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Take Stock in Children launched a license plate campaign called Mentoring Changes Lives, in order to create longterm financial support to keep supporting its students and mission. (Photo/Take Stock in Children)

Take Stock in Children launched a license plate campaign called Mentoring Changes Lives, in order to create longterm financial support to keep supporting its students and mission. (Photo/Take Stock in Children)

Take Stock in Children—guiding Osceola’s Next Generation

Emely Albelo
Thursday, July 9, 2026
As Osceola County families gear up for the upcoming school year, a powerful local initiative is looking for community heroes to step up.Take Stock in Children is a statewide nonprofit.
Osceola Council on Aging Opens Buen Vecino in Buenaventura Lakes on July 24. (Photo/Osceola Council on Aging)

Osceola Council on Aging Opens Buen Vecino in Buenaventura Lakes on July 24. (Photo/Osceola Council on Aging)

Muy Bueno: Buen Vecino to open this month

Wendy Coschignano Ford
Thursday, July 9, 2026
After a three-year process, the Osceola Council on Aging (OCOA) is thrilled to announce we are opening the doors to Buen Vecino, our newest development, and affordable senior housing complex in Osceola County.
Photo by Katie Williams

Photo by Katie Williams

America at 250 — Practice patience … then light that candle!

News Staff
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
It may have taken a little while, and avoiding a little thunder, but Osceola County celebrated the 250th anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence at the Semiquincentennial 4th of July.The crowds gathered at the usual places—the Kissimmee and St.
St. Cloud Hospital launched a myocardial infarction cardiac program with a cardiac care team available 24/7 to treat the most serious types of heart attacks. (Photo/Orlando Health)

St. Cloud Hospital launched a myocardial infarction cardiac program with a cardiac care team available 24/7 to treat the most serious types of heart attacks. (Photo/Orlando Health)

St. Cloud Hospital launches new cardiac cath lab

Staff Report
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Each year, approximately 350,000 people die from cardiac arrest in Florida, and it remains the third-leading cause of death in the United States. Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital has taken a step to try to prevent those deaths here in our area.
The main westbound lanes of I-4 will close after midnight July 14-16 as part of the Moving I-4 Forward program, but there is an easy workaround. (Graphic/FDOT)

The main westbound lanes of I-4 will close after midnight July 14-16 as part of the Moving I-4 Forward program, but there is an easy workaround. (Graphic/FDOT)

Moving I-4 Forward lane, ramp closures continue into next week

Staff Report
Monday, July 6, 2026
Ramp and road closures, including a complete closure of I-4 westbound lanes overnight, continue during ongoing work for the Moving I-4 Forward Program. Here are the dates and workarounds for the work.ChampionsGate Boulevard under I-4, full closureJuly 7-10, 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Crashes that occurred just over two hours apart late Friday and into Saturday morning on U.S. Highway 192 claimed the lives of a Kissimmee motorcyclist and a St. Cloud pedestrian, Florida Highway Patrol reports.

Crashes that occurred just over two hours apart late Friday and into Saturday morning on U.S. Highway 192 claimed the lives of a Kissimmee motorcyclist and a St. Cloud pedestrian, Florida Highway Patrol reports.

FHP reports two fatal 192 crashes during holiday weekend

News Staff
Sunday, July 5, 2026
Crashes that occurred just over two hours apart late Friday and into Saturday morning on U.S. Highway 192 claimed the lives of a Kissimmee motorcyclist and a St. Cloud pedestrian, Florida Highway Patrol reports.The first incident happened around 11:30 p.m.
Kissimmee Gateway Airport has secured preliminary approval from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations for a User Fee Facility designation, which would pave the way for international flight capabilities that would potentially bolster local economic development, the city announced Tuesday. (Photo/City of Kissimmee)

Kissimmee Gateway Airport has secured preliminary approval from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations for a User Fee Facility designation, which would pave the way for international flight capabilities that would potentially bolster local economic development, the city announced Tuesday. (Photo/City of Kissimmee)

Kissimmee Gateway Airport secures international aviation, Customs approval

Terry Lloyd
Thursday, July 2, 2026
“Welcome to Kissimmee International Airport,” a sign on Dyer Boulevard could soon read.That may be in jest, but the city announced Tuesday that its Gateway Airport has secured preliminary approval from the U.S.
Two Ethics complaints against Kissimmee City Commissioner Janette Martinez by the same local resident have now both been dismissed.

Two Ethics complaints against Kissimmee City Commissioner Janette Martinez by the same local resident have now both been dismissed.

Kissimmee Commissioner Martinez cleared of ethics violations

Ken Jackson
Thursday, July 2, 2026
Following the release of the findings of a special prosecutor, Kissimmee City Commissioner Janette Martinez has been cleared of an ethics violation filed against her regarding city food truck policy and claims she assisted a friend, another food truck owner, in getting a conditional use permit to...
Kissimmee Utility Authority’s newest facility, the Van Meter Substation, named for former KUA board member and Kissimmee commissioner Jeanne Van Meter, will help power the next phase of growth in the northwest portion of the city. (Photos/Taylor McFee)

Kissimmee Utility Authority’s newest facility, the Van Meter Substation, named for former KUA board member and Kissimmee commissioner Jeanne Van Meter, will help power the next phase of growth in the northwest portion of the city. (Photos/Taylor McFee)

KUA breaks ground on $20M Van Meter Substation

Taylor McFee
Thursday, July 2, 2026
With shovels in the ground Wednesday morning, Kissimmee Utility Authority marked the start of construction on a new $20 million electrical substation that officials say will help power the next phase of growth in northwest Kissimmee.
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