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Clay City falls in sectional championship
(High School Sports ~ 10/16/18)
By Andrew Bowen For The Brazil Times CLAY CITY -- The Lady Eels took the first set Saturday night, but Bloomfield took the sectional. Bloomfield (19-9) defeated Clay City 16-25, 25-14, 25-18, 25-16 to win the Clay City Sectional. The Lady Cardinals will take on 20-14 Hauser at 10:00 a.m. Saturday in the first semifinal of the Morristown Regional. The winner will play the winner of the Indianapolis Lutheran-University semifinal...
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Supt. Fritz ‘excited’ about Staunton news
(Local News ~ 10/16/18)
Superintendent Jeff Fritz wasn’t shy at Thursday’s school board meeting. “If I seem excited about this, it’s because I am,” Fritz told the board of trustees and the crowd at the Central Administration Office. “It was recently announced Staunton Elementary has been named a national award-winning school, and it would be recognized at the school board meeting.”...
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Board approves new school calendar
(Local News ~ 10/16/18)
The 2019-20 school calendar was approved at the recent School Board of Trustees meeting. “This proposed calendar pretty much mirrors the calendars of the past two or three years,” said Superintendent Jeff Fritz, who spotlighted some of the goals used when creating the calendar...
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Voter turnout ‘unusual’ this year, says election official
(Local News ~ 10/16/18)
To date, voter turnout for the Nov. 6 general election has been very heavy, especially if you consider it’s a midterm election. That is a title given to the national election two years after each Presidential election. Usually, many voters who will go to the polls for a Presidential election won’t bother to vote in a mid-term election...
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Autumn is in the air
(Community News ~ 10/16/18)
I hope you are enjoying the change in the weather. Yesterday, we prepared the outside plants for the first hard freeze and re-potted some to winter over in the south window of our garage. It is hard to say when the mower will be ready to be set aside for winter. The grass is still lush and green...
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Jerry W. Barrett
(Obituary ~ 10/16/18)
Jerry W. Barrett, 88, of Cory, passed away October 14, 2018 at 5:20 pm at Exceptional Living Center. He was born May 12, 1930 in Cory, IN, the son of Walter George Barrett and Hester Ora Modesitt Barrett. He went to high school at Cory and was proud to have played basketball on the Cory Apple Boys Team. He graduated in 1948...
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Steven Allen Pickett
(Obituary ~ 10/16/18)
Steven Allen Pickett, 39, passed away Saturday October 13, 2018. He was born in Bartholomew County, Indiana on July 17, 1979 to Gary Pickett and Gail Cody Wall. Steve graduated from Edinburgh High School in 1997, and worked as the maintenance supervisor for Republic Services. He married Hannah Schopmeyer on July 7, 2007, they attended Zion United Church of Christ...
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Donna R. Ries
(Obituary ~ 10/16/18)
Donna R. Ries, age 74, passed away October 12, 2018 in Fort Wayne. She was born in Brazil, IN to the late Raymond and Ruby Selby. Donna worked at Zollner Piston and most recently at Sam’s Club for 10 years. She is survived by her children, Susan (Brendan Kendregan) Cole, and John (Brenda) Cole both of Fort Wayne; 4 grandchildren, Dallas, Christa, Shanna and Casondra; and 2 great-grandchildren, Aidan and Elias...
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ON THE CALENDAR
(Community News ~ 10/16/18)
Brazil Public Library would like to welcome back (R.I.P.) Rural Indiana Paranormal. They will be at the Brazil Public library on Saturday October 20, at 2:00 to discuss their ghost hunting experiences. To RSVP to this program call 812-448-1981. 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). For more information, call 812-448-9019...
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CLAY COUNTY THROUGH THE YEARS: Background of Camp Krietenstein
(Community News ~ 10/16/18)
George William Krietenstein was born July 4, 1871, in Terre Haute, one of five children of Carl and Mary (Glanzer) Krietenstein. Carl was born in Germany and came to America in 1858. He then settled in Terre Haute during the spring of 1859. He became the proprietor of a business that was a combination of drugs, paints, and glass in Terre Haute...
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