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Suwannee water rules delayed

State officials have pushed back dates for setting guidelines meant to protect the quantity of water in places such as the Suwannee River.
The Suwannee River Water Management District governing board voted unanimously Thursday at a meeting in Cedar Key in favor of allowing the establishment of minimum flows and levels (MFLs) for portions of the upper Suwannee to be held off until later next year. Middle portions of the river are still scheduled for 2015.

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Cedar Key Light Station closed this weekend

The Cedar Key Seafood Festival this weekend is still set, but the open house event at the Cedar Keys Light Station on Seahorse Key has been cancelled due to the federal government shutdown, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Yoho statement on vote against re-opening government, debt increase

WASHINGTON – On Oct. 16 the House of Representatives voted for a Continuing Resolution to fund the government until Jan. 15 and to extend the debt limit until Feb. 7h. The legislation passed the House of Representatives 285-144.

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Florida sex offender registry unveils new campus search

TALLAHASSEE - A new search is available on Florida's Sex Offender Registry allowing citizens to look for sex offenders who are working, living or going to school on college campuses and institutions of higher learning throughout Florida.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi outlaws four new synthetic drugs

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Sheriff's Report & Most Wanted for October 17

The Levy County Sheriff’s Office reports the following arrests:

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Allied Veterans Internet cafe attorney guilty — 103 times

TALLAHASSEE — Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Office of Statewide Prosecution successfully prosecuted Kelly Mathis in the Allied Veterans of the World case. The jury Tuesday found Mathis guilty of 103 counts as charged. Mathis was convicted of one count of first degree felony racketeering, 51 counts of third degree felony illegal lottery and 51 misdemeanor counts of illegal slot machines. Mathis will be sentenced on Feb. 12, 2014.

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Levy legislative delegation hearing Oct. 29

The 2013 Levy County legislative delegation hearing will be Tuesday, Oct.29, beginning at 9:30 a.m.

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Chiefland, Otter Creek water deal negotiations ongoing

Despite hopes to the contrary and nearly two hours of debate, Town of Otter Creek officials and representatives left Chiefland City Hall Monday still not knowing where they stand on a months-long plea for clean, fresh water.

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2 injured in Saturday accident

Two women were injured in an accident shortly before 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, on U.S. Highway 19 and Northwest 186th Lane, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report.

Kathryn E. Boulos of Newberry was traveling southbound on U.S. 19 in a 2001 Ford F-150 pickup when the vehicle veered into path of a 2001 Ford Taurus headed northbound knocking the car into a ditch.

The car was driven by Laura Mott, of Old Town who was airlifted to UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville in critical condition.

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