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News Cast for May 28th: The Okeechobee County School Board approved a reduction in staff for the 2025-2026 school year. They approved 907 positions for the 2024-2025 school year and…

News cast for May 16th: A grand jury failed to indict two men extradited from Okeechobee to Kentucky on murder charges. All charges against Brian Marquez-Chavez and Kevin Marquez-Chavez were…

News Cast for April 16th: The lower Lake Okeechobee problem has begun for local boaters. With the lake now below 12 feet, the South Florida Water Management District closed four…

News Cast for March 25th: The Okeechobee County Planning Board recommended the county commission approve a dark sky ordinance for north and north west Okeechobee County. The boundary would run…

News Cast for January 2nd: Video leads to animal cruelty arrest An Indiantown teen, age 16, was charged with stabbing to death a pit bull dog. Martin County Sheriff Deputies…

News Cast December 19th: State Attorney handles student threat cases There has been an increase in Okeechobee and the state on threats made over social media against schools. Okeechobee State…

News Cast for December 18th: The Okeechobee High School Marching Band finished fifth in the annual Florida Marching Bands Championships, this year held in Jupiter. The Okeechobee County School Board…

News Cast for December 17th: Mailing deadline tomorrow The US Postal Service has been busy during the holiday mailing season. The deadlines for mailing items to get there in time…

News Cast December 16th: Drug case resolved An Okeechobee man was found guilty of drug charges in Highlands County. Scott Heckerman, 47, was sentenced to six months in jail, fines…

News Cast for December 12th: The Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office and organizers of a power parachute competition had a few complaints from neighbors this week. An incident report said a…