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• 35 arrested in undercover prostitution operation

  Police News

  Created: Monday, 31 October 2011 15:07

  

  Osceola County Sheriff's Office deputies with the Community Response Team West conducted an undercover prostitution operation Thursday and Friday that resulted in the arrest of 35 individuals for prostitution and drug ...

• St. Cloud woman killed in Sunday crash

  Police News

  Created: Monday, 31 October 2011 11:37

  Valerie Ann Porter, 36, of St. Cloud, died early Sunday after crashing her van into a utility pole while speeding down Kissimmee Park Road near Lake Tohopekaliga Road in St. Cloud. ...

• A rising ‘star’

  County News

  Created: Monday, 31 October 2011 09:16

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Andrew SullivanKathleen Plinske, president of Valencia College’s Osceola and Lake Nona campuses, stands in front of the construction site for the Osceola campus’ building 4, a 150,000-s...

• Residents: Don’t outsource libraries

  County News

  Created: Friday, 28 October 2011 11:09

  

  News-Gazette Photo/Marvin G. CortnerOsceola County residents Ed Kilroy, left, and H. J. Camacho, right, after Wednesday’s special meeting of the county Library Advisory Board discuss the pros and cons of ou...

• Play it safe for Halloween

  County News

  Created: Friday, 28 October 2011 11:05

  

  Iwanski By Brian McBrideAssistant Editor With Halloween falling on Monday, the scariest aspect for parents could be the threat to the safety of their little trick-or-treaters. So from pedestrian tr...

• News briefs for October 29, 2011

  County News

  Created: Friday, 28 October 2011 11:01

  

  Locks reopen on Kissimmee River The South Florida Water Management District Wednesday reopened navigation locks on the Kissimmee River as water flow from recent heavy rains slowed to levels safe for boating. ...

• Clerk of Courts office to begin online tax deed sales Tuesday

  County News

  Created: Friday, 28 October 2011 10:58

  

  Malcom Thompson, Osceola County Clerk of Courts, has announced that beginning in November tax deed sales would take place online. ...

• Charged with retail theft, child neglect

  Police News

  Created: Friday, 28 October 2011 09:53

  

  Armstrong A Kissimmee woman last week was charged with retail theft and child neglect following an arrest at a Publix store. ...

• Deputy in collision

  Police News

  Created: Friday, 28 October 2011 09:51

  

  An Osceola County Sheriff’s Office deputy T-boned a civilian’s vehicle Wednesday evening in his unmarked patrol car at the intersection of Nova Road and U.S. Highway 192, just east of St. Cloud. ...

• It’s Lady Dogs, Chargers

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 28 October 2011 09:40

  

  News-Gazette Photos/Andrew Sullivan Individual champion Ashlyn Stadtlander, far right, next to teammate Octavia Gonzalez, leads the St. Cloud Lady Bulldogs at the Orange Belt Conference cross country meet ...

• Nightmares never end on the field

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 28 October 2011 09:37

  

  Rick PedoneSports Editor It’s Halloween weekend, so let me tell you about a football nightmare. Try charting plays when St. Cloud and Liberty high schools play one another. They did last week, and I’m still tryin...

• Conference champs

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 28 October 2011 09:34

  The Osceola Lady Kowboys swimming team took a break from practice this week at the Osceola Y as it prepared for the district meet that was held Friday. The Lady Kowboys won their second consecutive Orange Belt Conference championship last week at the Maki...

• Golf season ends for local squads at region tourney

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 28 October 2011 09:32

  

  By Rick Pedone Sports Editor Local golfers wrapped up their seasons Monday and Tuesday at regional tournaments. ...

• Sports briefs for October 29, 2011

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 28 October 2011 09:30

  

  Kissimmee LL Kissimmee Little League will hold registration for the spring season Nov. 10, 11, 17 and 18 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Oak Street Park. Additional registration is Nov. 12 and 19, and Dec. 3-4 from 10 a.m. to 2 ...

• Harmony stops Dogs in volleyball; Osceola is second

  Sports

  Created: Friday, 28 October 2011 09:21

  

  By Rick PedoneSports EditorHarmony took the first big step toward its goal of appearing at the Class 7A state volleyball tournament by defeating rival St. Cloud, 25-11, 25-11 and  25-16 to win the 7A-6 district ch...

• Residents are right

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 28 October 2011 08:13

  

  Our read on the community, based on three meetings this week’s in Kissimmee and St. Cloud, is that residents don’t want Osceola Library System’s operation outsourced to a private company and that county officials...

• Letters to the editor for October 29, 2011

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 28 October 2011 08:11

  

  Stand and be countedTo the editor:As a previous member of the Osceola County Advisory Fire and Rescue Commission, I made many suggestions and recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners and would like to make ...

• Taking a stand to make it better

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 28 October 2011 08:09

  

  Leonard PittsTribune Media Zachary Quinto came out recently.Ordinarily, the news that “Star Trek’s” new Mr. Spock had told New York magazine he was gay would barely register. It has become a rather ordinary thin...

• Texting and our dying language

  Opinions

  Created: Friday, 28 October 2011 08:05

  

  Robyn BlumnerTribune Media Will 2day’s kds no the 1ders of wrds?The average young person texts 110 times per day. What are the chances that any of those billions of texts have ever included the word “congeries” ...

• Tired of the same old grind? New coffee shop opening in downtown Kissimmee

  Entertainment

  Created: Thursday, 27 October 2011 13:53

  By Peter CovinoLifestyles Editor There is something brewing in downtown Kissimmee. The brewing part is still about a week away, but Broadway will soon have its first business with an emphasis on coffee. Quokka Coffee, coffee with an Australian twist,...