Month: October 2024

News Cast October 31st: Schools mostly spared by the storms Okeechobee Schools solved more problems than they faced from the tornadoes. The only noticeable damage to facilities was a fence…

News Cast October 30th: Improving lake health Some 1,000 acres of marsh around Lake Okeechobee is being sprayed this week by the Florida Fish and Wildlife conservation commission. Helicopters will…

The Seminole Tribe of Florida announced an agreement over online sports betting with several pari-mutuel companies. The agreement ends a three-year court battle. In the settlement the tribe will allow…

News Cast for October 28th: 10 years in prison A drug trafficker here in Florida illegally was sentenced to 10 years behind bars after he appeared in federal court on…

News Cast for October 25th: Florida Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie visited the multi-agency resource center at the Okeechobee county library Thursday. He talked with FEMA and other agencies learning…

News Cast for October 24th: Two Broward County residents are charged with defrauding a feed store in Okeechobee. Maycol Maradiaga and Wilmer Maradiaga are accused of ordering $18,482 in farm…

News Cast for October 23rd: Plea resolves traffic homicide case An Okeechobee man pled guilty to DUI manslaughter charges in a fatal car accident. 66-year-old Wiley Boswell received 4 years…

News Cast for October 22nd: Let us help the lake The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Board said they want to hold a meeting near Lake Okeechobee to raise…

FEMA is working with Okeechobee County to ensure anyone who needs to apply for assistance after Hurricane Milton is able to do so. Assistance Teams will be going door to…

News Cast for October 21st: County supports fishing and hunting amendment The Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners directed staff to draft a resolution of support for the constitutional amendment…