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Anthony Ford Fund makes $10,000 donation to North Mankato for rink improvement The donation comes one day after the 15th anniversary of Anthony Ford’s death Anthony Ford Fund makes $10,000 donation to North Mankato for rink improvement By Lauren Andrego and Gage Cureton | April 13, 2021 at 6:53 PM CDT - Updated April 13 at 6:55 PM NORTH MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - It’s been 15 years since the death of Anthony Ford, a Mankato boy who was diagnosed with leukemia at age six and passed away at age nine. His legacy lives on through the Anthony Ford Fund, which hosts the Anthony Ford P...

Trailblazing Majors retire, continue serving Ocala community without badge Majors Robin Ford, Tara Woods entered OPD together, retire together as first women majors Updated:  Tags:  Tara Woods saw an ad for an Ocala Community Service Officer at a church in 1990. “I saw there was one position open at the Ocala Police Department. What I was most intrigued about was you got the police car, you get to wear the uniform, but at the time you weren’t a sworn police officer, but you got to work at the police department,” Woods said . “It was a great way to give back to the community I grew u...

Last month, the Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce in Ontario, Canada, issued its final report as to how to improve capital formation and affiliated economic growth and prosperity. The Taskforce’s goal was to “address the issues of tomorrow’s capital markets with bold and innovative recommendations that will make Ontario one of the most attractive capital market destinations globally.” The document encompassed meetings with multiple stakeholders and feedback from more than 130 stakeholders. In brief, the feedback indicated that “the time for change is now.” While Ontario is ...

Volunteers scoured Marion County one day last week to determine the number of homeless people living outside in camps and tent cities. It was part of the federally required annual 24-hour Point In Time (PIT) count. The PIT count, required for the distribution of federal funds to local agencies that battle homelessness, was spearheaded locally by Maj. Robin Ford, a 31-year veteran of the Ocala Police Department who is serving as temporary manager of the City of Ocala/Marion County Joint Office on Homelessness. According to Ford, the count is designed to be a 24-hour snapshot of the number of...

Ocala Police Department bids farewell to 2 trailblazing leaders Ocala Police Department Majs. Robin Ford and Tara Woods have some of the same qualities. Both are viewed by colleagues as mother figures and as good listeners who offer advice, are always there for moral support, and can be counted on if someone needs help. Despite their caring demeanors, Ford and Woods also can be tough, not afraid to tell their fellow officers when they're wrong, and occasionally deliver a tongue lashing. For years, Ford and Woods have known each other and worked side by side. And, rising through th...