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Oct 2, 2024 — Local Man Killed in SR 60 Crash News Staff Reports | Oct 16, 2024. A two-vehicle crash on SR 60 East took the life of a Lake Wales man early Tuesday evening. Duane Matthew Kolaski, 74, of Lake Wales was driving a black 2017 BMW X7 SUV eastbound near Story Road when, for unknown reasons, his vehicle "drifted" across the median, according to Polk County Sheriff's office investigators.
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2 days ago — News Staff Reports | Updated Oct 16, 2024. A two-vehicle crash on SR 60 East took the life of a Lake Wales man early Tuesday evening. Duane Matthew Kolaski, 74, of Lake Wales was driving a black 2017 BMW X7 SUV eastbound near Story Road when, for unknown reasons, his vehicle "drifted" across the median, according to Polk County Sheriff's office ...
Park Avenue Project Enter Final Phase With Reconstruction of …
3 days ago — The $11 million Park Avenue reconstruction project is entering its final phase with the reconstruction of the intersection of Scenic Highway with the important downtown street. The work will require the closure of Scenic Highway at that location for approximately 90 days, according to construction plans and officials.. A statement issued by …
Lake Wales Area Expected to Experience Direct Impact of …
Sep 21, 2022 — The official forecast shows the storm reaching the Tampa Bay area by 2:00 Wednesday, or potentially moving on to the panhandle of the state by 2:00 am Friday. According to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, the cyclone remains over warm 29-30 C waters. Hurricanes are fed and strengthened by warm waters.
Lake Wales Area "Dodges a Bullet" As Hurricane Ian Passes
Sep 28, 2022 — A 12:37 am radar image shows the center of Hurricane Ian centered near Frostproof, leaving the Lake Wales area under the eyewall and a band of torrential rain. This home on South Lakeshore Boulevard sustained significant roof and water damage, although the trees next to it survived.. Downed trees, power outages, and significant flooding were ...
More Than 15,660 New Homes Approved By Lake Wales City …
Mar 13, 2024 — 32. Steeple Chase encompasses 250 single-family detached lots and 68 townhome units on about 98 acres of former citrus land along the north and east sides of Ridge Manor.. 33. The Gardinier property north of Starr Lake sprawls across more than 900 acres to be annexed in phases. The city commission has already approved construction of Valencia Hills, including a 654-lot mobile home park and 143 ...
Sports - LakeWalesNews.net
Jun 18, 2024 — A team of skydivers from a dozen nations cooperated to build canopy stacks of a 54 and 65 persons at Lake Wales Airport this week while descending from well above 10,000 feet. The 65-person stack was the largest achieved since the current world record of 100 canopies was set in 2007, also at Lake Wales Airport.
TUESDAY 8:00 PM UPDATE - LakeWalesNews.net
Sep 28, 2022 — Very high rain totals are predicted across Central Florida during the slow passage of Hurricane Ian. TUESDAY 8:00 PM UPDATE: Hurricane Ian has continued to deepen as it moves toward Florida and model trends continue to shift the track toward the east, bringing the center of circulation over Polk County. Lake Wales is expected to be exposed to ...
More than 8,000 New Dwellings Planned in Lake Wales
Sep 22, 2021 — More than 8,300 new dwellings are now "visible" on the planning documents at the City of Lake Wales Development Services. Those residences are likely to house more than 23,000 new citizens, an expected population increase of some 140%. "Everybody wants to come where we are," said City Commissioner Robin Gibson, when asked about the growth spurt.
Lake Wales Country Club, Oakwood GC Site of Large New …
Nov 29, 2023 — A large-scale redevelopment proposal that includes both Lake Wales Country Club and the adjacent Oakwood golf course community is raising passions among residents, some of whom have differing responses to the concept, which merges the two golf courses into a single 18-hole course. A large infill development would fill vacant lands around two ...