Childcare Resources elects new board members

Low beach attendance for January; no water rescues

VERO BEACH — While chilly temperatures caused a drop in beach attendance last month, lifeguards are happy to report that there were no water rescues that occurred in January. "It's a great thing," Vero Beach Lifeguard Association officials said in a statement. "We hope people are paying attention to lifeguards and condition signs before they go into the water." The Vero Beach Lifeguard Association recently released its monthly report for the beaches at Jaycee Park, Humiston Park and South Beach Park. Lifeguards said about 54,105 beachgoers flocked to the shore in January. The highest beach-attendance record of 65,700 was set in 2019 for Vero Beach, lifeguards said. The record low for beach attendance was set in 2016 with 36,000 people, ...

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 ...

Officers pull man from burning home; two treated for smoke inhalation

SEBASTIAN — An officer and a resident were hospitalized for smoke inhalation after the officer helped pull the man from a burning trailer home filled with smoke, Sebastian police and fire rescue crews said. The blaze ignited about 3 a.m. Saturday in the kitchen at the residence in the 300 block of Valencia Street, Indian River County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Kyle Kofke said. Upon arrival, police Sgt. Steve Marcinik saw heavy smoke coming from the back of the home, police Lieutenant Tim Wood said. A neighbor told Marcinik that resident Rodney Dyke was still inside. When Marcinik went inside the home, he could hear Dyke yelling from the back bedroom. The heavy smoke led Marcinik to leave the home to get ...