told them they could not park there.