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Senior Spotlight: Jacob LaFary
(High School Sports ~ 04/17/20)
Athlete’s name: Jacob LaFary Sport: Clay City baseball Years participating in the sport: 4 years Parents/Guardians: Jason and Rebecca LaFary Future plans: I plan on attending Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology to study chemical engineering and play baseball...
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Working for opening day
(Local News ~ 04/17/20)
Mike Bemis helps lay new gravel in the playground area at Forest Park recently, as park employees take advantage of the COVID-19 closure to get the annual repairs and renovations done while people are not visiting the park, so it will be “ship-shape” when families return...
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Blog: Have a ... 'good day'
(Local News ~ 04/17/20)
Paul Harvey used to celebrate the resiliency and the ingenuity of Americans. It was only appropriate for his program, “Paul Harvey News and Comment” which was carried on the American Broadcasting Co. network, ABC. Many times during this COVID-19 monstrosity I have thought of Paul Harvey...
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POTUS Taps Young for Coronavirus Economic Task Force
(Local News ~ 04/17/20)
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) today announced he has been selected by President Donald Trump to serve on his bipartisan Congressional Economic Task Force. The task force will provide counsel to the President on the re-opening of America in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic...
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Duke Energy lineworkers ask public to “shine a light” on all front-line workers as part of National Lineworker Appreciation Day
(Local News ~ 04/17/20)
• Customers, communities are encouraged to turn on front house lights to recognize first responders on Saturday, April 18, at 9 p.m. PLAINFIELD, Ind. – Snapped poles and tangled power lines over a battered landscape of downed trees are the usual challenges lineworkers face after severe weather strikes – but the COVID-19 pandemic and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control’s recommended safety guidelines added new complexities to lineworkers’ already complicated work...
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Mobile food pantry at Cooper Tower
(Local News ~ 04/17/20)
The Knights of Columbus and Catholic Charities will be holding a mobile food pantry on Thursday April 23 at 9:30 at Copper Towers. It will be held outside and everybody is welcomed to stop by. Any questions call 812-232-1447 or 812-243-7413
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TOP STORY OF THE DAY: Indiana Women’s Prison Wee Ones Program Renamed in Honor of Fallen IMPD Officer Breann Leath
(State News ~ 04/17/20)
Indianapolis, Ind - On the day IMPD Officer Breann Leath was laid to rest Governor Eric Holcomb announced the Wee Ones Nursery at the Indiana Women’s Prison would be renamed as the ‘Officer Breann Leath Memorial Maternal & Child Health Unit.’ The announcement was made by Gov. ...
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COURT NEWS April 17, 2020
(Court News ~ 04/17/20)
NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the closing of the Clay County Courthouse processing of public record might experience a slight delay until further notice The following case filings reported in Clay Circuit Court during March 30-April 9, 2020:...
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Thank you frontline workers
(Local News ~ 04/17/20)
As the COVID-19 Stay-at-Home mandate for the state of Indiana was extended to May 1, another sign thanking the frontline heroes at work in Clay County was placed on the front yard of the Clay County Historical Society Museum Friday. This sign thanks not only public safety workers, but it also recognizes the postal service, truck drivers, farmers, grocery store and restaurant workers...
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Governor: Organizations should be making various plans for activities in months ahead
(Local News ~ 04/17/20)
Gov. Eric Holcomb responded to a question about county fairs by saying organizations should be making alternative plans "for best case scenario" and other scenarios in the future. The Governor said the State will be reviewing statistics and making decisions on loosening restrictions in the days and weeks ahead. He said he could not determine now what might be the status of the stay-at-home order during the summer...
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COVID-19 STATE UPDATES April 17, 2020
(Local News ~ 04/17/20)
The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) is closely monitoring a pandemic of the 2019 novel (new) coronavirus or COVID-19. The results are as of April 16, 2020, 11:59 pm. Dashboard updated daily at 12:00 PM at www.coronavirus.in.gov/. New positive cases, deaths, and tests have occurred over a range of dates but were reported to ISDH in the last 24 hours...
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