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Major cold front brings exciting fishing to the back country

BY CAPT. SANDY MELVIN Our first major cold front of the season blasted through this week and spoiled the offshore gulf fishing with some strong winds. Things will pick back up as soon as winds settle...

3 p.m. on Thursday: The Grande Lady was back in business

December 15, 2022
Marcy Shortuse
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Jon Reecher was cool as a cucumber on Tuesday, sitting in his office at The Gasparilla Inn & Club. All around him was a frenzy of activity – carpets were being cleaned, brass was being polished,...

Future of the farmers market uncertain as venue is full of debris – county says they have no other options

December 9, 2022
Sheila Evans
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Fruits and vegetables, essential oils and specialty mushrooms have been replaced with mulch, sawdust and construction debris at the end of Wheeler Road this month. And, as it looks right now, we won’t...

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Hurricane Ian Aftermath Photos

September 30, 2022
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Photos Courtesy of H Wetzel https://hwetzel.zenfolio.com/p787726348

2022 World’s Richest action, Day One

There was no shortage of excitement on day one of the 2022 World’s Richest Tarpon Tournament, with 38 tarpon released during the four-hour fishing time. By the end of the first day, Capt. Wayne...

OBITUARY: Michael Wood

Michael Davis Wood, age 79, passed away on February 19, 2022 in Wayzata, Minn. surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his beloved wife, Judy, and by his children: Elizabeth Jarvis (Aleix),...

OBITUARY: James Stanley

February 11, 2022
Staff Report
Obituaries

James R. Stanley, 90, of Lake Bluff, Ill. passed away peacefully on January 30, 2022, at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital in Lake Forest, Ill. Born in Williamsport, Penn. in 1931 to Col. Leslie...

OBITUARY: Bill Munsell

January 28, 2022
Staff Report
Obituaries

Everett William “Bill” Munsell, 96, formerly of Cedar Rapids, passed away peacefully on Jan. 20, 2022, in Englewood, following a fall and hip fracture on Dec. 21.Services are planned for a later date...

A year of acknowledgment and celebration planned for Boca Grande Health Clinic

From our earliest days working out of a small room above the Railroad Depot, the Boca Grande Health Clinic set out to provide personal, compassionate care. 2022 marks an important milestone as we celebrate...