Community

Healthy Start seeking volunteers to decorate for the Father-Daughter Dance

We’re getting everything ready for our upcoming Father-Daughter Dance this Saturday, June 14
Edward Scharfschwerdt along with his brothers Otto and Lous built Park Theatre on Park Street in 1915. [Courtesy photo]

Serendipity is a very interesting thing

A fortunate stroke of serendipity. The word is defined as good luck in making unexpected...

Main Street hosts summer art classes

Okeechobee Main Street offered summer art classes to children this year and the children have had a wonderful...
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Lake levels
11.19 feet
Last year: 13.30 feet
Depth given in feet above sea level.
Human Interest
A trash can may seem like a strange thing to steal, but it is happening more and more often lately.
Congratulations to Christina Smiley, a graduate student in Musicology, on receiving the prestigious Howard Mayer Brown Fellowship from the American Musicological Society 25-26.
The City of Okeechobee Honors the Legacy of Former Public Works Maintenance Foreman Palmer Cleveland Lamb. It is with deep respect and heartfelt sorrow the City announces the passing …
Schools
The 2025–2026 Starlight Series features immersive shows and presentations about astronomy and space.
On June 11, the Okeechobee County Fire Rescue visited the Migrant Summer Program...
On Tuesday, June 10, several students were recognized at the Okeechobee County School Board meeting...
Wildlife & Environment
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District (USACE), will host a virtual informational meeting Monday, June 30...
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is watchful for signs of Karenia brevis (red tide) and Sargassum.
Government
On June 10, Florida TaxWatch released The Census Undercount’s Toll on Florida Roads...
On June 3, the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association (FRLA) praised Governor Ron DeSantis for signing Senate Bill 606...
Commissioner Bradley Goodbread caused a stir over the weekend when he commented on a Facebook post on a local restaurant’s Facebook page.
Police/Fire
Earlier this week, a medical professional reported disturbing phone calls from a patient.
After a high-speed chase on the Florida Turnpike, the driver of a small white sedan was arrested and booked into the Okeechobee County Jail.
Opinion
When I bought my 14-year-old son a crisp, navy suit with a yellow bowtie for his upcoming spring formal...
Congressman Franklin voted to STOP any state or local governmental controls over artificial intelligence for 10 years.
AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor answers questions about Social Security.
Hurricane News
Activate Hope: Displaced survivors can apply for State Non-Congregate Sheltering by visiting the Activate Hope website at hopeflorida.com...
The Lake Okeechobee News asked readers to share their hurricane season advice for newcomers.
Veterans
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE

Virtual Career Fair for Veterans to be held June 17

Over 60 companies are primed to hire at the upcoming Eastern Region Virtual Career Fair for Veterans organized by DAV & RecruitMilitary.

Okeechobee and Glades County veterans experience Honor Flight

Veterans from Okeechobee and Glades Counties were treated to the flight of a lifetime last week ...
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Agriculture
In the summer of 2000, a young undergraduate named Luke Flory was knee-deep in invasive plant species at a nature preserve...
Florida fourth graders will have a chance to participate in a living history lesson in the 2025/2026 school year.
Last fall, strawberry fields in the Tampa Bay region and at the UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center...
Health

Pick a day to donate blood on the Blood Bus

For the sake of those in need of a blood transfusion, we ask you to pick a day and hop on the Blood Bus...

DOH-Okeechobee observes Revive Awareness Day

The Florida Department of Health in Okeechobee County (DOH-Okeechobee) observes Revive Awareness Day on Friday, June 6, 2025, and reminds residents that naloxone...

DOH-St. Lucie issues rabies alert

The Florida Department of Health in St. Lucie County (DOH-St. Lucie) is issuing a rabies alert in St. Lucie County in response to a confirmed case of rabies...

HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital celebrates Chief Nursing Officer Dorothy Watson

HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital is proud to announce that our Chief Nursing Officer, Dorothy Watson...
Business
Florida gas prices increased 10 cents last week and then declined 3 cents through the weekend. On Sunday, June 8, ...
Yes Okeechobee. Culver’s is still coming… eventually.
Join the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) for upcoming public meetings in the next three weeks.
Traffic & Road Work

Okeechobee County Road Watch Report for week of June 15-21

The following column is the Road Watch report for Okeechobee County for the week beginning Sunday, June 15...

Okeechobee Road Watch Report for week beginning June 8

Road Watch report for Okeechobee County for the week of Sunday, June 8. Motorists are reminded...

AAA: Florida gas prices are slightly higher than a week ago

Florida gas prices are slightly more expensive than last week.

Okeechobee County Road Watch for week beginning June 1

Road Watch report for Okeechobee County for the week of Sunday, June 1. Motorists are reminded...
State

Galapagos tortoise celebrates his 135th birthday and his first Father's Day at Zoo Miami

A South Florida zoo’s oldest resident is celebrating his 135th birthday and his first Father’s Day. Officials at Zoo Miami say Goliath, a 517-pound Galapagos tortoise, became a father for the …

A Florida man convicted of killing 2 people outside a bar is to be executed in July

A man convicted of fatally shooting a man and woman outside a Florida bar has been scheduled for execution on July 15. Under a death warrant signed Friday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, 54-year-old …
National & World

AP News Summary at 12:16 a.m. EDT

Military parade rolls through DC as 'No Kings' protesters across US decry Trump WASHINGTON (AP) — The grand military parade that President Donald Trump wanted for eight years has barreled down …

Photos of escalating Israel-Iran conflict

Iran launched a second night of missile attacks against Israel on Saturday as Israel continued to strike Tehran and other locations, following a major Israeli offensive targeting Iran’s nuclear and …
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