Lake Okeechobee News - Glades County

06/10/2026

Dixie Ranch West, Syfrett Farm & Ranch, Thundercloud Ranch, and LFW Farms are all to be protected through conservation easements...

TALLAHASSEE – On June 9 , the Florida Governor and Cabinet approved funding for the permanent conservation of 6,237.46 acres across four properties …

06/09/2026

Arrests ...
https://lakeonews.com/stories/glades-county-arrest-report,86304?

06/09/2026

https://www.lakeonews.com/stories/the-power-of-sleep-why-rest-matters-at-every-age,86291?

In today’s fast-paced world, sleep is often one of the first things people sacrifice.

06/09/2026

https://www.lakeonews.com/stories/summer-is-here-beat-the-heat-and-stay-healthy,86288?

When summer hits, life seems to speed up for many individuals. School ends, celebrations pile up, travel increases...

06/08/2026

Five companies will showcase innovative technologies to remove phosphorus from Lake Okeechobee, thanks to grants ...
https://www.lakeonews.com/glades-county/stories/fdep-funds-projects-to-clean-lake-o-water,86249?

Five companies will showcase innovative technologies to remove phosphorus from Lake Okeechobee, thanks to grants from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. At the June 5 meeting of …

06/08/2026

The C-43 reservoir and the A-2 STA are ready and waiting on rainfall.
https://www.lakeonews.com/glades-county/stories/water-storage-and-treatment-projects-are-waiting-on-rainfall,86268?

Water storage and treatment projects are ready to use … but waiting on sufficient rainfall.

06/05/2026

https://lakeonews.com/stories/untitled,86247?

What it doesn't have enough of are people who have actually lived the realities facing the families who feed America.

06/05/2026

FWC fenced a 2-acre area where they plan to plant more eel grass in July.
https://www.lakeonews.com/glades-county/stories/fwc-projects-improve-lake-o-ecology,86246?

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) efforts to improve Lake Okeechobee’s ecology were discussed at the June 5 meeting of the County Coalition ...

06/05/2026

A FWC project is removing truckloads of muck from inside the Herbert Hoover D**e.
https://www.lakeonews.com/glades-county/stories/fwc-clearing-muck-from-287-acres-of-lake-bottom,86243?

BUCKHEAD RIDGE -- A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) project is removing truckloads of muck from inside the Herbert Hoover D**e.

06/05/2026

From June 1 through September 4, students who read 12 books will be eligible for prizes and a chance to visit the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C.

As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, Second Lady Usha Vance invites students in grades K–8 to take part in her Summer Reading Challenge...