Lincoln Day Dinner to benefit Republican Party

Fertilizer restrictions to go into effect next month

A reminder from the Indian River Neighborhood Association to residents of Indian River County, City of Vero Beach, Sebastian and Orchid. We are coming into our rainy season when more nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorous are likely to be washed from our lawns, driveways and roads into the storm water system and, ultimately, into our local waterways such as the Indian River Lagoon. The fertilizer ordinances passed by our communities goes into effect June 1st. It prohibits the use of lawn fertilizer between June 1st and September 30th. No fertilizer containing Phosphorous is to be used anytime. All fertilizers must contain at least 50% slow release Nitrogen. Finally, no fertilizer is to be applied within 10 feet of any ...

‘They’ll always be part of this community’ – Rowing event shows respect for bridge crash victims

VERO BEACH — It's a day he will never forget. Matt Harrelson was one of the first policemen to pull up to the wreckage of a head-on collision between a silver van carrying a rowing team and a red Dodge pickup. The Vero Beach lieutenant, firefighters and paramedics rushed to the mangled van - sitting at the intersection of the Merrill P. Barber Bridge and Indian River Boulevard - to pull out members of College of the Holy Cross Women's Rowing Team. Some team members in the back seats were able to climb out on their own, Harrelson said. Others toward the front had broken bones. "It was a pretty traumatic scene because of the number of victims and major ...

Police search for 7-Eleven armed robber; 2nd case in 2 days

VERO BEACH — Police are searching for a suspect who they said held a firearm to a clerk's head at a convenience store before stealing an unknown amount of cash. This is the second armed robbery to target a 7-Eleven in Indian River County in the past two days. It has not yet been determined if the two robberies are connected, Vero Beach Police spokesman Officer Brad Kmetz said. Officers said a man wearing a black face mask walked inside the 7-Eleven about midnight Wednesday morning in the 1400 block of State Road A1A. The suspect pulled out a silver automatic pistol from his jacket pocket and demanded money from the clerk, police said. The suspect left with an undisclosed amount ...