In my opinion, Ocala is losing its title as ‘Horse capital of the World’

Published   Jan 30, 2025 11:55PM

"No doubt, Ocala is overpopulating. In a few short years, l have seen Ocala go from a sleepy "horse capital of the world," to the destruction of beautiful horse pastures, to development of apartment complexes. It is sickening to see Ocala surely losing, in my opinion, the title of "horse capital of the World." If this continues, I predict the wealthy horses will go elsewhere. The politicians in this city should be called to task for letting this happen. I'm planning on moving, yet it is hard to find an area that isn't already over built ... Read more

Highway crash outside St. Cloud kills 1 person, critically i

A vehicle crash near St. Cloud killed one person Monday and injured two others, one of them critically.
A crash report from the Minnesota State Patrol said the crash occurred at 6:38 a.m. near the intersection of 25th Avenue Northeast and Highw ... Read more

Children invited to read with Marion County shelter dogs


The Humane Society of Marion County is inviting all elementary school-aged children to participate in an upcoming reading program with shelter dogs this weekend.
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St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis gives 20th and final State of the


St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis gave his last State of the City address Tuesday. 
After two decades in office, Kleis didn’t run for another term.
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Unbelted driver killed Friday morning after crashing into utility box in Benton County

Published   Jan 10, 2025 08:58PM
A driver was killed after losing control on a wet roadway near St. Cloud Friday morning.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, 24-year-old Jhon Linarez of Waite Park was driving north on Highway 23 around 6:06 a.m when he lost control of the vehicle and went off the road, crashing into a utility box and a business sign near 35th Avenue Northeast.
According to the State Patrol, Linarez was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and the road was wet.

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Lawrence C. Simoneaux


Lawrence Simoneaux loved to hunt, fish, play golf and ride motorcycles. He had many awards and honors during his working career.
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St. Cloud man arrested after repotedly attempting to steal f

The St. Cloud Police Department says that a would-be burglar has been apprehended after he was found inside a pawn store Friday morning.
According to the police report, at about 8:55 a.m., the Security Coin and Pawn store owner on St. Germain S ... Read more

Ocala man seriously injured, motorcyclist killed in head-on


A motorcyclist was killed and an Ocala driver was seriously injured on Thursday morning after the driver attempted to pass another motorist on a two-lane road and crashed head-on into the motorcycle.
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