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A structural I-beam signed by hospital leaders and medical team members is hoisted into place Thursday to complete the connection to the new section of the hospital. (Photo/Terry Lloyd)

A structural I-beam signed by hospital leaders and medical team members is hoisted into place Thursday to complete the connection to the new section of the hospital. (Photo/Terry Lloyd)

St. Cloud Hospital ‘tops out’ new treatment facilities

A key construction milestone was achieved Thursday when a “topping out” ceremony took place at the Orlando Health’s St. Cloud Hospital.
St. Cloud Fire Rescue swore in 11 new firefighters and four officers Monday. PHOTO/CITY OF ST. CLOUD

St. Cloud Fire Rescue swore in 11 new firefighters and four officers Monday. PHOTO/CITY OF ST. CLOUD

St. Cloud Fire Rescue: new firefighters, promotions

The St. Cloud Fire Rescue Department held a pinning and promotional ceremony on Monday to swear into service 11 new firefighters, a new Deputy Chief of Professional Standards, and to promote three current staff to new, key roles.
A new treatment room, intended for emergency room patients with less severe medical conditions not requiring a hospital bed and sophisticated equipment, is part of the St. Cloud Hospital ER expansion. PHOTO/TERRY LLOYD

A new treatment room, intended for emergency room patients with less severe medical conditions not requiring a hospital bed and sophisticated equipment, is part of the St. Cloud Hospital ER expansion. PHOTO/TERRY LLOYD

St. Cloud Hospital completes Emergency Room expansion

Last week the staff of the Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital Emergency Department welcomed Emergency Medical Services first responders from the St. Cloud and Osceola County Fire Departments to tour their recently expanded emergency room.
Together with others come help clean up the neighborhood, replant and refresh the community garden and beautify Hopkins Park on Monday. GRAPHIC/CITY OF ST. CLOUD

Together with others come help clean up the neighborhood, replant and refresh the community garden and beautify Hopkins Park on Monday. GRAPHIC/CITY OF ST. CLOUD

ST. CLOUD NEWS — Martin Luther King Day of Service information

Monday, Jan. 20 is the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. As part of the National Day of Service.  Join the City of St. Cloud on Monday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hopkins Park (620 E. 17th St.)  Honor Dr. King’s legacy through service.
Richard Lawrence and Frances Fernandez, who operate a tour boat company on East Lake Tohopekaliga, made initial appearances in front of a judge Sunday after their arrests in connection with sexual battery on a teenage employee. OSCEOLA COUNTY

Richard Lawrence and Frances Fernandez, who operate a tour boat company on East Lake Tohopekaliga, made initial appearances in front of a judge Sunday after their arrests in connection with sexual battery on a teenage employee. OSCEOLA COUNTY

Lake Toho tour boat captain, fiancée charged with having sex with live-in minor employee

On Saturday, St. Cloud Police arrested the man who captains the Toho River Boat Adventures and his girlfriend after a report that they had sexual relations with a 17-year-old company employee living with them.
Neighborhoods on the east side of Michigan Avenue between Nolte Road and Royal St. Cloud Golf Club should see weekly Toho Water Authority line flushing this week. MAP/TOHO WATER AUTHORITY

Neighborhoods on the east side of Michigan Avenue between Nolte Road and Royal St. Cloud Golf Club should see weekly Toho Water Authority line flushing this week. MAP/TOHO WATER AUTHORITY

Toho Water Authority flushing lines this week in St. Cloud — see where

Crews contracted with Toho Water Authority will be flushing water lines in targeted areas of the City of St. Cloud Nov. 4-8.The map attached shows the area — neighborhoods on the east side of Michigan Avenue between Nolte Road and Royal St.
Toho Water line flushing work, starting Monday, will be in an area along Hickory Tree Road just south of Nolte Road.

Toho Water line flushing work, starting Monday, will be in an area along Hickory Tree Road just south of Nolte Road.

Toho Water back to flushing lines after pause for Milton

Toho Water Authority is again flushing water lines for quality and clarity on the east side of town after Hurricane Milton threatened to do the work on its own.The work, starting Monday, will be in an area along Hickory Tree Road just south of Nolte Road.
The trolley will take guests on a tour of the historical sights and homes of St. Cloud starting Oct. 5. PHOTO/ST . CLOUD MAIN STREET

The trolley will take guests on a tour of the historical sights and homes of St. Cloud starting Oct. 5. PHOTO/ST . CLOUD MAIN STREET

Historic trolley rides coming to downtown St. Cloud Oct. 5

Want a guided tour of downtown St. Cloud, hearing the stories of how it's gone from the Soldier City to the bustling epicenter of eastern Osceola County we see today? And do you want someone else to do the driving?Starting Oct. 5, you can hop on the St. Cloud Main Street Historic Trolley Tour.
Photos by Toni Rowan

Photos by Toni Rowan

St. Cloud Main Street’s Annual Awards

St. Cloud Main Street, which works to preserve the history of the city’s downtown while encouraging economic development, met last week for its annual awards dinner, to honor those who best carried that mission in the last year.