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This Kissimmee gas station, showing its Monday evening price, was at $3.99 that morning and $3.49 last Thursday, showing how quickly gas prices have increased locally and nationally. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

This Kissimmee gas station, showing its Monday evening price, was at $3.99 that morning and $3.49 last Thursday, showing how quickly gas prices have increased locally and nationally. PHOTO/KEN JACKSON

Why gas prices reached an all-time high — and how to conserve

Ken Jackson
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Friday morning, Kissimmee’s Bike Bonanza was held as part of the annual “ReThink Your Commute” initiative of biking to work if you live close enough. Looking at gas prices, they may have had the right idea. On Friday, pump prices increased by 20 cents. That’s not abnormal.
The state of Florida continues to help Florida homeowners who have been impacted by the pandemic through no fault of their own.

The state of Florida continues to help Florida homeowners who have been impacted by the pandemic through no fault of their own.

State’s Homeowner Assistance Fund extended in wake of COVID-19

Staff Report
Monday, March 7, 2022
Provided by the Department of Economic Opportunity If you are still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic, the state of Florida continues to offer help. The state of Florida continues to help Florida homeowners who have been impacted by the pandemic through no fault of their own.
Bikers take to the trail at a prior ReThink Your Commute bike event. Drivers in downtown Kissimmee should watch for a cavalcade of cyclists Friday morning. PHOTO/RETHINK YOUR COMMUTE

Bikers take to the trail at a prior ReThink Your Commute bike event. Drivers in downtown Kissimmee should watch for a cavalcade of cyclists Friday morning. PHOTO/RETHINK YOUR COMMUTE

Leave the car and take the bike into Kissimmee Friday

Ken Jackson
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
The City of Kissimmee and a Florida Department of Transportation group promoting new commuting solutions encourages you to ditch your car, find your bike helmet and pedal to work. If the office is in or near downtown Kissimmee, you’ll be joining dozens of your commuting cohorts.
Osceola Council on Aging CEO Wendy Ford reminds us that March is National Nutrition Month

Osceola Council on Aging CEO Wendy Ford reminds us that March is National Nutrition Month

Council Corner — March is National Nutrition Month

Wendy Coschignano Ford
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Nutrition is a critical component to our health and longevity, especially as we age. Balanced nutrition is linked to a stronger immune system while lowering the risk of non-communicable illnesses (such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease).
Qualifying applicants must be age 60 or older, reside in a home located in Orange, Seminole, Osceola or Brevard County, and be receiving TANF, SSI or SNAP benefits.

Qualifying applicants must be age 60 or older, reside in a home located in Orange, Seminole, Osceola or Brevard County, and be receiving TANF, SSI or SNAP benefits.

March 31 deadline for senior energy bill assistance

Ken Jackson
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Qualifying Central Florida seniors have until March 31 to apply for up to $5,000 in energy bill assistance through the Emergency Home Energy Assistance for the Elderly Program (EHEAP) before the remaining 2021 funds expire.
News Briefs — Tip A Cop on Friday; Kissimmee man sentenced for federal tax fraud

News Briefs — Tip A Cop on Friday; Kissimmee man sentenced for federal tax fraud

News Briefs — Tip A Cop on Friday; Kissimmee man sentenced for federal tax fraud

News Staff
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Tip a Cop, donate to Special Olympics If you have dinner at Logan’s Roadhouse in Kissimmee Friday, your server may be in uniform — just not the restaurant’s. Sheriff Marcos R. Lopez and members of the Osceola County Sheriff ’s Office will participate in “Tip a Cop” from 5-9 p.m. at 5925 W.
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