Brazil, Indiana · Thursday, September 2, 2010
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A Brazil couple recently spent the weekend "in the clink" for allegedly taking a refrigerator that didn't belong to them. According to officials at the Brazil City Police Department, Brandon L. Duskey, 24, Stacy Duskey, 24,...
The Y of Clay County recently announced the departure of CEO Chad Zaucha. After five years of service through the Y of Clay County, Zaucha recently became the CEO of the Kosciusko Community Y in Warsaw. He officially began...
Associates gathered on the front lawn of St. Vincent Clay Hospital Wednesday in honor of the 10-year anniversary when the hospital changed ownership. In honor of the transition cake and punch was served. Kimberly Gleason...
County officials are preparing for another tax sale. Clay County Deputy Auditor Erica Stallcop told The Brazil Times 383 parcels were on the initial list to be sold, but there have been a few who have reconciled their...
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Times Staff Report The North Clay volleyball teams opened up the season by going 2-1 against visiting Owen Valley on Tuesday night. The eighth-grade squad dominated the competition, winning 25-7, 25-11 against the Patriots...
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor The North Clay cross country teams opened the season with a victory at Craig Park on Tuesday evening. The girls' team swept the first three spots with Allie Dupin (14:27), Emily Conrad ...
By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor The visiting Terre Haute South Braves put on a strong, early season performance at the expense of Northview and North Central (Farmersburg's) cross country teams on Tuesday evening. The...
Times Staff Report OOLITIC -- The Edgewood Mustangs won their first conference girls golf championship in the Western Indiana Conference tourney played on Saturday at Stone Crest Golf Course. The Mustangs were the only...
Times Staff Report The Northview and Clay City cross country teams were in action over the weekend as the Knights competed at the Rushville Invite and the Eels were part of the Riverton Parke Invitational to open their...
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State news
  • Dry summer could dull Indiana's fall tree colors
    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The bone-dry weather that most of Indiana has seen in recent weeks could also hurt the typically bright fall colors of the state's woodlands....
  • SW Ind. volunteer fire department plans to close
    EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) -- Officials have decided to shut down a volunteer fire department just outside Evansville, blaming misuse of township money by a former trustee and tax revenue declines....
  • Most traditional rivalries live on in new Big Ten
    The Big Ten's athletic directors got together on what was truly a conference call on Wednesday. The first thing Ohio State's Gene Smith did was open some accompanying e-mails that listed proposed Buckeyes football schedules for 2011 and 2012....
  • Child-care owner pleads guilty in gaming operation
    FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) -- The owner of a nonprofit child-care business in Fort Wayne has pleaded guilty to charges he helped to run an illegal gambling operation that was masquerading as a lawful charitable gaming enterprise....
  • John Walker Lindh seeks Ind. prison prayer ruling
    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- American-born Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh and another Muslim inmate have asked a judge to order a federal prison to allow them and other Muslims in their highly restricted cell block to pray as a group, in accordance with their beliefs....
Strange news
  • For 2nd time, Ohio woman gives birth in vehicle
    BETHEL, Ohio (AP) -- For a second time, an Ohio woman has given birth to a baby who couldn't wait and arrived on the drive to the hospital....
  • Homeless man calls 911 from hot tub, seeks cocoa
    BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) -- A homeless man who called 911 from the hot tub of a suburban Portland home and asked for towels, hot chocolate and a hug got arrested for trespassing instead....
  • Busted pot growers mistake wardens for suppliers
    RED BLUFF, Calif. (AP) -- California wildlife officials say two men are in custody after a group of marijuana growers started to toss bags full of pot into a pickup truck belonging to game wardens they mistook for their suppliers. State Department of Fish and Game spokesman Pat Foy says two wardens in Tehama County were looking for deer poachers Monday night in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest when they heard footsteps behind them....
  • Police say man leads hour-long chase in dump truck
    SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) -- Police said a 37-year-old man driving a dump truck led them on an hour-long chase over roads, rails and yards in the Syracuse area that ended with the suspect being shot. The Onondaga County Sheriff said Stanley Lostumbo jumped into a dump truck Tuesday night after being accused of stealing from vending machines at a mall....
  • Cell phone left in Ala. burglary leads to arrest
    RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. (AP) -- Police investigating a home burglary in Russellville found a surprising clue - a cell phone that got left behind. Franklin County District Attorney Joey Rushing said the phone was left near where a computer was taken in the weekend burglary. Investigators began calling some of the phone numbers and determined the phone belonged to a 19-year-old who was on probation for a previous burglary....

Couple arrested on theft charges
A Brazil couple recently spent the weekend "in the clink" for allegedly taking a refrigerator that didn't belong to them. According to officials at the Brazil City Police Department, Brandon L. Duskey, 24, Stacy Duskey, 24, were arrested on class D felony theft charges stemming from an investigation on or about Aug. 24...

Chad Zaucha leaves the Y
The Y of Clay County recently announced the departure of CEO Chad Zaucha. After five years of service through the Y of Clay County, Zaucha recently became the CEO of the Kosciusko Community Y in Warsaw. He officially began his new position Aug. 23, 2010...

10-year celebration
Associates gathered on the front lawn of St. Vincent Clay Hospital Wednesday in honor of the 10-year anniversary when the hospital changed ownership. In honor of the transition cake and punch was served. Kimberly Gleason Photo.

County prepping for latest property tax sale
County officials are preparing for another tax sale. Clay County Deputy Auditor Erica Stallcop told The Brazil Times 383 parcels were on the initial list to be sold, but there have been a few who have reconciled their delinquent taxes since then. "Right now, there are still 304 parcels slated to be in the sale," Stallcop said Tuesday. "In total, the delinquent taxes owed on those properties add up to $288,481.60."...

Many featured classes included in truck pull
SALINE CITY -- The annual Saline City Picnic truck pull will take place at 5:30 p.m., Saturday. Weigh-ins begin at 2 p.m. Featured classes will be ITPA Super Stock 4-wheel drive, ITPA Pro Stock 4-wheel drive 6,500-pound class, OEM Fuel Injected Stock 6,800-pound class, Altered 4-wheel drive 6,500-pound weight class, Street Diesel Truck 8,000-pound class, Open Diesel Truck 8,000-pound class, and the Semi Truck 20,000 class...
Forecast
National Weather Service forecast for Brazil, Indiana:

Today
Rain Showers
High: 86
Tonight
Rain Showers
Low: 65
Tomorrow
Partly Sunny
High: 76
Low: 50
Saturday
Mostly Sunny
High: 74
Low: 51
Sunday
Partly Sunny
High: 79
Low: 58
Labor
Mostly Sunny
High: 87
Tuesday
Mostly Sunny
High: 90
Low: 66
Wednesday
Mostly Sunny
High: 89

Warnings
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Quakes
Most recently recorded earthquakes in the Central U.S. from the Center for Earthquake Research and Information (Times in Central):

Mag.WhenWhere
1.109/01 02:271 mi W of Guy, AR
1.009/01 02:260 mi NW of Guy, AR
3.108/31 19:467 mi ESE of Arcadia, OK
2.708/31 13:000 mi S of La Grange Park, IL
1.708/31 08:385 mi N of Enola, AR
1.508/30 22:497 mi WSW of New Madrid, MO
2.708/30 11:315 mi ENE of Mountain City, TN
1.808/30 02:115 mi NW of Mount Vernon, AR
1.608/30 01:335 mi NW of Mount Vernon, AR
1.908/29 15:305 mi NW of Mount Vernon, AR
1.308/29 05:404 mi SSE of Ridgely, TN
0.608/28 13:301 mi WNW of Guy, AR