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Knights honored as part of WVFCA All-Star Team
(High School Sports ~ 01/01/18)
Knights honored as part of WVFCA All-Star Team By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor The Northview football team garnered more postseason awards recently as their achievements on the gridiron and in the classroom were noted by the Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association...
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Knights honored as part of WVFCA All-Star Team
(High School Sports ~ 01/01/18)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor The Northview football team garnered more postseason awards recently as their achievements on the gridiron and in the classroom were noted by the Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association. Korbin Allen, Dylan Boor, Evan Dutrow, Keegan Garrison, Michael Heading, Noah Parr, Trey Shaw and Braddok Whistler made the All-Wabash Valley Academic Team, which requires the student/athlete to have a minimum of a 3.5 grade point average...
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Clay County Planner
(Local News ~ 01/01/18)
Clay County Planner Students needed for House Page program Applications are open for students interested in participating in the Indiana House Page Program during the 2018 legislative session, according to State Rep. Alan Morrison (R-Brazil). Pages have an opportunity to join Morrison during the legislative session and tour the governor’s office, the Indiana Supreme Court, and the House and Senate chambers...
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Progress, not perfection, goal for 2018
(Editorial ~ 01/01/18)
Progress, not perfection, goal for 2018 We start the new year with an advantage. Just the word “new” gives us the idea we get “do overs” or at least “do betters” in the year ahead. A post on social media recently read, “It’s all about progress, not perfection. New year resolution — a better me.” ...
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John “Poppy” Herbert
(Obituary ~ 01/01/18)
John “Poppy” Herbert, 70, passed away Friday, December 29, 2017 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was born in Brazil, Indiana to the late Robert Lee Herbert and Clara (Wells) Herbert. He was raised in Carbon, attended the Carbon School House, and later graduated from Van Buren High School. ...
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Charlottie Mae Witty
(Obituary ~ 01/01/18)
Charlottie Mae Witty, 84, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2017 at Exceptional Living Center in Brazil. She was born in Brazil on April 30, 1933 to the late Donald and Dora (Hughes) Love. Charlottie graduated from Van Buren High School and later married James Witty on May 20, 1951. ...
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Annabeth Smith
(Obituary ~ 01/01/18)
Annabeth Smith, 82 of Greencastle, went to be with the Lord, Friday, December 29th, 2017. Born in Martinsville, IN September 13th, 1935 to the late Harlan and Flossie (Freeman) Jamison. Annabeth was a retired Food Service Director for the South Putnam School Corporation after 18 years. She was a 50-year member of the Eastern Star, and a member of the Amity Baptist Church. Annabeth was known to be a great cook, especially her beef and noodles...
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No day off: First responder the first to stop
(Local News ~ 01/01/18)
Going home from work Saturday afternoon, a Brazil man witnessed something strange happen in the westbound lane of U.S. 40 near County Road 300 East in Putnam County, and stopped. Employed as Indiana Department of Corrections executive director of construction services and serving as the Dick Johnson Township Volunteer Fire Chief Kevin Orme immediately went to help the driver of a black 2002 Dodge pickup truck sitting in the middle of the road. ...
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Fitness advice: Reframe New Year’s Resolutions in 2018
(Local News ~ 01/01/18)
Along with singing “Auld Lang Syne” at the start of the New Year, making resolutions is a tradition for millions of Americans. However, while choosing a resolution can be easy, sticking to it can be impossible. A 2014 YMCA survey found that less than a quarter of respondents kept their resolutions. Many (71 percent) tried, but stated that they fell short of their goals, while 40 percent confessed that gave up within the first few months, even weeks, of the New Year!...
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Firefighters struggle with flames, freezing cold and ice during residential fires Monday
(Local News ~ 01/01/18)
Members of several fire departments responded to a structure fire at a residence located on State Road 340, near the intersection at Twin Beach Road.
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