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Clay County Historical Society: Anita Owen, American songwriter and Clay County native
(Local News ~ 03/15/24)
American songwriter, Esther Anita Owen, was born in Clay County, Indiana, to Welsh immigrant John Dale Owen and his wife, Louisa Hughes. Various records list her birth year as 1873, 1874, and 1875. Anita published her first song at the age of fifteen or sixteen for $5 and became one of the most popular female songwriters of her generation known especially for flower-themed songs. ...
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Clay City Junior High School: Geography Quiz Bowl
(Local News ~ 03/15/24)
SUBMITTED PHOTO On March 12, 2024, the Clay City Junior High School geography quiz bowl team competed in the Kiwanis Club of Terre Haute 34th Annual Geography Quiz Bowl competition. Schools from Vigo, Clay, and Sullivan counties attended the event. Clay City Junior High School placed second overall at the competition...
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Cub Scout Pack 101: Annual Blue & Gold Ceremony
(Local News ~ 03/15/24)
Cub Scout Pack 101 held their annual Blue and Gold ceremony on Saturday March 9, where the pack was able to present the Clay County Emergency Food Pantry with 550 lbs of food plus a $20 donation through the Scouting For Food Program.
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SHIRLEY ANN PELL, Harmony, IN
(Obituary ~ 03/15/24)
Shirley Ann Pell, 93, of Harmony passed away March 14, 2024, with her dear family by her side. She was born November 13, 1930, in Harmony, the daughter of Albert and Hila Hann Girton. She graduated from Van Buren High School with the class of 1948. Shirley married her high school sweetheart, James Pell, on June 30, 1951. ...
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TIMELESS: "Bessie" may be Clay County's next Historical Marker recipient
(Local News ~ 03/15/24)
Jeff Koehler, representing the Indiana State Historical Society and the Indiana Historical Bureau, has been working with Clay County Commissioners to dedicate an Indiana Historical Marker to Elizabeth "Bessie" Jane Eaglesfield. If approved by the commissioners, the already paid-for sign will be placed on the Clay County Courthouse lawn...
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Swearingen's junior season comes to a close
(High School Sports ~ 03/15/24)
After falling to Indiana Northwest in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference semifinal on March 1, Olivet Nazarene University’s men’s basketball team had to wait to find out their fate for the postseason. It came a few days later when the Tigers were notified that they earned an at-large bid in the NAIA National Championship Tournament. They were matched up against Georgetown on Friday night...
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