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Marion County extends voluntary burn ban; conditions will be assessed again next week Austin L. Miller, Ocala Star-Banner 80 Acre Fire: Highlands. Replay Video UP NEXT Marion County Fire Rescue has extended the voluntary countywide burn ban, citing a lack of rainfall and high wildfire danger.  The ban was enacted late last month. In a news release distributed Friday, county fire officials again asked residents not to burn anything outside that has not been permitted by the ...

The voluntary burn ban in Marion County has been extended, but rain is in the forecast and officials will assess the situation again next week.

1 Governance professor Beth Simone Noveck, who formerly served as the first White House deputy chief technology officer, believes that “public entrepreneurship” can counter the failures that have dominated public policy design in the United States since the 1960s. Her new book, Solving Public Problems, revisits the four stages of policy design—identifying problems, identifying solutions, designing for implementation, and evaluation and evolution—while identifying 20 crucial decisions t...

2 hours ago by Joe Byrnes (WMFE) Play Audio An 80-acre wildfire that threatened homes in southwest Marion County last week was likely caused by an outdoor burn that got out of control. Photo: MCFR via Facebook Stay tuned in to our local news coverage: Listen to 90.7 WMFE on your FM or HD radio, the WMFE mobile app or your smart speaker — say “Alexa, play NPR” and you’ll be connected. Marion County is asking residents to cease all outdoor burning because of dry conditions. The so-ca...

Campfires are allowed "within designated recreational areas only, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines," county fire officials said. Deputy Chief Bart Walker of MCFR said “our lack of significant rainfall has increased the wildfire danger within Marion County," and he asks the community "to comply with this voluntary ban.” Ocala Fire Rescue officials said theres no burning within the city limits unless you have a permit. Authorities said no burn permits are being issued by ...

. Andy Graham is the managing director of APG Partners. With 40 years of diversified financial services experience, including 30 years as a private-equity investor, he has been involved with a wide variety of businesses ranging from well-established to startup. Over the past 15 years his efforts have been focused on healthcare, with a particular emphasis on dental support organizations (DSOs). Within healthcare, he has served as chairman, board member or adviser to Access Health Dental, Acorn D...

"He was really sweet to me. There was six kids. He was the oldest, and I was the youngest," she said. "He played hockey and was away so much, I used to drive my mother crazy asking when David was coming home. She said every time it was like getting a kick in the pants. It was confusing for a seven year old." On May 10, 1974 18-year-olds David Walker, Bryan Weaver, Dwight McFarland, Bob Haney and Murray Sales, along with 17-year-olds Paul Trudeau and Ian Rice and 16-year-old Jeff Pick, launche...

Drunk driver arrested after crashing into Beaverton church March 16 2021 The crash happened slightly after 4 a.m. on Wednesday, March 10 at the Fifth Street Church of Christ. When Bart Walker received a phone call one morning, he did not expect to hear that a drunk driver had crashed into the Fifth Street Church of Christ in Beaverton, where he is an elder of the church. Earlier that day, Beaverton police say 20-year-old Walberto Villatoro-Morales of Beaverton crashed his car into ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: The interview below is part of an ongoing effort by McGuireWoods to profile key leaders in the dental industry. To recommend a dental key leader for a future interview, email Bart Walker at bwalker@mcguirewoods.com  kmccannmarty@mcguirewoods.com. Ray Caruso is the CEO of Lone Peak Dental Group, a collection of specialty dental practices throughout the United States. Little did he know when he joined the U.S. Army as a dental assistan...

oh belief i dont know and live a normal life with his toddler daughter daughter. i spoke this weekend with a family friend napa county supervisor dodd. >> he is mischaracterized as a thug or something like that. nothing could be further from the truth. this guy, you know, would never push anybody around. he was actually do same, very, very docile. >> reporter: dodds received a death threat for speaking out on behalf of mehserle. grants family feels he deserves more punishment. >> where...