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News Cast 5/28

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 5/16

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 4/16

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 3/25

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…

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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 12/19

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 12/18

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 12/17

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 12/16

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 12/12

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…