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County receives bids for new Community Corrections building
(Local News ~ 08/12/15)
Clay County has received bids for a new Community Corrections building. The bids were opened at the County Commissioners' meeting on Wednesday and were taken under advisement for review. A decision could come as early as Sept. 8. Community Corrections is one of those programs that actually saves taxpayers money because it keeps people out of jail and, in effect, forces them to pay for their own rehabilitation, according to Mary Brown...
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'Church Street Shootout' star visits Eel Dome
(Local News ~ 08/12/15)
Jeff Bell would consider himself a big Indiana high school basketball fan. Adding to his love of the Hoosier game, the Clay City Junior/Senior High School principal has witnessed great state tournament runs by his own student athletes, and he played basketball in the high school home of legendary player and coach John Wooden in Martinsville...
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Commissioners vote to pave roads
(Local News ~ 08/12/15)
A few roads will soon be blacktopped following action taken by the County Commissioners Wednesday. One mile of Lena Road from U.S. 40 to C.R. 1200N, and portions of C.R. 200 and C.R. 800 and Murphy Avenue will be paved after quotes were accepted Wednesday...
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Rain believed to be the cause of more problems at Forest Park
(Local News ~ 08/12/15)
Here are two more problems that are believed to be caused by the massive amounts of rain this summer. More work will have to be done on tennis courts at Forest Park before they will be playable again. Water has accumulated beneath the ground and clay soil is not letting it evaporate, Linda Messmer told the Brazil Parks Board Tuesday night...
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Brazil man gets six years for rape
(Local News ~ 08/12/15)
A Brazil man was sentenced to six years in prison this week for rape. Jay Samuel Ellis, 20, first pleaded guilty to the Level 3 felony during a July 13 hearing in Clay Circuit Court. On Monday, he was sentenced for the crime to six years in the Indiana Department of Correction with three years to be executed...
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