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• News Briefs for January 27, 2011

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 26 January 2011 13:24

  

  St. Cloud Council to meet tonight The St. Cloud City Council will meet today at 6:30 p.m. Among the agenda items are: • Second and final public hearing for an ordinance providing for a local vendor preference for ...

• Silver Spurs honors its own

  County News

  Created: Wednesday, 26 January 2011 13:21

  

  Photo/Wendi Jeannin Jim Purcell, left, is the 2011 Coca-Cola Cowboy, an award given by the Silver Spurs Riding Club to its most dedicated male volunteer members. At center is Henry Kempfer, this year...

• Suspect charged with 30 counts of child pornography

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 26 January 2011 13:14

  

  Tousignant Osceola County Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested Mark Tousignant, 37, of 3834 W. Vine St., Kissimmee, and charged him with 30 counts of possession of child pornography.The invest...

• Amtrak train hits car

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 26 January 2011 13:12

  

  An Amtrak train hit a car Saturday evening on Poinciana Boulevard but the driver was able to get out of the vehicle before impact. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Arleen Valentine, 47, of Kissimmee, at about ...

• Armed robbery Jan. 24

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 26 January 2011 13:11

  

  Kissimmee police are looking for two armed robbery suspects who robbed the 7-Eleven at 2460 N. John Young Parkway. On Jan. 24 at approximately midnight, a black male entered the 7-Eleven armed with a handgun and deman...

• Grand jury indictments

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 26 January 2011 13:09

  

  A grand jury Thursday indicted a homeless man arrested for Celebration’s first homicide and an aging career criminal who confessed to the 31-year-old killing of a St. Cloud mother, two of Osceola County’s most well...

• Two arrested for burglary, grand theft

  Police News

  Created: Wednesday, 26 January 2011 13:04

  

  Quinn Morgan Osceola County Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested Travass Quinn, 19, of 1918 Myakka Court, Kissimmee, and Willie Frank Morgan, 29, of 527 Eagle Court, Kissimm...

• First-time district champs

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 26 January 2011 12:53

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan Harmony’s Sage Leffew scored a goal during the Lady Longhorns 3-1 win over Eustis Friday for the 4A District 6 championship. Lady Longhorns dismantle Eustis, 3-1...

• Storms disrupt athletic events

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 26 January 2011 12:51

  

  All prep athletic events in Osceola County were canceled Tuesday due to thunderstorms. Events in Orange, Lake and Seminole counties also were postponed. ...

• Stadtlander set pace for champ Lady Bulldogs

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 26 January 2011 12:46

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan Ashlyn Stadtlander won the Orange Belt Conference championship and helped St. Cloud qualify for the Class 3A state cross country meet. By Rick PedoneSports EditorA...

• Storm runner learned quickly

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 26 January 2011 12:43

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew Sullivan Celebration’s Quincy O’Connor prepares himself for the start of the Orange Belt Conference meet, which he easily won. By Rick PedoneSports Editor Quincy O’C...

• OHS 2nd at Hutchins; LHS, CHS at Brandon

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 26 January 2011 12:41

  

  By Rick PedoneSports Editor Osceola High wrestler Pete Baldwin raised his national career wins record to 313 last weekend by pinning four opponents and taking first place at 145 pounds at the Michael Hutchins Invitati...

• Osceola claims OBC boys hoops championship

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 26 January 2011 12:40

  

  By Rick PedoneSports Editor Several county basketball teams saw district games postponed Tuesday because of severe thunderstorms. Osceola’s 5A District 5 game at Liberty has been moved to Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Cele...

• Sports Briefs for January 27, 2011

  Sports

  Created: Wednesday, 26 January 2011 12:35

  

  Kissimmee LL The Kissimmee Little League will hold registration for the spring season Friday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Oak Street baseball complex (1500 Oak St., Kissimmee). A registration also will take place at...

• Good action taken on airboats

  Opinions

  Created: Wednesday, 26 January 2011 12:31

  

  Osceola County commissioners continue to have lingering worries over private enterprise – specifically commercial airboat operations – being allowed to use public boat docks and boat ramps from which to conduct bus...

• Letters to the editor for January 27, 2011

  Opinions

  Created: Wednesday, 26 January 2011 12:29

  

  Supports Hartig, Long To the editor: I have watched our School Board over the past years and the dysfunction and waste amazed me. While our school grades have improved due to the changed criteria of grading, morale a...

• Kissimmee police, Disney partner in helmet program

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 26 January 2011 00:00

  Kissimmee Police Department’s traffic enforcement unit and Radio Disney will be giving away bicycle helmets at three Kissimmee elementary schools. ...

• Tax aide available in Poinciana

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 26 January 2011 00:00

  Lisa D’CatoPoinciana WriterThe tax man cometh. Are you overwhelmed? Help is here, just for you.AARP Tax Aide has been in existence since 1968. Since then, Tax Aide Volunteers have helped 50 million low- to middle-income taxpayers prepare their forms. Ma...

• Clerk employee, manager of the month honored

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 26 January 2011 00:00

  Tammy HooverThe Osceola County Clerk’s Office employee of the month  for January is Tammy Hoover. Having been employed with the Clerk’s Office for almost 13 years, Hoover has become a valuable employee to the Civil Division, according to a Clerkâ...

• Dance team members to tour country professionally

  Around Osceola

  Created: Wednesday, 26 January 2011 00:00

  Several members of the Gateway High School Dance Team who attended summer camp were invited to audition for the Eastern Dance Association. ...