Lake Region

55 years for murdering KH woman

55 years for murdering KH woman

  • March 28, 2022
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS— A Keystone Heights man was sentenced to 55 years in prison after pleading to killing his 25-year-old neighbor Joe Arthur Turner, 31, pleaded guilty…

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Indians drop 4-3 baseball game to Palatka

  • March 28, 2022
  • Cliff Smelley

BY CLIFF SMELLEY Telegraph Staff Writer Keystone Heights High School whittled away at its deficit after falling behind 4-0, but the Indians eventually lost 4-3 to host Palatka in a March 25 baseball g…

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KH manager officially resigns

KH manager officially resigns

  • March 26, 2022
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS— City Manager Lynn Rutkowski emailed her letter of resignation to city council members on March 22, with an effective date of June 29. Rutkowski offere…

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County loses $15k due to record-keeping omissions

County loses $15k due to record-keeping omissions

  • March 25, 2022
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor GREEN COVE SPRINGS—Clay County Sheriff’s Office CFO Vicki Adams told Clay County Commissioners that because the office did not properly track administrative costs for a…

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New chamber head visits KH

New chamber head visits KH

  • March 25, 2022
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS, Friday, March 25, 2022— The new leader of the Clay County Chamber of Commerce stopped by the chamber’s Lake Region Prosperity Council meeting Thursday…

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Man arrested for spanking 6-year-old

Man arrested for spanking 6-year-old

  • March 24, 2022
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Monitor Editor KEYSTONE HEIGHTS—Clay deputies arrested William James Costello, 38, of Immokalee Road on March 22 for cruelty toward a child. According to an arrest warrant affidavit,…

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