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Courtesy photo. Alfonso Milian, 82, of Deltona, who has medical needs, has been missing since Friday.
DELTONA -- The Volusia County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a missing Deltona man reported missing by his family on Friday.
Alfonso Milian, 82, suffers from beginning stages of Alzheimer's Disease and takes medications for high blood pressure and diabetes.
DELAND -- Volusia County Animal Control is working to address the animal overpopulation issue through proactive measures – such as education, investigation, and enforcement – to stop indiscriminant breeding of dogs and cats, animal fighting, and cruelty to animals.
As a result, the county has organized an Animal Welfare Fund, to which citizens can make donations, said Shelley Szafraniec, a Vousia County spokeswoman. The funds are used to offset the expenses of these efforts, she said.
DELAND -- Marjorie Reynolds, a 75-year-old DeLand resident reported missing three days ago by a family member, was found this afternoon, conscious and alert, but dehydrated in a wooded area near the 1700-block of Marsh Road between Old Dayton Road and Highway 92.
She was located at 1:45 p.m., Volusia County Sheriff's spokesman Brandon Haught said.
As many as 200 people helped in the search for the missing woman, he said, including personnel from the Orange City Fire Department.
Jimmie "Woodie" Woodfin, 75, of Edgewater, a Navy Veteran of the Korean Conflict and an avid fisherman, died Friday, Aug. 7, 2009.
Robert N. Culley, 55, of New Smyrna Beach, who worked at Outback Steakhouse, died Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009.
NSBNEWS.net photos by Henry Frederick. Robert Schaedel, 68, of 2864 Red Oak Circle in the Redlands retirement mobile home community, off U.S. in New Smyrna Beach, was killed Saturday when his residence caught fire.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A 68-year-old resident of the Redlands senior mobile-home park off U.S. 1, died Saturday in a blaze that fully engulfed his residence, officials said.
Robert Schaedel died in the 3:11 p.m. fire, but his wife, Mildred, who escaped the flames after trying to fight the fire, was treated at the scene for minor unspecified injuries.
OSTEEN -- State Road 415 has been a popular scenic route and an alternative for daytriipers heading east to New Smyrna Beach from Sanford, but it has also proven deadly as witnessed by Friday's head-on collision near Osteen where two motorists were burned beyond recognition, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
DAYTONA BEACH -- Are we going to climb out of this recession anytime soon? Not anytime soon, judging by local and national unemployment figures.
Though the national jobless rate dipped slightly from 9.4 percent in July from the 9.4 percent in June, according to Department of Labor Statistics reported by CNN with 247,000 net jobs lost, locally in Volusia and Flagler counties, July's jobless rate was 11.7 percent. That's almost double June's 6.8 percent and closer to May's 11.7 percent, according to Florida's Agency for Workforce Innovation.
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DELAND -- Before the lazy days of summer end, outdoor enthusiasts are invited to get out and enjoy Volusia County’s conservation lands during free outdoor adventures sponsored by Volusia County’s Land Acquisition and Management Division Aug. 14, Sept. 5; and Sept 18, said Shelley Szafraniec, a Volusia County spokeswoman.
Courtesy photo. Alfonso Milian, 82, of Deltona, who has medical needs, has been reported missing by his family.
DELTONA -- The Volusia County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in finding a missing Deltona man.
Alfonso Milian, is an 82-year-old who suffers from beginning stages of Alzheimer's Disease and takes medications for high blood pressure and diabetes.
Aug. 8, 2009: Freddie A. Sloan Jr. and Aceana D. Hill, New Smyrna Beach.
