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Northview boys tennis wins first sectional in seven years
(High School Sports ~ 10/06/19)
Northview boys tennis has waited seven years to reclaim possession of a sectional championship. But on Saturday, it didn’t take all that long to accomplish that task — just over an hour — with a 5-0 victory over South Putnam at the Northview sectional on their newly resurfaced home courts...
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Northview boys, girls XC win WIC championships
(High School Sports ~ 10/06/19)
Northview boys and girls cross country teams were easy winners at the Western Indiana Conference meet at Edgewood High School on Saturday. The Knights’ boys team claimed its team title and top individual, sophomore Stuart Bennett. In fact, their other top five scorers placed fourth, fifth, sixth and ninth, respectively...
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PREP ROUNDUP: Clay City girls XC wins SWIAC title
(High School Sports ~ 10/06/19)
Clay City’s girls team claimed first place in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference meet at Shakamak High School on Saturday. Macy Tucker finished second individually with a time of 19:55.3. Following were Carlee Unger (4th, 21:01.0), Cambri Booe (9th, 21:38.2), Lauren Thomas (10th, 21:39.8), Tara Arthur (15th, 22:25.1), Elyssa Secrest (18th, 22:59.7) and Celeah Burton (29th, 25:10.9)...
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Marlyn Lou Richards
(Obituary ~ 10/06/19)
Marlyn Lou Richards, 74, of Brazil, Indiana passed away at Cloverleaf Health Care, in Knightsville, Indiana on October 4, 2019. She was born on October 30, 1944, in Clay County, the daughter of Betty Lucille (Hall) Wools. Following high school she enlisted in the United States Army. She was honorably discharged after 2 years of service to her country. Marlyn worked at G.C. Murphy’s and The Brazil Times. She also worked as a bartender...
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Delt Dash 5K Run/Walk sponsors
(Community News ~ 10/06/19)
The event was sponsored by Alpha Omega Chapter, Delta Theta Tau Sorority. It was held on Saturday morning, September 21 in conjunction with the Route 40 Fest. Pictured are Tammy Klass, Cindi Monds, Janice Modesitt, Cindy Crowder, Diane Braden, Jennifer French, Michelle Bell, Jennifer Flater, Linda Sheese, Kathy Modesitt, Bonnie Boor, Cindy McKinney, Kim Emmert O’Dell, Patti Foxx...
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Happy 75th anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 10/06/19)
On Oct. 2, 1944, Halford K. Mercer married Lela M. Johnson while being stationed at Camp Campbell in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Parents of two children, Sonna Mehne, San Antonio, Texas, Gary Mercer, Greencastle, Indiana, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild, Halford is a World War II veteran and retired from IBM and Mr. and Mrs. Mercer currently reside at The Villas of Holly Brook in Brazil...
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This is a Test...
(Local News ~ 10/06/19)
A state-required analysis is performed before every election year to ensure the vote machines are working correctly. Clay County Election Board performed their tests Thursday at the Clay County Courthouse. Clay County First Deputy Clerk (Elections) Jason Jacobs reported there were no issues discovered during the testing process performed by Election Board Chair Evelyn Brown (D), board member Mary Brown (R), and Clay County Clerk Amy Jordan...
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5,700+ pumpkins in 19 years of family fun
(Local News ~ 10/06/19)
PICKING PUMPKINS: The community came out early for the 19th annual Pumpkin Giveaway at French Funeral Home Saturday morning. A magazine article sparked the idea for the community event, according to Nick French, that has averaged to hand out 300 locally raised pumpkins to children in the community. ...
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Blessings for Betsy
(Local News ~ 10/06/19)
The community gathered at American Legion Post #2 recently to honor the memory of local resident Betsy Mercer during a spaghetti dinner fundraiser. The sold-out event was put on by family members and friends to help pay for funeral expenses after Mercer’s death from lymphoma in August...
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That's some good spaghetti...
(Local News ~ 10/06/19)
Tucker Sinders, 2, enjoyed his spaghetti Saturday at Cory Zion Church during the fundraising dinner to help Mark Reagin. Tucker attended the event with his parents Austin and Payton, and baby brother Eli. Donations collected during the event will help with medical expenses associated with Reagin’s upcoming a double lung transplant due to Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Anyone interested in contributing to the fundraiser can send donations in care of Mark Reagin to P.O. Box 86, Cory, IN 47846...
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Attention cat owners: Deadly cat virus confirmed in area
(Local News ~ 10/06/19)
All cat owners must be aware that there has been an increased incidence of Feline Panleukopenia (distemper) in the cat population in Clay county. In the past week, we at Four Loving Paws have had 5 confirmed cases. Panleukopenia is a virus that can be fatal to cats. ...
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A picture perfect plan... Meet Otto
(Local News ~ 10/06/19)
When God has a “picture-perfect plan” for someone, it might take a while for the person to realize what it all means. Consider the story of Otto Thorwarth’s journey to understand how far he would go in life to finally get the picture. He stopped by McKinley Hill Church Saturday to share his inspirational story at an event hosted by Hope Reins...
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