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Western Boone ends Northview's season in regional
(High School Sports ~ 10/24/22)
Having not lost since Sept. 3 at the Barr-Reeve Invitational, Northview rode a 19-game win streak into Saturday’s IHSAA Volleyball Monrovia Regional against Western Boone. The Stars, having finished as runner-up in the Class 2A tournament a year ago, showed their finalists credentials late in each set, managing to knock back the challenge of the Knights 25-23, 25-20, 25-21...
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FLAG & LAUNCH
(Local News ~ 10/24/22)
Veterans Day will be honored for 67 years this Friday, November 11. It’s a day set aside to “thank and honor” all those serving or who have served honorably in the military - in wartime or peacetime for protecting the United States and its citizens at home and abroad...
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Bridge Festival traffic & the economy
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/24/22)
To The Brazil Times: A few times it was necessary to go too a business for shopping in Brazil, so in order to avoid any heavy traffic on RT. 59 we took side streets. This Particular day we decided to try going across Hendricks at RT 59 and to our surprise, no traffic and very few people, or for that also few places were open...
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Who is cuter!
(Local News ~ 10/24/22)
Although they are still getting their costumes in order, these two DIVAS are bickering over who looks the best. During Halloween night, at The Brazil Times, the staff will be taking photos with the duo and the public for a donation to the K9 Units fundraiser. Your photo choice will be a VOTE for either TEAM HELGA (a friendly witch) or TEAM MAGGIE (a corpse bride ghost). Stop by and join in the fun, 6-8 p.m., Monday!...
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Soulless Ones
(Local News ~ 10/24/22)
A new urban legend in the Wabash Valley among young people involves a ghost story of a new kind: Lost and soulless children, or black-eyed children. The story about the legend is based on the 1970s stories about hitchhikers; only these otherworldly pale beings vanish without explanation...
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A TALE OF CROSSROADS?
(Local News ~ 10/24/22)
Years ago, a spooky tale of “between the boundaries of time and place” was told in local folklore. Crossroads and full moons have been the center of mythology and religious and magical stories for generations throughout many cultures. Purifications and tales of dark magic are believed to open gateways to other realms and worlds, sometimes allowing creatures and people the ability to physically move between the worlds and maybe between life and death...
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Glowing Graves and haunted statues
(Local News ~ 10/24/22)
While the folklore is known, the exact location is not clear. In the 1950s, a myth circulated regarding a “glowing tombstone” at a local graveyard in Brazil. Many stories start with “When I was a kid...” As the story goes, around midnight, with the full moon in a cloudless sky, you take a trip to the graveyard, and as you drive by or park and wait for it, you will see the first of several glowing tombstones...
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FLOATING BRIDGE
(Local News ~ 10/24/22)
Coal Bluff Road has its share of spooky places, but the oddest is what is known as The Floating Bridge. Rumor has it the bridge, for whatever reason, doesn’t like technology. Supposedly, if a motorist goes there in the dead of night, flashes its lights three times, and honks the horn, a spirit with eyes burning red will appear...
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GHOST TRAINS: The town of Carbon was certainly one of the busiest communities in Clay County at the turn of the century.
(Local News ~ 10/24/22)
It was a mining town, and with over a dozen bars and a few houses of ill repute, the miners had a good time when they got a break. The train station and tracks just south of the city were also busy night and day with new people coming to town. According to folklore dating back to the early 1900s, during a shift change in the middle of the night at one of the nearby strip pits, several miners got drunk and were looking for female company. ...
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Know Districts, Know Candidates, Then Vote
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/24/22)
Clay County residents – do you know which Indiana House District you are now in? Do you know the candidates running for the Indiana House in your district? Maybe not! New districts were drawn one year ago. The 2022 election is using the new districts. Clay County had several changes in districts for the Indiana legislature...
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Bridge Festival traffic & the economy
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/24/22)
To The Brazil Times: A few times it was necessary to go too a business for shopping in Brazil, so in order to avoid any heavy traffic on RT. 59 we took side streets. This Particular day we decided to try going across Hendricks at RT 59 and to our surprise, no traffic and very few people, or for that also few places were open...
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City sells municipal garage for $150K at auction
(Local News ~ 10/24/22)
Officials sold former City Hall, which has doubled as a garage since offices moved to the current government building, for $150,000 at auction earlier this month. The building sat derelict for many years, Brazil city attorney Traci Orman said, and was ready for a new owner at the Oct. 5 auction downtown...
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MEET YOUR PRESS: The Holidays Upon Us
(Column ~ 10/24/22)
It’s that time of year again when Americans far and wide put away their T-shirts and Bermuda shorts in favor of hoodies and sock caps. To me, this simple act of adapting to the weather produces a bittersweet emotion seldom felt but once a year, the budding rebirth of an annual tradition — the holidays...
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It’s Beginning to look a lot like...
(Local News ~ 10/24/22)
The fast paced construction at 904 East National Avenue is defintely showing progress by The Peterson Company and S&G Excavating. The project is expected to be finished by the end of the year.
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Haunted Forest Park
(Local News ~ 10/24/22)
With the building The Christmas In The Park not able to be used this year, the spooky fun adapted to change and moved over to Forest Park for hayrides and a scary tour of the shelters to raise money for the upcoming Christmas events and parade.
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Happy hands and warm toes
(Local News ~ 10/24/22)
Plastic bags full of warm clothing donated Sunday are gathered at Brazil First United Methodist Church Sunday. The church has worked with the Brazil County Schools for many years, providing shoes and coats for children.
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Clay County native submits winning artwork for Discover 2022
(Local News ~ 10/24/22)
A local woman turned Floridian to pursue a career in acting has won the Discover Clay County cover contest for 2022. Erin Roach, of Kissimee, Florida, submitted her winning entry in September as one of dozens of submissions received from Clay County passionates far and wide...
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Traffic stop leads to allegations of trafficking with an inmate
(Local News ~ 10/24/22)
A traffic stop leads to allegations of drug charges and trafficking with an inmate. According to officials at the Clay County Sheriff’s Department, a deputy on patrol Tuesday evening noticed a motorist make a wide turnaround on East US 40, almost leaving the roadway before swerving back to the center of the road...
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TOP STORY OF THE DAY - Inside Out: ‘The silence must be broken’
(Local News ~ 10/24/22)
One person’s passion to help those affected by substance abuse is going international. Michael R. Hadley with Inside Out Recovery has taken the steps to base International Overdose Awareness in Brazil with the hopes of spreading awareness outward. “My goal is to spread nationwide and then eventually spread worldwide,” said Hadley. “Because, I mean, it doesn’t matter if you change somebody’s life around the world, it’s gonna somehow trickle back down to, you know, back to our society.”...
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BE SAFE OUT THERE
(Local News ~ 10/24/22)
It is a wonderful time of year and we want you and your family to enjoy it, safely. Below are a few tips for those who will be pedestrians and drivers: • Wear bright clothes. If your costume is dark, carry lighted lanterns, and load up every visible part of your anatomy with reflectors. Put them on your shoes too...
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100 Steps: MOST HAUNTED CEMETERY IN INDIANA
(Local News ~ 10/24/22)
It’s considered an urban legend, a creepy yet fun story for those who like Halloween or scary stuff. Yet, with graves dating back to the Civil War, 100 Steps Cemetery or Carpenter Cemetery is considered the most haunted in Indiana. Note: The cemetery hours are from dawn to dusk, so visiting anytime after dark is forbidden and illegal...
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Brazil leaf pickup to start Monday
(Local News ~ 10/24/22)
Mother Nature can be quite fickle in the fall. It’s good weather one day, and rain for seven days the next. Leaves are there one day, and the on next they clutter the ground and roadways. The Brazil City Garage removes leaves from residents each year, and the 2022 schedule is already set to begin...
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