A family of five was displaced Tuesday morning when a kitchen fire started at a stove and spread into a microwave and kitchen cabinets. ...more

January 28, 2009

American Red Cross volunteers helped a family of five who lost their home to fire on Christmas Eve, according to Phil Attinger with the American Red Cross Polk County chapter. ...more

December 26, 2008

In an article in Highlands Today on Veterans Day on Nov. 11, I was asked to do an interview with the paper to represent the veterans who were on Iwo Jima. To me this was quite an honor. ...more

November 20, 2008

The United States has five-star rankings for restaurants and hotels. So why not five-star rankings for nursing homes? ...more

June 19, 2008

Home fires on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day brought to 11 the number of fires that have forced families from their homes in Polk County since Dec. 22, the Red Cross reported. ...more

January 3, 2008

LAKELAND - Home fires on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day brought to 11 the number of fires to force families from their homes in Polk County since Dec. 22, the Red Cross reported. ...more

January 2, 2008

POLK CITY - A 46-year-old woman was found dead in her bedroom after what appears to have been an accidental fire at her trailer late Thursday night, the Polk County Sheriff's Office reported. ...more

December 28, 2007