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TOP STORY OF THE DAY, brought to you free by WICU: New county 4-H educator looking to grow program
(Local News ~ 04/08/21)
There’s a new 4-H Educator in Clay County, and she’s looking forward to meeting you. “I am looking forward to meeting more people and really getting to know Clay County,” said Natalie Korniak, a 2019 graduate from Purdue University who grew up in Logansport, IN...
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Towne Park HutsonWood enjoys celebrating Easter for residents, families
(Local News ~ 04/08/21)
The Towne Park HutsonWood senior assisted living facility in Brazil made both kids and their older relatives happy on Friday at an Easter egg event. Not a traditional hunt, but the smiles on the faces of the kids receiving candy and/or prizes for drawing eggs from a basket indicated there was no lack of excitement...
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Lois Maxine Reinoehl
(Obituary ~ 04/08/21)
Lois Maxine Reinoehl, 83, of Lena, Indiana, passed away on April 7, 2021 while surrounded by her family. Maxine was born on April 13, 1937, in Ferndale, Indiana, the daughter of Virgil and Edith (Gillogly) Martin. Maxine graduated from Bellmore High School with the class of 1955. ...
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Therapy dog program coming to local elementary
(Local News ~ 04/08/21)
A teacher’s dream is becoming a reality at Van Buren Elementary School. With hard work and help from the community, special education teacher Brooke Kraemer is preparing to bring a therapy dog to the school. This is the first therapy animal in any Clay County school...
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CHURCH BRIEFS: Saturday, April 10
(Crime News ~ 04/08/21)
St. Vincent de Paul food pantry remains open every Tuesday 12-2pm with drive thru service on Church Street. Please remain in your cars and volunteers will load your food. Thank you! The church is open from sun up to sun down Adoration every Tuesday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m...
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THE JOY LADY: Spring is finally here, and oh how we need it more than usual this year
(Crime News ~ 04/08/21)
I am not riding a horse through a corn field in Oklahoma, but I feel like breaking into song. “Oh what a beautiful morning/Oh what a beautiful day/I’ve got a wonderful feeling/Everything’s going my way.” (Singing it with me, aren’t you? You’re welcome!)...
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Correction
(Local News ~ 04/08/21)
To err is human... In Tuesday’s edition of The Brazil Times, the story “BFD’s new engine kept busy over weekend” inadvertently reported a Clay County Sheriff’s deputy located the fire. Actually, it was a Brazil Police Department officer who discovered the fire while out on patrol...
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THURSDAY'S COVID-19 UPDATE: Parke County joins Clay in ‘yellow’ category
(Local News ~ 04/08/21)
Parke joins Clay County in the YELLOW Advisory Category according to the Indiana State Department of Health’s COVID-19 Dashboard (www.coronavirus.in.gov/) Wednesday’s update of the overall Weekly 2-Metric Score, Advisory Level, and 7-Day All Tests Positivity Rate categories. Vigo and Owen counties are also showing signs their COVID-19 data is currently trending up, which could place them in YELLOW next week if their scores increase...
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LOCAL BRIEFS: NHS Winter Guard to perform tonight
(Community News ~ 04/08/21)
The Northview Winter Guard will have a “friends and family” performance tonight at the high school. The one-hour program is free of charge, and begins at 7 p.m. In other local news: • Johnston honored — Northview graduate Kennedy Johnston of Carbon was inducted into the Innocents Society at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during the Ivy Day ceremonies on April 3...
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BRAZIL BUZZ: Columnist returns after rare absence due to illness
(Community News ~ 04/08/21)
This writer was very disappointed last week, as I was unable to send in an article to the paper. I have missed only two weeks in 18-plus years. The first was due to no paper on Thanksgiving. The editors of the Brazil Times and staff are the best and I am grateful to them. My mind was not clear enough to submit the work...
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Wal-Mart has big day to make donations, honor employees
(Local News ~ 04/08/21)
The Brazil Wal-Mart had a special day on April 2, honoring two long-time employees and distributing donations to two local organizations. Store manager Chad Day noted the store opened at its East National Avenue location on April 2, 1991. ‘We thought it would be exciting to have a little celebration,” Day said. “We put together some things for the customers, and we gave away some money to local organizations. Just to have some fun with the associates.”...
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No one injured in Tuesday fire
(Local News ~ 04/08/21)
A four-alarm fire kept firefighters busy Tuesday evening. Officials confirm firefighters from Posey, Dick Johnson, Jackson, and Van Buren volunteer fire departments responded with manpower and equipment to the report of a structure fire on Private Road 865 North shortly after 8 p.m. (STAR Ambulance was also on the scene.)...
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Clay City, Northview have plenty to be happy about in first track meet of season
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/21)
Entering the 2021 high school track and field season, Northview coach Mark Raetz and Clay City coach Cole Schroer were honest in stating they weren’t sure how crisp their teams would be in Thursday’s Northview Quad Meet with Owen Valley and South Putnam after having last year canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic...
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