Project1:Layout 1 6/10/2014 1:13 PM Page 1 MLB: Rays down Marlins for opening day win /B1 FRIDAY TODAY CITRUSCOUNTY & next morning HIGH 65 Cold and breezy LOW under sunny skies. 38 PAGE A4 www.chronicleonline.com APRIL 2, 2021 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community $1 VOL. 126 ISSUE 176 I Readers of the Chronicle may have found this week that sections and pages in their Board gets lawsuit date newspaper are in a different location. A press Hospital, former financial advisors to meet in court over payment dispute malfunction has forced the FRED HIERS Hewitt Investment Con- in its second year, is the owns the hospital on be- consulting lawyers in the temporary Staff writer sulting will square off in Foundation Resolution half of the public and is a Aon Hewitt case told the reconfiguration. federal court. Corp., which is what re- nonprofit organization. hospital board earlier After two years of feud- The two sides will meet mains of the organization The hospital board had to this year that their ex- Repairs are ing over who was to blame Monday, April 12, in fed- that operated Citrus Me- loan the FRC $17.5 mil- pert witness estimated underway and for millions of dollars in eral court in Tampa. The morial Hospital before it lion to wind down the that Aon was behind the things will return pension fund losses, the bench trial before a judge was leased by the hospital pension to ensure all the loss of as much as to normal soon. Citrus County Hospital is slated for eight days. board to Hospital Corpo- hospital’s employees $12 million to the fund. We apologize for Board and its former fi- At the head of the fed- ration of America. were paid after the loss. any inconvenience. nancial advisor Aon eral lawsuit, which is now The hospital board The hospital board’s See BOARD/Page A9 — The publisher NEWS BRIEFS Two child Citrus County Family forages for food COVID-19 cases death According to the Flor- ida Department of Health, one positive case was re- ported in Citrus County cases move since the latest update. No new deaths were re- ported, for a total of 429. To date in the county, forward 10,335 people have tested positive (including 90 non-residents). Others on docket One new hospitaliza- tion was reported, for a get continuances total of 673 hospitalized. Totals reflect prelimi- FRED HIERS nary reports received by Staff writer the state, and are subject to revision. The case against an Inverness man charged with aggravated manslaugh- Vaccine ter of a child made some progress Thursday when Circuit Court Judge registration Richard Howard set a May 27 status system open conference. Edward Spaight, attorney for the DOH-Citrus’ preregis- accused Andrew tration system to sched- Lynn Martin, said ule COVID-19 vaccine due to the complexity appointments for individu- of the case and the re- als 40 and older and quired medical ex- frontline health care work- perts, he would need ers is now available. more time to prepare Individuals can now be for the case. added to a waiting list for Spaight cited that Andrew vaccine appointments the Citrus County Martin and be notified when ap- Sheriff ’s Office took months to review pointments are available the case before the agency made its in Citrus County by visit- arrest. In October 2020, deputies arrested ing myvaccine.fl.gov or by Martin on charges of manslaughter, calling 866-201-0442; aggravated child abuse and child ne- TTY is 833-476-1036. glect with great bodily harm. Each county has a Martin told detectives his boy was designated number that OK before napping, according to his individuals can call and arrest report. Martin said he returned preregister with if they do a short time later to find the infant not have internet access. gasping for air and then not Citrus County’s number is breathing. 833-540-2058. Medical examiners found fractures and hemorrhaging throughout the ba- YMCA by’s body in various stages of healing, announces according to the sheriff ’s office and Martin’s arrest report, and deter- recovery series mined blunt-force strikes and “re- The Citrus County peated episodes of physical abuse” YMCA announced their caused his death. In an unrelated case, Howard or- upcoming 2021 recovery dered a May 27 con- series. The goal of the tinuance for a series is to help people Brevard County learn ways to improve life woman accused of fa- and utilize organizations MATTHEW BECK/Chronicle tally hitting her in- that provide resources in An adult sandhill crane forages through the grass Thursday, April 1, on Courthouse Square in fant son in Citrus the county such as sup- Inverness with its chick in tow. County and failing to port for mental, physical get him medical help and financial help. Cranes, chicks a common sight in coming weeks before he died. Jessica The first topic will cover Howard begrudg- Figueroa COVID-19 and domestic MATTHEW BECK pairs typically lay two eggs feeding on seeds, grain, ber- ingly allowed the continuance after violence at 1 p.m. Monday, Photo editor and within 24 hours of hatch- ries, insects, earthworms, Edward Spaight, attorney for the ac- ing, the young are capable of mice, small birds, snakes, liz- April 5. cused, Jessica Figueroa, told the Sandhill cranes are a com- following their parents away ards, frogs, crayfish, but do judge he was still waiting for reports At 10 a.m. Tuesday, mon sight along the Nature from the nest. not “fish” like herons. from the Florida Department of Chil- April 20, Christina Reed, Coast and throughout most Together, they forage for Resident sandhill cranes dren and Families. executive director of Cit- of Florida, and currently, seeds and roots, crop plants are usually seen in very Howard asked prosecutor Kevin rus County Blessings, will pairs of cranes are tending such as corn and peanuts, in- small groups or pairs. In No- Davis why two months had passed give a presentation on to their newborn young. sects, snakes, frogs and occa- vember and December, how- since Spaight requested the docu- child food insecurity. According to the Florida sionally young birds or small ever, large flocks of northern ments and he still hadn’t obtained To register for an up- Fish and Wildlife Conserva- mammals. them. coming YMCA recovery tion Commission, breeding Cranes are omnivorous, See CRANES/Page A7 series presentation, call See COURT/Page A11 352-500-9622. — From staff reports INDEX Classifieds . .C5 County fair’s famous bread booth keeps on baking Comics . .C4 Crossword . .C9 BUSTER THOMPSON cinnamon-sugar butter. Lissa Webb, a Editorial. A10 Staff writer “Sometimes we sell out,” said volunteer at Entertainment . A4 Mary Hiers, the fair board member the Citrus Horoscope . A4 People have their fair food fa- in charge of the snack bar and County Fair, Lottery Numbers . .B2 vorites, but there’s a staple of car- bread booth. “When people get it prepares to … they get this warm, buttered Lottery Payouts . .B2 nival cuisine at the Citrus County bake some of Fair: the bread booth. bread, and, to me, it’s a comfort Scene . .C1 the bread From inside the Baker Miley food and it tastes good; they’re just that has been Obituaries . A6 Building at the fairgrounds, be- wonderful little loaves.” TV Listings. .C3 a popular tween 200 and 400 loaves of fresh- Hiers, who’s 54, said she’s known fare at the baked goodness are sold for a $1 a about the fair’s bread since she en- event for pop during a day at the fair, joyed its golden-brown crust and decades now. sliced and topped with the custom- JEFF BRYAN/ er’s choice of regular or See BREAD/Page A7 Chronicle A2 Friday, april 2, 2021 Citrus County (FL) ChroniCLe TRADE IN! 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