Good day Fort Myers! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
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Today's riddle: How fast is milk when you pour it? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Fort Myers man skips court hearing after being accused of soliciting sexual images from 14-year-old (gulfcoastnewsnow.com) — Authorities are searching for a Fort Myers man who missed a court hearing after being arrested on numerous child-exploitation-related charges, and a new warrant has been issued. He was last seen in the Tice/North Fort Myers area, and Crime Stoppers is asking anyone with information to report tips anonymously for a possible cash reward.
2. Best SW Florida reader photos include Punta Rassa, Bonita, Fort Myers (miramarflnews.com) — A striking reader photo of a tricolored heron at Lakes Park in Fort Myers headlines a new Southwest Florida gallery, and locals are invited to contribute their own "paradise" shots. Residents can email high‑resolution images, location details, and camera info to the Tropicalia section for possible publication.
3. FAA crews pull plane that made emergency landing from ocean near Boca (news-press.com) — A 23-year-old pilot who took off from Page Field in Fort Myers safely ditched her small plane in shallow ocean water near Boca Raton after in‑flight problems on a trip to the Bahamas. Identified by Fort Myers station WZVN-TV as Faith Tenkley, she avoided injuries and is now part of an FAA investigation into the emergency landing.
4. Sanibel's forgotten baseball team (floridaweekly.com) — A nostalgic look at Sanibel's 1910 Tomato Pickers baseball team also nods to Fort Myers' early days, before spring training arrived in 1925 and the Fort Myers Country Club even existed. The story traces island agriculture, local pioneer families, and how this scrappy team fit into Southwest Florida's history.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It's "Pasturized" before you know it! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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