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Deborah Russell - Editor

A Publication of

Wednesday June 1, 2016

Inglis, FL 34449

Tom Russell - Publisher

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Permit No. 14

Sally Price - Historian

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Mike Moore - Photojournalist

Community

Wildlife Park To Present

Wildlife Ranger Camps

June And July

HOMOSASSA - The Florida Depart-

ment of Environmental Protection s El-

lie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wild-

life State Park will offer two weeklong

Wildlife Ranger Camps in June and July.

The Friends of Homosassa Springs Wild-

life Park sponsor the programs. June's

Wildlife Ranger Camp is for children

ages 8 and 9 years old, and runs June 13

through June 17. July's Wildlife Ranger

Camp is for children ages 10 through

12, and runs from July 11 through July

15. Applications for the Wildlife Ranger

Camp are available in the park office.

Each program is limited to 20 campers

and will be filled on a first come basis

with preference to those who have never

attended before. Each Wildlife Ranger

Camp includes five, half-day camp ses-

sions from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Monday

through Friday The cost of the program is

$75 per child and includes a Applicants

will be asked to write a short essay on an

animal that lives in Florida and why you

think that animal is important to attach

Before the bugler, before the honor guards, before the pomp and circumstance... our fallen service men and women lie in quiet repose at

to their application. Parents and guard-

Florida National Cemetery (Bushnell). The pre-dawn hours before Memorial Day finds them resting in peace. TheNewscaster/Mike Moore

ians may stop by the park office located

More Memorial Day coverage on pages 4 & 8.

Repo to the Rescue

in the Visitor Center on U.S. 19 to pick

Couple Arrested

up an application. For more information,

please call Rene Poppe at (352) 628-

For Child Neglect

encounters with family dogs, a brief swim,

5343, ext. 1004.

From The Citrus County Sheriff Dept.

a pasture, and finally onto a final property,

Drop off old medication,

K9 Repo apprehended Collins, hiding under

& Drugs

Late on May 26, deputies when the

Mon.-Fri., CCSO'S EOC, Lecanto

a truck.

Citrus County Sheriff s Office responded to

"It was not a wise decision for Col-

If you have unwanted, expired

a home in Inverness due to a domestic bat-

lins to run," said Sgt. Cregg Dalton. "The

From the Levy County Sheriff Dept.

or unused medication you'd like to dis-

tery in progress Sgt. Cregg Dalton was first

air unit, K9 Dep. Indorato and his K9 Repo,

pose of, there's a new drop-off box at the

The Levy County Sheriff s Office

on scene and helped the victim who had

the Tactical Impact Unit and multiple Al-

Citrus County Sheriff s Office, Emer-

Criminal Investigations Division executed

been strangled by her boyfriend, 34 year-old

pha 1 East units were involved in this ap-

gency Operations Center, located at 3549

a search warrant on May 19, 2016 at 6653

Shawn Michael Collins of Ocala.

prehension, and we all worked as a team.

Saunders Way in Lecanto - to help keep

NW 138 Place Chiefland, Fl. This home be-

While Sgt. Dalton was waiting for

We caught the suspect, helped the victim,

children safe and our water supply free

longs to Jeffrey and Kelly Koschatzky who

backup units to arrive, Collins left by way of

and thankfully, everyone in the agency went

of drugs. Medication can be dropped

were not home at the time the warrant was

the back entrance and went into a wooded

home safe."

off, Monday through Thursday, 8:00 am

executed. The warrant was based upon in-

area. Sgt. Dalton attempted to keep Collins

Collins faces multiple charges, in-

through 4:00 pm; or Fridays, 8:00 am

formation gathered from an investigation

in sight and also tried to speak with him, but

cluding hindering, delaying or preventing

through 12:00 noon. This service is free.

which determined the Koschatzky's were

Collins continued in his

communication to a law enforcement officer

Please, no needles or aerosols.

manufacturing methamphetamine's in the

attempt to flee.

or judge information relating to an offense

The drop box is located behind a

home while their children were present.

The  Aviation

or a violation of probation ($5,000 bond),

desk with plate glass. Just give the medi-

Evidence gathered by LCSO in-

Unit became involved

criminal mischief of $200 or less ($500

cation to a sworn officer and he/she will

vestigators and Crime Scene Technicians

and  tracked  Collins

bond), resisting an officer without violence

handle the meds for you. The building is

resulted in arrest warrants being issued for

from the air until K9

($1,000 bond) and felony domestic battery

secure and sworn officers work inside.

both Jeffrey Koschatzky (5-4-79) and Kelly

Deputy Indorato and

by strangulation (no bond). He was also

Koschatzky (4-28-78) for manufacturing

You can now place classified ads at the

K9 Repo arrived at the

charged with violating his Marion County

methamphetamine, possession of metham-

Food Ranch Service Desk - 25 words/$12.

scene and began track-

probation (no bond) on an original charge of

phetamine, child neglect and other charges.

New deadline: Monday 12 noon at the Inglis

ing Collins. After travel-

burglary (due to the new offense and being

Kelly Koschatzky was arrested by Levy

Food Ranch service Desk. Cash or Check.

ing through many yards,

on probation from April 19, 2016 through

County Deputy Gulledge on May 25, 2016

No refunds for early cancellations

fences, garages, minor

April 18, 2019).

Continued on page 4 - Child Neglect