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SENIOR SELECTIONS April 23, 2021: Medicaid and Medicare For Older and Disabled Hoosiers
(Local News ~ 04/24/21)
Millions of Americans get health care coverage through Medicare or Medicaid. This article summarizes each program’s features to help our Indiana readers find affordable coverage. Medicare Folks 65 or older, under 65 and disabled, or struggling with end-stage renal disease, could receive health coverage through Medicare – a federal health insurance program. Medicare is the main medical coverage provider for disabled persons and American’s seniors. Medicare comes in Parts A-D, explained below:...
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Northview dodges rain drops to take second at Bob Arnett Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 04/24/21)
With the way the 2021 boys high school golf season has gone, it wouldn’t be right unless Mother Nature had a bucket full of rain waiting for an invitational held on a Saturday in the Wabash Valley. Although the decision was made earlier in the week that the Bob Arnett Invitational hosted by Terre Haute South at Rea Park would take place, rain or shine, the forecast didn’t look great for the 80 golfers representing the 13 competing teams...
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Knights ranked No. 17 in latest IHSGCA poll
(High School Sports ~ 04/24/21)
Northview cracked the Indiana High School Golf Coaches Association’s top-20 rankings last week, slotting into the No. 20 spot. The Knights have continued to play well and the IHSGCA has taken notice, moving them up three spots, where they now sit as the No.17-ranked team in the state...
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Mary Jo Swalls
(Obituary ~ 04/24/21)
Mary Jo Swalls, 88, of Brazil, Indiana passed away at Union Hospital, on April 23, 2021 following complications of a stroke. Mary Jo was born on October 26, 1932, in Terre Haute, Indiana the daughter of Raymond and Joy (Trueblood) Lanning. She graduated from Glenn High School in 1950. ...
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TOP STORY OF THE DAY, brought to you free by WICU: Don’t be so quick to judge Community Corrections offenders
(Local News ~ 04/24/21)
Community Corrections is a lot more than “criminals wearing ankle bracelets.” “So many people see that ankle bracelet, and they see a criminal. It’s like judging a book by its cover, and you shouldn’t do that,” said Koby Bohnert, Executive Director of Clay County Community Corrections. “These are not always drug cases. Often these are people who made some bad choices, and they are now working toward a better life.”...
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FRIDAY COVID-19 UPDATE: Clay remains in yellow; AG warns against scam
(Local News ~ 04/24/21)
Clay County remains in the YELLOW Advisory Category for the Weekly 2-Metric Score on the Indiana State Department of Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard. A new death was reported on April 16. That brings the total up to 45 since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020...
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Brazil Concert Band sets dates for rehearsals, Sunday concerts
(Community News ~ 04/24/21)
The Brazil Concert Band will open 2021 with programs at Forest Park, rain or shine, beginning June 6 and every Sunday through August 29 at 8 p.m. The first rehearsal is Tuesday, June 1, at 7 p.m. at the Forest Park Band Shell or, if rain, in the Pavilion...
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Free lunches do exist, after all
(Local News ~ 04/24/21)
A drive-thru gourmet boxed lunch event was held Thursday at HutsonWood and Towne Park Assisted Living, 503 South Murphy Avenue, Brazil. Executive Director Shannon Williams and Assited Living Director Tammi Williams were outside to “meet and greet” with those who stopped by for lunch. Assisted Living Director Tammi Williams talks with Patti Foxx (top photo), while they both talk with John Cesinger (bottom, left) and display big smiles behind masked faces (bottom, right).
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CCHS adoptions unchanged by mandatory spay/neuter law
(Local News ~ 04/24/21)
On July 1, 2021, all pets will have to be spayed or neutered before adoption from rescues and animal shelters in Indiana. According to Shelter Director Lindsay Stevenson, the Clay County Humane Society Rescue and Adoption Center is ahead of the curve. Stevenson says CCHS has provided that service since its beginning...
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