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Three cold weather shelters will open the evenings of Tuesday, Dec. 30 and Wednesday, Dec. 31 for those experiencing homelessness

Three cold weather shelters will open the evenings of Tuesday, Dec. 30 and Wednesday, Dec. 31 for those experiencing homelessness

County to conduct Flood Alert Warning test Tuesday; opening cold water shelters Tuesday and Wednesday

Staff Report
Monday, December 29, 2025
With lower temperatures expected to dip into the 30s Tuesday and Wednesday night, including for New Year's Eve, three cold weather shelters will open the evenings of Tuesday, Dec. 30 and Wednesday, Dec. 31 for those experiencing homelessness, county officials have announced.
New Year's Day is a federal holiday, meaning government and utility offices will be closed Thursday and will re-open Friday.

New Year's Day is a federal holiday, meaning government and utility offices will be closed Thursday and will re-open Friday.

What closes, changes on New Year's Day Thursday

Staff Report
Monday, December 29, 2025
Get ready to welcome 2026! It's the ultimate reset in life, when we not only tear off a page of the calendar ... we get a whole new calendar!New Year's Day is a federal holiday, meaning government and utility offices will be closed Thursday and will re-open Friday.
Rockin’ the Cloud, St. Cloud’s annual New Year’s Eve bash, welcomes Less Than Jake as the headliner next Wednesday night into Thursday morning. (File Photo)

Rockin’ the Cloud, St. Cloud’s annual New Year’s Eve bash, welcomes Less Than Jake as the headliner next Wednesday night into Thursday morning. (File Photo)

Where to be this New Year’s Eve

Jennifer Chalifoux
Friday, December 26, 2025
Looking for a fun way to ring in the New Year? Here’s everything to do this New Year’s Eve as we get ready for 2026!Rockin’ the Cloud—St. Cloud’s biggest party of the year returns with New Year’s Eve Rockin’ the Cloud! Beginning at 7 p.m.
The Osceola Chamber Chairman Tim Weisheyer has ceremoniously passed the gavel to 2026 Chairwoman Rebekah Hurd, who will assume the role officially on Jan. 1. (Photo/The Osceola Chamber)

The Osceola Chamber Chairman Tim Weisheyer has ceremoniously passed the gavel to 2026 Chairwoman Rebekah Hurd, who will assume the role officially on Jan. 1. (Photo/The Osceola Chamber)

IN THE NEWS — Osceola Chamber passes gavel for 2026; Holiday AAA Tow-To-Go; Apply for Toho Water Authority board

News Staff
Friday, December 26, 2025
On Dec. 18 The Osceola Chamber held its final 2025 monthly board meeting, when Chairman Tim Weisheyer officially passed the gavel to 2026 Chairwoman Rebekah Hurd, who will assume the role officially on Jan. 1.
A judge’s recent decision to grant Stand Your Ground immunity in a May fatal shooting relied on testimony and filings conflict with the original arrest report, sworn witness statements and confirmations from the Osceola County Sheriff ’s Office note.

A judge’s recent decision to grant Stand Your Ground immunity in a May fatal shooting relied on testimony and filings conflict with the original arrest report, sworn witness statements and confirmations from the Osceola County Sheriff ’s Office note.

Stand Your Ground ruling questioned as records, witnesses dispute key details

Kristin Hurst
Friday, December 26, 2025
A judge’s recent decision to grant Stand Your Ground immunity in a May fatal shooting relied on testimony and filings conflict with the original arrest report, sworn witness statements and confirmations from the Osceola County Sheriff ’s Office note.
Marco Vivas, the latest graduate of Orlando Health’s WE BUILD internship program for adults with unique developmental and learning abilities, celebrates with his new St. Cloud Hospital teammates. (Photos/Ken Jackson).

Marco Vivas, the latest graduate of Orlando Health’s WE BUILD internship program for adults with unique developmental and learning abilities, celebrates with his new St. Cloud Hospital teammates. (Photos/Ken Jackson).

BUILDing a care team one special worker at a time

Ken Jackson
Thursday, December 25, 2025
Marco Vivas is joining the team at Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital.His journey thus far has been inspirational to family, friends and those he works with at the facility—who he now counts as friends, and vice versa.
St. Cloud’s Jeff Mann visits a OneBlood donation center, closing in on his blood donation goal of 100 gallons. (Photo/Jeff Mann)

St. Cloud’s Jeff Mann visits a OneBlood donation center, closing in on his blood donation goal of 100 gallons. (Photo/Jeff Mann)

St. Cloud blood donor approaching life-giving milestone

Michelle Kostuch
Thursday, December 25, 2025
It’s the giving season, and St. Cloud resident Jeff Mann, is giving the gift of life.An avid blood donor, Mann has donated 539 times, giving over 67 gallons of blood—enough to fill a standard bathtub—with plans to continue.
Photos by Diane Inwood

Photos by Diane Inwood

A Christmas Cruise that means more

News Staff
Thursday, December 25, 2025
Irwin Inwood of New Start Thrift Store has been part of the Classic Car Cruise at Old Town for years, bringing his 1968 Cadillac out on Saturday nights. At the annual toy drive with the cruise on Dec.
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