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The Newscaster - Nature Coast News
Quarter-million dollar marijuana
Pet Patrol
cultivation shut down in Morriston
An aerial search to locate illegal marijuana grows by the Levy Coun-
ty Sheriff s Office Drug Task Force, in conjunction with the Army National
Guard, July 20, resulted in the arrest of a Morriston man who had a marijuana
cultivation operation worth a quarter million dollars. Mark O’Leary, 60, 14171
S.E. 25th St., Morriston, was arrested for cultivation of marijuana. He was in-
carcerated at the Levy County Jail where his bond was set at $50,000.
According to Major Evan Sullivan, Capt. Danny Riffle, who has spot-  O'Leary
ted and seized millions of dollars worth of drugs for the sheriff s office since
1983, spotted numerous marijuana plant growing in the area of S.E. 25 Street, off Hwy.
121. Deputies on the ground responded to the area and confiscated 247 marijuana plants.
The homeowner, Mark O’Leary, consented to a search of his residence, where a small in-
door marijuana growing operation was found, along with a rifle. O Leary has been arrested
three previous times for marijuana cultivation, in 1971, 1984 and 2004.
Raven is an absolutely precious all black
FireA Destroys  atHomosassa Restaurant
Rocky is a handsome brown and black pure
Shitzu/Poodle mix. She is approximately 3
bred Dachshund weighing 13 pounds. He
yrs old. She is a very loving and calm girl.
landmark restaurant
10200 W Halls River Road,
just turned 2 years old in June and is ready
She came from a breeder and at 3 has had 2
in Homosassa since the 90s burned to the ground early Monday
to go to a new home. Since Rocky is 2 he
litters of puppies but she deserves and will
Morning. The owner Tommy Piliouras since 1990 re-named the
is still quite energetic and wants to play.
get a better life now. Adopt A Rescued Pet,
restaurant in 1999 Margueritagrill. A passerby said that Citrus Fire
Adopt A Rescued Pet, Inc. does home visits
Inc. does home visits prior to adoptions,
Service responded and had to pump water from the river to put the
therefore, we can only adopt to the Citrus
prior to adoptions, therefore, we can only
fire out. The restaurant employed about 60 people.
County and adjoining county areas. If you
adopt to the Citrus County and adjoining
Workforce Connection said it stands ready to assist those
are within these areas, please, phone Adopt
county areas. If you are within these areas,
employees affected by the fire. Commissioner Joe Meek, and president of the Economic
please, phone Adopt A Rescued Pet, leave
A Rescued Pet, leave your name, number,
Development Council, has contacted the Workforce Connection s Citrus County Office re-
and pet’s name, for a return call from the
your name, number, and pet’s name, for a
garding the fire at Margueritagrill on Monday, July 25, informing them of the affected em-
foster mom, later, at 352.795.9550. All of
return call from the foster mom, later, at
ployees. Workforce Connection stands ready and awaiting to assist those employees. The
our dogs have been sterilized, tested nega-
352.795.9550. All of our dogs have been
cause of the blaze is yet to be determined and there were no injuries reported.
tive for heart worm, on heart worm preven-
sterilized, tested negative for heart worm,
If you are an affected employee of  Margueritagrill, please contact Bonnie
tion, on flea prevention, up to date on vac-
on heart worm prevention, on flea preven-
cines, wormed, ID chipped and vet checked.
tion, up to date on vaccines, wormed, ID
Checkwww.adoptarescuedpet.com for our
chipped and vet checked. Check www.adop-
other pets and the adoption calendar with
tarescuedpet.com for our other pets and the
locations, dates and times. Come see the
adoption calendar with locations, dates and
pets!
times. Come see the pets!
Gulf Beach remains open to swimming as of July 22
The Citrus County Environmental Health Department said on July 22 that bacte-
rial samples at the Ft. Island Gulf Beach Park remained at a good level in the most recent
test.
That means the county park beach remains open for swimming until next week
when more water sampling will be done. The water is tested each week on Wednesday
morning, and if the samples are too high, the Health Department issues an advisory against
swimming and no swimming signs will be posted.
For more information on water quality in relation to swimming, call the Citrus
County Health Department at 352-527-5283
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AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS
Rebuilt - Repaired - Resealed
Complete Auto Repairs
Firefighters in "mop up" phase of the Margueritagrill fire, Monday morning. It took firefight-
A/C - Brakes - Front End - Exhaust - TuneUps
ers more than two hours to bring it under control. Newscaster/Photo by Angela Davis
Computer Diagnostics
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