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CYFL Check-in: Week 4 edition
(High School Sports ~ 09/14/21)
Week four of the 2021 CYFL Pee Wee League is in the books. In game one, the Ace Hardware Bulldogs remained undefeated by defeating the Dairy Queen Ducks 33-13. The Ducks came out fighting and kept it close in the first half, keeping the game tied 13-13 at halftime. The Bulldogs took control in the second half to secure the win...
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It's homecoming week at Northview
(Local News ~ 09/14/21)
Northview High School’s homecoming queen candidates (front, from left) are Emma Beasley, Sierra Paul, Macey Timberman, Kamryn Hardey and Sydney Maurer. Homecoming attendants (back row, from left) are juniors Delaney Trout and Katie Buchanan, sophomores Addison Bowman and Emma Whitman and freshman Aurora Nuckols and Kambryn Quinn. The queen will be crowned on Friday night as the Knights will host Owen Valley for homecoming.
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Fritz glad more kids are able to be in school
(Local News ~ 09/14/21)
The Clay Community School Board’s regular meeting of Trustees was held at North Clay Middle School to accommodate the recent growth in attendance by concerned parents and residents about COVID-19 protocols. Superintendent Jeff Fritz spoke to the crowd and the trustees about the first weeks of the 2021-22 school year. Fritz admitted that usually, he would say something like, “Things have gone smoothly, with very few hiccups and no major issues.”...
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Brazil shows support for 9/11 victims
(Local News ~ 09/14/21)
On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, the world forever changed at 8:46 a.m., as the first plane struck the north tower at the World Trade Center. On Saturday, in memory of the 20th anniversary, the Brazil Fire Department hoisted a large American Flag above US 40 in front of Brazil City Hall...
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Chief offers tips on parking for Route 40 Fest
(Local News ~ 09/14/21)
The 5th annual Brazil Route 40 Street Fest is Saturday, and Brazil Police Department says there will be several road closures in town residents need to know. Brazil Police Chief Clint McQueen is alerting the community now so they can be prepared. “We need people to remove their vehicles from the area, so they don’t have to be towed away before the event begins,” said McQueen. “We want everyone to all to be on the same page that day.”...
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MONDAY'S COVID-19 UPDATE: Clay County remains at ‘red’ advisory level
(Local News ~ 09/14/21)
Indiana State Department of Health’s COVID-19 Data Report Dashboard was delayed Monday due to a technical difficulty. The date was updated around 2p.m., Monday, September 13, 2021. According to ISDH data from August 31-September 6, Clay County remained in the RED categories on the 2-Week Metric Score, Advisory Level, Weekly Cases Per 100,000 Residents, and the 7-Day All Tests Positivity Rate...
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Peak Performance under new ownership, offering expanded and upgraded facilities
(Local News ~ 09/14/21)
Seeing a need in the Brazil community for a quality fitness facility with highly-skilled trainers utilizing top-notch equipment, Bill and Kelsy Wells have purchased Peak Performance just north of Staunton and have made considerable upgrades to the facility in their brief period of ownership...
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CLAY COUNTY THROUGH THE YEARS: Remembering the G. C. Murphy store
(Local News ~ 09/14/21)
G. C. Murphy store was downtown in Brazil on the north side at 14-18 East National Avenue. It was sort of an earlier, smaller type of our now, Walmart, only with wooden squeaky floors, and the availability to find almost anything you needed; whether it be, curtain rods, house slippers, boxed greeting cards, dinnerware or clothing for the entire family, etc...
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Debra Ann Hartley
(Obituary ~ 09/14/21)
Debra Ann Hartley, 59, of Terre Haute passed away Thursday September 9, 2021 in her residence. She was born October 11, 1961 in Wilmington, North Carolina to Frank Meryl and Loretta Kay (Hodson) Thomas. Debra is survived by her husband, Brian Kent Hartley; son, Patrick Newnam (Mandy); sister, Karen Muncie (Andrew); brother, Frank Thomas, Jr.; granddaughter Alison Newnam, grandson, Avery Newnam; niece, Nicole Watson (Kyle) and nephews, Dustin Harney (Megan) and K. ...
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Larry Swearingen
(Obituary ~ 09/14/21)
Larry Swearingen, 72, passed away unexpectedly on Monday September 13, 2021 in Brazil, Indiana. He was born in Brazil on August 18, 1949 to Chester Leroy Swearingen and Bonnie (Phillips) Swearingen-Lister. Larry graduated from Staunton High School in 1967, and earned his Batchelor’s Degree in Earth Science from Indiana State University. He married Virginia Ruth Leach on July 31, 1971. Larry worked in the Fab Shop at Great Dane Trailers and was a member of the Staunton First Christian Church...
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