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Parents propose personal care options for River Park Community Center summer camp program
Parents are coming up with ideas to help get kids with special needs personal care at River Park Community Center.

Concerning policy changes at summer camp in Naples
Parents were left shocked by a policy change at the River Park Community Center in Naples. Forcibly paying thousands of extra dollars would result from the policy change regarding parents of kids with special needs. Precious memories of swimming, rock climbing, The Color Run, and more keep kids coming back to the all-inclusive Naples summer […]

Why ‘church crowns’ became hallmarks of Black women’s Sunday best
In terms of culturally significant headgear, there are baseball caps, cowboy hats, and then, in a realm all their own, there are Black women’s church crowns. What gives these splendid hats their significance? Every Sunday at Friendship Baptist Church, located at 2030 Palm Ave. in Fort Myers, you will find G. Yvonne Powe praising the […]

LeeTran bringing back full bus service, fare collection on Sunday
LeeTran will bring back all fixed-route bus services and bus fare collection on Sunday. LeeTran has been operating a modified service since Hurricane Ian made landfall on Sept. 28, allowing its vehicles to be used for emergency transportation on barrier islands and service to emergency shelters, Disaster Recovery Centers and field hospitals. Fare collection also […]
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Oaks sues Collier County Schools for violating sunshine laws
Alfie Oaks sued the Collier County school district, claiming they didn’t follow proper procedures while hiring the new superintendent.

New Fort Myers Beach sand berm becomes obstacle for woman with disability
Our beaches are getting rebuilt after Hurricane Ian damaged or destroyed them. As the rebuilding progresses, there are worries that people with disabilities are getting forgotten.

100 mph Tornado touches down near Melbourne, damages homes
According to the National Weather Service Melbourne, a tornado with peak winds of 100 mph touched down in Melbourne

New details on repairs to ruptured Fort Myers gas line
According to the FDOT, the gas line ruptured by a contractor on State Road 31 was marked in advance. How did crews puncture it?