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CYFL Check-in: Super Bowl edition
(High School Sports ~ 10/20/23)
The 2023 Clay Youth Football League seasons came to a conclusion on Saturday with three teams bringing home Super Bowl championships. Pee Wee The Ace Hardware Bulldogs pulled off the three-peat. The Bulldogs defeated the Dairy Queen Wolves, 27-18. The Wolves, playing with only 11 players, fought hard and hung around for as long as they could...
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Board of Public Works' swift meeting
(Local News ~ 10/20/23)
The Board of Public Works and Safety had a brief meeting last Wednesday. Mayor Brian Wyndham was absent from the meeting. There was no public safety report, as many attended the retiree's breakfast downstairs at City Hall. The Fire Union Contract for 2024-2026 was tabled for the next meeting, On October 25 at 10 a.m. at City Hall, so City Attorney Traci Orman could review the contract, and Mayor Wyndham would be present...
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It’s a family tradition
(Local News ~ 10/20/23)
The French family has enjoyed years of giving pumpkins away during the annual community event. This year 200 pumpkins were available. Pictured are Blakeley, Layney, Kenley, Remi Hughes. A magazine article sparked the idea for the community event, according to Nick French, that has averaged to hand out 200-300 locally raised pumpkins to children in the community...
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National Lead Poisoning Week October 22-28,2023
(Local News ~ 10/20/23)
National Lead Poisoning Week October 22-28,2023 As National Lead Poisoning Week approaches, the Clay County Health Department wants to make citizens aware of the quiet dangers. According to a demographic study from the West Central Indiana Region and THRIVE, the housing available in the Wabash Valley Region tends to be older on average, with 24% of the homes in the region built in 1939 or earlier...
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Traffic stop leads to a Jasonville woman’s arrest on drug allegations
(Local News ~ 10/20/23)
The Clay County Sheriff’s Department released details today about a Jasonville woman’s recent arrest. According to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, the incident began in the early morning hours of Thursday, October 19. A sheriff’s deputy patrolling the area just north of Coalmont in Lewis township noticed a white pickup truck traveling south on State Road 159 exceeding the speed limit and with an equipment malfunction...
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LOIS CASSIDY, Brazil, IN
(Obituary ~ 10/20/23)
Lois Elizabeth Cassidy, 89, passed away October 17, 2023. Lois was born to the late Raymond and Bessie (Jordan) Thomas on November 24, 1933 in Mecca, Indiana. Lois graduated from Mecca High School in 1951. Throughout her life, Lois was deeply involved in a variety of community organizations. ...
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OPAL TUCKER, Brazil, IN
(Obituary ~ 10/20/23)
Opal Edith Tucker, 102, passed away on October 17, 2023 at the Villas of Holly Brook in Brazil, IN. Ms. Tucker was born on July 13, 1921, in Clay County, the daughter of Lewis and Opal (Butler) Mace. She graduated from Bridgeton High School in 1939 and attended Indiana Business College, graduating in 1941. During World War II, she worked in the U.S. Civil Service Office of Price Administration as a secretary before staying home to care for her growing family...
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Knights drop sectional shootout to Brebeuf
(High School Sports ~ 10/20/23)
Throughout the high school football season, Northview has played in two types of games – blowout wins or nail-biting losses. Based on statistics and projections, the chances of Friday’s sectional opener against visiting Brebeuf being a blowout – one way or the other – was slim...
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