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Sports village 'will become great again' new owner says
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - He's a man with a plan and he's back in town. Peter O'Malley, former president and owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, returned to Vero Beach last week for a short visit and toured his old stomping grounds at Vero Beach Sports Village, formerly known as Dodgertown, to brainstorm ide...
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Underwater exploration starts in Vero Beach
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VERO BEACH - They're inventors, they're explorers and they're here in Vero Beach. A Vero Beach manufacturing company for owner-operated submersibles wants to go to the deep end of the ocean. Triton Submarines, a small, 15-man crew operating out...
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Remembering the past
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The Heritage Center was full of nostalgia last Thursday evening as area residents filled the hall with Indian River County memorabilia from days gone by. Ann Weir, a volunteer at the historic Hallstrom House, talks about the history of the old homestead....
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School moving to learning center
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - Despite pleas from Osceola Magnet School parents and teachers, the Indian River County School Board voted 4-1to move the flood-prone Osceola Magnet into Thompson Learning Center, the former Thompson Elementary School facility, by August. Fiscal ...
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Investigation of jail break leads to suspensions, stronger security
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - Three months after two prisoners escaped from the Indian River County jail, with the help of a stashed hacksaw blade, two jailers have been suspended and security has been enhanced, Sheriff Deryl Loar said Monday. When asked if he felt the incident put a black eye on the operations of ...
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At least $50K raised at inaugural fundraiser for homeless tent shelter
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VERO BEACH - "Coming to the aid of a neighbor in need is not charity, it is a noble act." Sonya Morrison spoke passionately about her heart for the homeless in Indian River County at a fundraiser to build a temporary, legal, tent-shelter community for homeless individuals and couples on Jan. 26 at Ho...
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Pow Wow coming to fairgrounds
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - Honoring the culture of Native Americans will be the focus of this year's Thunder on the Beach event at the Indian River County Fairgrounds from Feb. 18-20. Last year, the event drew an estimated 8,000 through the gates over the course of the weekend, and this year's event is expe...
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On display
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Jane B. Howard, art professor emeritus at Indian River State College, exhibited some of her film photography from a tour in South Africa as a guest artist at Gallery 14 recently. Mrs. Howard and her husband, Roy, are long-time educators in Indian River County. The Gallery 14 will host Kim Xu and Gary Collins in the...
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Prisoners worked for weeks to escape, review shows
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - Two prisoners who escaped from the Indian River County jail worked on it for three weeks before the escape, an Indian River County Sheriff's Office report released Monday said. The two inmates, Leviticus Taylor, 25, and Rondell Reed, 52, escaped Oct. 24. Mr. Reed, who is now in state p...
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Club members share experience
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Susan Lavender, a member of the Sebastian River Art Club, puts the finishing touches on her wolves painting at the Sebastian Art Center last Thursday. The art center is open to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This month's guest artist is Highwayman painter, Ray McLendon....
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