Stories from Saturday, July 15, 2017

Several people were sitting along National Avenue on Saturday morning, waiting for the groups of RAIN riders to come through Brazil. The riders smiled, waved and spoke to their fans as they passed. The bicyclists were on the first leg of their Ride Across Indiana, better known as RAIN

The 2017 Clay County 4-H Fair opened Saturday with 4-H’ers who are also members of boy and girl scout units providing a flag ceremony, pledges to both the United States flag and the 4-H and a balloon release. As the green and white balloons representing 4-H rose into the sky and drifted toward the southwest on the much appreciated cool breeze, the crowd scattered to take in the fair.