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Brazil author pleased with support of ‘toots’ book
(Local News ~ 02/02/21)
Toots happen to everybody. That’s the message in a children’s book written by a Brazil man. Author Caleb Moore was inspired by his children — Ava, Nolan and Everlee — to write “The Fox that had Toots.” Any kid who is experiencing a lack of confidence or feeling down, I hate seeing that,” said Moore, who started writing the story about a boy with a case of the “toots” and a father who shows him that nothing can get in the way of his dreams on a Sunday afternoon. ...
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CLAY COUNTY THROUGH THE YEARS: Unwarranted execution of Private Robert Gay
(Community News ~ 02/02/21)
From written information after the fact, it appears that Private Robert Gay of 71st Indiana Regiment, Company D was unnecessarily executed. Captain Thomas M. Robertson, wrote: “There was some talk at the time that an example was needed to deter soldiers from deserting, and that Gay, having no family and no relatives in the country, was a fit subject for such an example.” How appalling and horrible is that?...
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Indiana tax season officially opens on February 12; Indiana DOR offers tips
(Community News ~ 02/02/21)
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) will start accepting filings for the 2021 individual income tax season on February 12, 2021, in concert with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Individuals have until April 15, 2021, to file both their state and federal income tax returns and pay any taxes owed...
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Ronald Charles Sclight
(Obituary ~ 02/02/21)
Ronald Charles Sclight, 72, of Bowling Green, Indiana, passed away on January 30, 2021 at Westminster Village in Terre Haute. Ronald was born on March 15, 1948, the son of Charles Sclight and Catherine (Youtz) Sclight. Ronald served in the Coast Guard for four years and was honorably discharged in 1972. ...
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Shots don't fall for Eels in season-ending loss to Shakamak
(High School Sports ~ 02/02/21)
Having missed the last three weeks of the high school girls basketball season due to COVID-19, it was assumed Clay City would have some rust to shake off when it took the floor Tuesday night in the opening round of the Class A Bloomfield Sectional. The Eels struggled on the offensive end but did enough in the other areas to hang around with Shakamak until the final horn...
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