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• Change of focus on lake

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 03 November 2010 13:15

  

  News-Gazette Photos/Andrew SullivanState Rep. Mike Horner, R-Kissimmee, top left, Kissimmee City Manager Mike Steigerwald, top right, and Osceola County Commissioner Brandon Arrington, bottom left, return to ...

• County to pay $9.2M for site in Tohoqua DRI

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 03 November 2010 13:13

  

  Map/Osceola CountyThis above aerial map shows the Tohoqua development of regional impact. The 370 acres the county is buying for its land conservation program is on the south end of the site. By Marv...

• Report in on youth summit

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 03 November 2010 13:09

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew SullivanOsceola County Commissioner Ken Smith helped organize the Sept. 2 youth summit. By Fallan PattersonStaff Writer The final report of September’s 2010 Osceola Youth...

• Suspect arrested for attempted murder

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 03 November 2010 13:07

  

  Kinloch Kissimmee police arrested 19-year-old Damion T. Kinloch, of Kissimmee, Oct. 28 for attempted felony murder and discharging a firearm within 1,000 feet of people. ...

• Arrested for video voyeurism and child abuse

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 03 November 2010 13:04

  

  Garcia Osceola County Sheriff's Office detectives last week arrested Lowis Garcia III, 30, of Brewster Drive, Kissimmee, on charges of child abuse and video voyeurism. ...

• Arrested for lewd and lascivious battery

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 03 November 2010 13:01

  

  Sanchez Osceola County Sheriff's Office deputies have arrested Victor Sanchez Jr., 33, of 301 W. Carroll St., Kissimmee, a registered felon, on eight counts of lewd and lascivious battery and one cou...

• Shooting suspect identified

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 03 November 2010 12:55

  

  Chappell Kissimmee detectives have identified 38-year-old Anthony “Kooda” Chappell, of Kissimmee, as the suspect in the shooting Saturday in the 300 block of Dixon Street, Kissimmee.An arrest war...

• Help needed in locating suspicious persons

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 03 November 2010 12:35

  

  Suspect 1 Suspect 2 The Osceola County Sheriff's Office has asked the public for help in locating two suspicious persons. ...

• Multiple arrests in all-day operation

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 03 November 2010 12:33

  

  The Kissimmee police department Oct. 28 conducted an all-day operation encompassing several checks and sting operations. Kissimmee police conducted sex offender checks, pawn shop inspections and prostitution stings. ...

• News briefs for November 4, 2010

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 03 November 2010 12:22

  

  Graphic/Florida Division of ForestryThe Keetch-Byram Drought Index as of Tuesday showed that the average wildfire risk for Osceola County was in the 550-plus range, which represents a moderate threat, accordi...

• Congratulations to winners

  Opinions

  Created: Wednesday, 03 November 2010 12:19

  

  We want to congratulate the winners in Tuesday’s local election, and pat voters on the back for going to the polls, as some important decisions were made, and not just for candidates. ...

• Let’s protect Lake Toho jobs

  Opinions

  Created: Wednesday, 03 November 2010 12:17

  

  Mike HornerState Representative Osceola County'’s economy may be damaged by a drastic reduction in hydrilla control on Lake Tohopekaliga.  The state agency in charge of invasive plant management, the Florida Fi...

• Letters to the editor for November 4, 2010

  Opinions

  Created: Wednesday, 03 November 2010 09:53

  Appreciated support To the editor: We would like to thank the St. Cloud community for its unprecedented support of the national “Make a Difference Day.” ...

• New Rotary Club forming in Poinciana

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 03 November 2010 00:00

  Lisa D’CatoPoinciana Writer Sometimes living in Florida, with perfect weather and bright sunny days, makes you forget it is fall. But the calendar doesn’t lie. The countdown is on – 51 more shopping days until Christmas. You may be able to jump-sta...

• Kissimmee church to collect gifts for children

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 03 November 2010 00:00

  Christmas is arriving early in Kissimmee, as First Baptist Church prepares to serve as a collection point for Operation Christmas Child.  Soon, with the help of local volunteers, the site will be brimming with festively wrapped shoe boxes full of gifts....

• Council to host a Thanksgiving meal

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 03 November 2010 00:00

  To help all the residents of our community regardless of the challenges they are experiencing embrace the Thanksgiving season, the Osceola County Council on Aging will host its annual community Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 25, f...

• Flora Ridge Elementary gets free trees from tourism group

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 03 November 2010 00:00

  By Brian McBrideAssociate EditorThings got a little shady at Flora Ridge Elementary School in Kissimmee last week.As a recipient of the Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association’s Adopt a School program, the school Oct. 26 received 30 free 14- to 16...

• Council to host Thanksgiving meal

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 03 November 2010 00:00

  To help all the residents of our community regardless of the challenges they are experiencing embrace the Thanksgiving season, the Osceola County Council on Aging will host its annual community Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 25, f...

• Give thanks for hunting seasons galore

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 03 November 2010 00:00

  Tony YoungFlorida Fish and Wildlife November means the 2010-11 hunting season’s in full swing. In this month’s column, I’ll cover most everything you need to know about general gun, fall turkey, quail and gray squirrel, snipe and the second phase o...

• Splash pad hours of operation adjusted

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 03 November 2010 00:00

  Due to cooler temperatures, the St. Cloud Parks and Recreation staff announced that there will be an adjustment to the hours of operation for the city’s splash pad. The new hours are 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. (seven days a week). The splash pad is at Lakefro...