Stluciewest 9 20 2013

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ST. LUCIE WEST • TRADITION

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Health officials still battle rare dengue fever outbreak

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Summer Lewis (No. 1) returns for St. Lucie West Centennial High School during a match against the Fort Pierce Central Cobras Wednesday Sept. 12 at home. The Centennial Eagles lost the match 14-25, 22-25, 17-25.

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TREASURE COAST — A crew of health department workers from several counties across the state have descended upon Martin County as a result of an unusual spike in confirmed Dengue Fever infections on the Treasure Coast. The number of cases has swelled to 18 as of Sept. 17. “Teams from the Florida Department of Health and Martin County Mosquito Control will begin visiting homes in the Rio and Jensen Beach area tomorrow,” said Dr. Karlette Peck at a Sept. 12 press conference at the Martin County Public Safety Complex. Peck is a health officer for the Florida Department of Health in Martin County. “This important door-to-door effort will be conducted for approximately a week in order to provide prevention information, a risk assessment survey and with the resident’s consent, draw blood for dengue testing,” Peck said. Officials are now awaiting results from the week-long survey which should explain the extent of dengue fever in the area and gather information to help prevent further transmission. Resi-

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Katie’s Kreations Artist with Down Syndrome making her mark in the art world

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Men in heels Mitch Kloorfain chief photographer

Graffiti taggers paint the town ugly Nicole Rodriguez Staff writer

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ST. LUCIE WEST — Port St. Lucie Police are investigating 14 cases of graffiti vandalism in the city — five of which were in St. Lucie West — and they’re enlisting the public’s help to nab the taggers. The rash of unsightly illustrations began popping up on traffic control boxes, businesses and traffic signs in the central and western part of the city on Sept. 5, police spokesman Mas-

ter Sgt. Frank Sabol said. Police believe the culprit or culprits are going out in the late night or early morning hours and writing “MALUM!,” “MA!” and drawing a face on their targeted property. Surveillance footage from two locations show a grainy figure peddling a bike to and from the scene. Another depicts a shadowy figure spray an area and leave in a car. The make and model was veiled by the night’s darkness. Sabol is urging anyone with

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TCERDA dedicating Phase 1 of county projects

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AT&T expands its 4G wireless network on the Treasure Coast

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IRSC opens season with ‘Euripedes’

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