According to the CDC, drowning is the leading cause of death for children.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/6/23 |
Marty Jacobson, a representative from Seniors vs Crime spoke to a crowd at senior services on Tuesday, June 6.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/6/23 |
The Diaper Bandit was arrested again last week. This time, the charges were aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, burglary, petit theft and resisting arrest.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/6/23 |
Clewiston Nursing and Rehabilitation Center residents remain in other facilities after roof collapse
Damage to the Clewiston Nursing and Rehabilitation Center from the severe thunderstorm on May 24 is ...
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By C. M. Schmidlkofer
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/6/23 |
Pace Center for Girls, a nationally recognized model that provides education...
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6/5/23
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Okeechobee County School’s Food Service Program Supervisor Lisa Bell is a lunch lady by day and an artist by night.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/5/23 |
Early Monday morning, January 16th, 2023, deputies with the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office discovered a deceased individual …
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By Cpl. Jack Nash
PIO OCSO | 6/5/23 |
Fugitive Omar Ayala, a former Okeechobee County teacher/coach, has been captured
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 6/5/23 |
After many years of planning, the City of Clewiston at last has a flag installed at its western gateway along US 27. ...
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By C. M. Schmidlkofer
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/31/23 |
THE GLADES – Florida’s only rice mill, owned by Florida Crystals Corporation in western Palm Beach County, is converting sunlight to renewable energy for its operations via its …
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5/31/23
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Family and friends gathered at the Okeechobee County Agri-Civic Center on May 27 to support Okeechobee High School's class of 2023 as they graduated.
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/27/23 |
OKEECHOBEE -- Okeechobee veterans organizations gathered in the Veterans Memorial portion of Flagler Park in downtown Okeechobee for Memorial Day services ...
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/27/23 |
An Okeechobee couple was startled Sunday to hear gunfire outside their home.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/26/23 |
In August when students return there will be one less elementary school in the area with a music program.
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/26/23 |
Thee Clewiston Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, located at 301 South Gloria Street, suffered a roof collapse …
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5/26/23
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Marty Johns has been involved in Seminole Casino Brighton since the beginning.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/25/23 |
Crews from Station 2 and 1 responded to a structure fire Tuesday night in a trailer park along Hwy 441 SE.
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5/25/23
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Governor Ron DeSantis has just signed into law that some say will make it more difficult for some Floridians to vote.
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By C. M. Schmidlkofer
Lake Okeechobee News | 5/24/23 |
A trio of new board members has joined Guadalupe Center’s Board of Trustees...
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5/24/23
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When LaBelle resident Randy Miller built his home in the Wheeler subdivision a few years ago, he was planning on a quiet, rural life for himself and his wife.
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By C. M. Schmidlkofer
Caloosa Belle Independent | 5/24/23 |