The Brazil Times
Eels fall to WRV in afternoon tilt, make progress despite loss
This season, with COVID-19 forcing teams to add, postpone or cancel games all the time, the schedule looks different every week. For Clay Citys girls basketball team, it was up against a daunting...
Friday night action leaves only one unbeaten WIC team
In the first year of Western Indiana Conference basketball action without divisional alignments, just one team remains undefeated after a pair of Putnam County teams knocked off previously-unbeaten...
HONOR ROLLS: East Side Elementary, second grading period
1st GRADE ALL As Miley Edgell, London Hall, Kason Keith, Everleigh McGlaughlin, Chandler Westfall ALL Bs Cecelia Gallion, Oliver Marks 2ND GRADE ALL As Sarah Acre, Nalee Coil, Celia Parkins,...
CHURCH BRIEFS: Saturday, January 9
St Vincent de Paul food pantry remains open every Tuesday 12-2pm with drive through service on Church Street. Please remain in your cars and volunteers will load your food. Thank you! The church is...
THE JOY LADY: What do overheard conversations say about us, or other people?
Warning: Beware, for there are times I am guilty of listening to the conversations of those around me. Its not eavesdropping, really. Nor is it gathering information to use in a future column. In a...
Picture of health in America not so rosy, unfortunately
For end-of-the-year columns, its customary to recap the events of the past 12 months, usually highlighting a mix of the good and the bad. Because this year has been dominated by health, in...
BRAZIL BUZZ: Columnist says shes just glad to be here
New Years Eve was rather low key for us. We watched TV, ate good food, sang Auld Lang Syne and waited for a blast from a shotgun or two and sparkling lights of fireworks to light up the night sky....
Strong finish lifts Knights past Greencastle
After Tuesday nights road loss at North Putnam, Northviews boys basketball coach Michael Byrum stated that his team was in search of its identity. On Friday, while taking on the reigning Wabash...
Florence Lovelle White
Florence Lovelle White, 88, passed away peacefully on January 8, 2012 at Exceptional Living Center in Brazil. She had suffered a massive cerebral stroke on January 1st, and never regained...
BREAKING - BPD seeks public assistance in finding suspect allegedly involved in recent armed robbery
Officials seek the public's assistance in identifying or locating an armed robbery suspect allegedly involved in a January 3rd robbery at Casey's General Store, 930 West National Avenue, Brazil....
Clay County Youth Food Program overcomes 2020 obstacles
2020 needed its own page. We usually recap each program as School Program, Summer Program and Christmas Delivery, but this year we thought 2020 needed a page of its own. This year it all has been...
Great Dane honors employee for 35 years of perfect attendance
Don Hutcheson was honored recently with a billboard in Harmony on the north side of U.S. 40 for his tremendous accomplishment of retiring after having 35 years of perfect attendance.
Shirley A. Lawrence
Shirley A. Lawrence, 85 of Brazil, passed away January 7, 2021 at 2:40 pm at her home surrounded by her family. She was born September 4, 1935 in Carlisle, IN, the daughter of William Robbins and...
Helping out the food pantry
Mike Robinson of the Clay County Food Pantry (holding sign, at left) accepted a $1,700 donation on Friday from Wal-Mart to help feed the needy members of the community. Representing Wal-Mart were...
Eels resume play after 22-day layoff, fall to Lakers in GCI tournament
SWITZ CITY - It was not the way Shakamak coach Nate ONeal envisioned his team beating Clay City Thursday night, but a 44-30 win over the Eels is greatly appreciated at the Greene County Invite....
Knights experience an off-night in loss to Terre Haute North
Each year, when Terre Haute North and Northview square off on the mat, the scores are likely to be close with the crowd roaring in excitement throughout the hour-plus match. On Thursday, things were...
COVID-19 Update - Clay County remains in RED
As of noon January 7, 2021, Indiana State Department of Healths Clay County data for COVID-19 shows the county continues to be in the RED category on the Dashboards Color Code System. The ISDH...
Investigation continues in the Wednesday arrest of four Center Point residents
A Clay County Sheriffs Department confirms the investigation continues into the arrest of four Center Point residents Wednesday. The Clay County Justice Center confirms the following individuals are...
David Roy Hofmann
David Roy Hofmann, 85, of Brazil, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 in his residence. He was born on July 31, 1935 in Cory, IN, the son of Herbert and Dorothy (Barnhardt) Hofmann. David was a...
Lorna Jane Gradzki
Lorna Jane Gradzki, 64, of Brazil, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Regional Hospital surrounded by her husband and children, after a long battle with kidney disease. She was...