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Mustangs repeat as WIC champs by slimmest margin
(High School Sports ~ 01/21/18)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor ELLETTSVILLE — The third edition of the newly expanded Western Indiana Conference wrestling tournament couldn’t have been much tighter. The team title came down to the final two weight classes as defending champion Edgewood squeezed past Greencastle as heavyweight Jordan Headdy pinned Indian Creek’s Cameron Elmore in the first period to give the Mustangs their third straight WIC title by the narrowest of margins, 200 to 199.5. ...
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Clovers get past Clay City on Moore's 47-point night
(High School Sports ~ 01/21/18)
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor CLOVERDALE -- The Clay City Eels got a balanced scoring effort on the second leg of a back-to-back Saturday night at Cloverdale. What they didn't have was Jalen Moore. The Eels got 14 points apiece from Ethan Rogers and Nathan Owens with Corbin Crosby chipping in with 10 points. However, the Clovers countered with a 47-point effort from Moore as Cloverdale came away with a 76-57 win...
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Willie Lee Smith
(Obituary ~ 01/21/18)
Willie Lee Smith, 91, of Knightsville, Indiana, passed away at Cloverleaf Nursing Home, in Knightsville, Indiana on January 20, 2018. She was born on August 23, 1926, in Springfield Georgia the daughter of William Joseph and Gussie Lee (Hodges) Crosby. Willie married William Edward Smith Jr. on May 10, 1950. He preceded her in death after 35 years of marriage...
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Thomas Berry
(Obituary ~ 01/21/18)
Thomas Berry, 68, Oak Grove, died at 10:32 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2018, at his home of natural causes. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lamb Funeral Home. Burial will be at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery-West with full military honors. Visitation will be from 4 until 6 p.m. Monday at the funeral home...
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NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW
(Local News ~ 01/21/18)
Having trouble with that new year’s resolution to quit smoking? The Clay County Health Department offers assistance with tobacco cessation. The department offers an 8-10 week program that features education and support as well as free nicotine patches (prescription required)...
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Students light the Olympic torch
(Local News ~ 01/21/18)
The student body of Meridian Street Elementary School are studying the Winter Olympics. One day last week, following a parents’ meeting in the cafeteria, the parents went to the gym. The students carried Olympic torches down the halls of the school and lit the big Olympic torch in the gymnasium. Each classroom represented one nation...
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Police/Firefighters’ Pension Fund bill passes committee
(Local News ~ 01/21/18)
STATEHOUSE – A bill authored by State Sen. Jon Ford (R-Terre Haute) that would reduce the age from 52 to 50 at which a member of the 1977 Police Officers’ and Firefighters’ Pension and Disability Fund is eligible to receive full retirement benefits passed out of the Senate Committee on Pensions and Labor by a vote of 8-0...
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Akers will not seek fourth term
(Local News ~ 01/21/18)
Clay Superior Court Judge J. Blaine Akers will not seek reelection to a fourth term in 2018. “I am not retiring. I am writing a new chapter,” said Akers, who will finish his 19th year as judge on December 31, 2018. Akers became judge of the Clay Superior Court in 2000, replacing John P. Stelle in that position. He filled out the last year of Stelle’s term and then was elected to three terms of six years each...
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New faces on the Community Theatre board, ready for new year
(Local News ~ 01/21/18)
Community Theatre of Clay County, Inc. held its Annual Meeting at The Lark Theatre Sunday, January 21, 2018. The Board and interested community members elected the Board members who will lead the organization for the next year. After a discussion of potential candidates on the ballot, the floor was opened for additional nominations. Ellen McCullough was nominated by Zack McCullough and she accepted candidacy...
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What's going on at the Brazil Public Libary
(Community News ~ 01/21/18)
Get your child interested in reading at the Brazil Public Library Story Hour with stories, songs and crafts. Story Hour is for children ages 3-5. Parent and/or guardian must have a valid library card. Sign up begins now for classes starting on Wednesday, February 7, at 10:30 a.m...
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