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Moms secure grant for shade
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - Shielding children from the scorching hot Florida sun in the summertime may seem like a superhuman task, but it's just the challenge for some local supermoms. Last week, State Farm Insurance representatives awarded a $25,000 check to the Buggy Bunch for their proposal to bring s...
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Museums reach out to military families
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VERO BEACH - Two museums in Indian River County have decided to thank active military personnel this summer by offering free admission. Active duty military members and their immediate family members can visit the Vero Beach Museum of Art and the Indian...
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Taking care of hallowed grounds
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Thanks to volunteers and family members, Winter Beach Cemetery, one of the oldest cemeteries in Indian River County, got a bit of a face lift Saturday. The cemetery is home to eight Civil War veterans and countless World War I and II veterans. Alan Ryall and his wife, Chris, uncover a headstone hidden by an oak tre...
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One in three kids on Treasure Coast goes hungry
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TREASURE COAST - About one out of every three children on the Treasure Coast doesn't have enough food to stay healthy. A new national study found that more than 33,500 children in Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee counties are what the U.S. Department of Agriculture call "food insecure," which means t...
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Learning how to get ready
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The Indian River Mall held its annual Hurricane Expo last Saturday. Steve Weagle, WPTV's chief meteorologist, was joined by Hamp Elliot of 93.7 The Breeze radio station as Mr. Weagle talked about the frequency of hurricanes between May and December....
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Volunteers fill 100,000 meal bags
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From left, Phyllis Beaman was joined by granddaughters Julia Villaflor, 8, and Haley Beaman, 10, and husband, Dale, at the Stop Hunger Now meal-packaging program at Gifford Youth Activities Center Saturday. Thanks to the Rev. Scott Alexander's cross counrty bike ride to beat hunger, the Vero Beach Sunrise Rotary C...
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Candidate cites experience as key for appraiser job
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - International certifications and years of corporate experience from one candidate will be up against the day-to-day experience and legacy of the other candidate in the Indian River County property appraiser's race this election cycle. Thomas Dehn, a property appraiser with 30 year...
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Appointed officer wants to win people's vote
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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - In August, voters will decide between two Republican women for the constitutional office position of county supervisor of elections. Leslie Swan, current supervisor, and her opponent, Sandi Harpring, have both qualified and will be on the August ballot. Ms. Swan was appointed to t...
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Law games scheduled for Treasure Coast
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TREASURE COAST - The Florida Police and Fire Games scheduled for this coming week on the Treasure Coast may not match the hype attached to this summer's Olympics Games in London. Nevertheless, the event will have a major impact on the Treasure Coast, said Garry Wilson, chief deputy for the St. Lucie County ...
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Goodbye, payouts: council votes to limit vacation, sick time cash-outs
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VERO BEACH - Non-union employees with the city of Vero Beach will no longer be able to accrue large amounts of vacation and sick time and receive cash for that time. In a unanimous vote, the Vero Beach City Council decided to limit the number of accruable sick days to 180. Five days of vacation time...
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It's never too late or too early to be prepared
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Eric Spokas, Sebastian Natural Resources Board vice chairman, right, talks with Yvonne Florian, master gardener, about rain barrel uses in and around the home during the annual Hurricane Expo at the Indian River Mall Saturday....
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