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 The kickstands will go up and the toys will got to the Marine in the uniform as hundreds of motorcyclists gather Saturday for the 6th Annual Nature Coast Toys for Tots Run.

A Chiefland man was hospitalized in stable condition after he was accidentally electrocuted while working on Wednesday morning.

Few details were available on how it occurred by this afternoon.

Jonathan Hart of Chiefland was taken to Shands Hospital at the University of Florida after the accident occurred near Inglis between 9:30 a.n 10 a.m.

Hart was working with a crew which took over and obtained emergency medical assistance, a Central Florida Electric Cooperative official said.

Chiefland officials are about to crack down on careless pet owners.
At Monday night’s City Commission meeting, city officials reviewed a new animal control ordinance that would help control nuisance animals and help keep dangerous animals off the streets.
“There need to be some changes,” City Manager Grady Hartzog told commissioners.  “There are some vicious dogs out there.”
Hartzog said the current ordinance is too vague and isn’t in keeping with state laws.

Chiefland’s dream of having a hospital to save residents a long ride to the doctor and emergency room is guaranteed with the approval of $70 million in bond money for the construction of a 60-bed facility.
On Monday, the state Division of Bond Finance notified Levy County Commission Chair Nancy Bell that another $17.486 million in bond money was being allocated to the $52.514 million that was already granted to the county.
With a Dec. 31 deadline to sell the bond, the Tri-County Hospital could break ground by late January, one official has said .