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Project1:Layout 1 6/10/2014 1:13 PM Page 1 Tennis: Lecanto girls roll at home into regional final /B1 THURSDAY TODAY CITRUSCOUNTY & next morning HIGH 77 Sunny and LOW pleasant. 55 PAGE A4 www.chronicleonline.com APRIL 22, 2021 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community $1 VOL. 126 ISSUE 196 NEWS BRIEFS Inverness hits Manning’s Bar snag Citrus County Tuesday, April 20. years, he said. Set to clean contaminated septic tank The problem was that Williams said he had to COVID-19 cases instead of being empty, act fast and hired an engi- According to the Flor- FRED HIERS hired by the city tore down the for- the septic tank was filled neer to evaluate the ex- ida Department of Health, Staff writer mer bar and a small, former resi- with petroleum chemi- tent of the problem and 37 positive cases were dential building behind it, workers cals, namely gasoline, Wil- remove the chemicals. reported in Citrus County Just when Inverness thought it also broke the seal to an aban- liams said. The city will also pay to was out of the Manning’s Bar busi- doned residential septic tank on The septic tank was excavate around the sep- since the latest update. ness after demolishing the dilapi- the State Road 44 property, City capped off but had a Eric tic tank and learn the ex- No new deaths were re- dated building this week, the city Manager Eric Williams told his breach at the bottom and Williams tent of seepage and ported, for a total of 436. got pulled back in. council bosses during their regu- the gasoline had been seeping remove that contaminated soil. To date in the county, That’s because when workers larly scheduled public meeting, out, and rainwater in, for many See SNAG/Page A9 10,784 people have tested positive (including 96 non-residents). Two new hospitaliza- tions were reported, for a total of 698 hospitalized. Totals reflect prelimi- Something borrowed, blue nary reports received by the state, and are subject to revision. Register for COVID vaccine DOH-Citrus’ preregis- tration system to sched- ule COVID-19 vaccine appointments for all indi- viduals 18 and older and frontline health care work- ers is now available. Individuals can now be added to a waiting list for vaccine appointments and be notified when ap- pointments are available in Citrus County by visit- ing myvaccine.fl.gov or by calling 866-201-0442; TTY is 833-476-1036. As part of the statewide preregistration system, each county has a desig- nated number that indi- viduals can call and preregister with if they do not have internet access. Citrus County’s desig- nated helpline number is 833-540-2058. Vaccine supply re- mains limited and ap- pointments may not be available for several weeks. Join Earth Day Crystal River Mayor Joe Meek and his wife Amy pose for a selfie Wednesday afternoon, April 21, in front of a newly placed statue at Crystal roadside cleanup River Town Square. The twin manatee statue previously stood in the food court at the Crystal River Mall. The Citrus County Re- publican Executive Com- mittee has organized an Crystal River erects mall’s former Earth Day roadside cleanup at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 22 at the manatee statue at city’s town square Central Ridge Library, Chronicle Staff ownership of the statue to the city in 425 W. Roosevelt Blvd. in exchange for the waiver of its $95,200 Beverly Hills. fter finalizing a trade- in accrued city code enforcement Participants should off for the figure with fines. meet in the annex section its local mall, Crystal While it has since complied with of the parking lot. Bags A city codes, the mall has been unable and safety vests will be River erected a manatee to pay its penalties, leading city offi- provided. statue the afternoon of cials and mall management to com- Wednesday, April 21, at the promise with the statue going to the Vietnam forefront of its city town city’s town square on the corner of Traveling U.S. 19 and Citrus Avenue. square. Commissioned for the mall around Memorial Wall City Council members acquired the time of its opening in 1990, Crystal Harley- the bronze sculpture in March when the manatee monument was Davidson will host the they OK’d an agreement for the Crys- appraised by the city at a value of Vietnam Traveling Memo- tal River Mall to transfer its longtime $185,000. rial Wall 24 hours a day from April 22 to 25, 1147 Daly and Zilch workers Jim Mattson, left, and Don Merrill set a statue in S. Suncoast Blvd. in place Wednesday afternoon, April 21, at Crystal River Town Square. Homosassa. The 1,000 pound statue once stood at the center of the Crystal River The gathering will Mall’s Food Court. honor veterans, fallen and missing heroes and active duty troops. The wall is a 3/5 scale replica Photos by Matthew Beck of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in memory of the 58,282 soldiers who never returned from Vietnam. Reward increases for Senate pitches money for The closing ceremony for the wall will be on 4 p.m. Sunday, April 25. cleanup, Florida Forever On Sunday, there will ‘Trump’ manatee info also be food by Heavy G News Service of Florida start July 1. Lawmakers are Hot Dog Cart. Four Dogs HANNAH SACHEWICZ Animal Legal Defense Fund, who weighing how to use about Deep featuring Brooks- Staff writer has reportedly contributed an addi- TALLAHASSEE — Senate $10 billion the state will re- ville Wayne will play from tional $5,000 to the cause. leaders Wednesday offered a ceive through the American 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is In January, “Guardians of the Gal- plan for using part of new fed- Rescue Plan Act, a stimulus eral stimulus money, includ- package signed last month by Crystal Harley David- still investigating the harassment of axy” actor, Dave Batista, offered a the “Trump” manatee, which made $20,000 reward to anyone who could ing spending $100 million to President Joe Biden. son will also be hosting a national headlines in January of catch those responsible. The Center clean up a former phosphate The Senate offer Wednes- dealer led ride to Bush- this year. for Biological Diversity, a national plant in Manatee County and day spelled out a proposal for nell National Cemetery. The reward was recently increased conservation organization, also of- providing $300 million to the spending $3.29 billion of the Kick stands up at to $8,000 in hopes to obtain informa- fered a $5,000 reward. Florida Forever land- federal money, after the 10:30 a.m. Saturday, tion that leads to the arrest and con- The animal was originally preservation program. House earlier made a April 24. viction of those responsible. discovered in the headwaters of the The offer came as Senate $7.94 billion proposal. Riders can expect to The increased reward was made Homosassa River and reported to and House leaders negotiate “What you see before you is be home by 1:30 p.m. possible by Crime Stoppers of Citrus federal authorities for having the a roughly $100 billion budget kind of what our thoughts — From staff reports County’s partnership with the See REWARD/Page A9 for the fiscal year that will See SENATE/Page A2 Classifieds . .B6 Crossword . .B10 INDEX Lottery Numbers . .B3 Obituaries . A5 Comics . .B5 Editorial. A7 Lottery Payouts . .B3 TV Listings. .B4 Horoscope . A4 Entertainment . A4 Movies . .B5 A2 THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2021 STATE & LOCAL CITRUS COUNTY (FL) CHRONICLE Around the STATE Going above and beyond Nebraska fugitive pleads guilty to ID theft in Florida Detective OCALA — A man ac- cused of fleeing a drug con- recognized for spiracy charge in Nebraska more than three decades ago and living under a false contributions identity has pleaded guilty HANNAH to federal charges in SACHEWICZ Florida. Staff writer Howard D. Farley Jr., 72, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Detective Tiffany Barry Ocala federal court to pass- of the Citrus County Sher- port fraud, aggravated iden- iff ’s Office (CCSO) was rec- tity theft and operating as a ognized Wednesday, April pilot without a license, ac- 21, by Attorney General cording to court records. He Ashley Moody with the faces up to 15 years in 2020 Distinguished Victim prison. Services Award. Farley was arrested in Barry was awarded for her contributions in serv- November at his Weirsdale ing crime victims, among home, about 50 miles the six other law enforce- northwest of Orlando. ment officers in the state According to a criminal of Florida. complaint, Farley applied “I am truly humbled to for a passport last February be recognized with this using the name, birth date award. I am passionate and Social Security number about the work I do and of a person who had died the investment I make in as an infant in 1955. He each one of my cases. To had previously used that be able to advocate for vic- Special to the Chronicle identity in 2016 to obtain a tims is an honor and this From left are: Colonel Justin Ferrara, Sheriff Mike Prendergast, Detective Tiffany Barry, Captain Brian Spiddle and pilot’s license, officials said. award is an added bonus,” Lt. Matthew Baird. In 1985, Farley and Barry said. “I want to say before deputies arrived on compiling a photo array and values of the Citrus law enforcement as a 73 others were indicted by thank you to Sheriff Pren- scene.