County finally clears prime airport property [Times photo: Douglas R. Clifford] The empty shell of the Turtle Club comes tumbling down after years of wrangling with the county over the lease.

North Pinellas County news
Experts monitor strain of staph
Health officials investigate the time, date and place of 10 cases involving a strain of staphylococcus aureus that appears resistant to medication.

Clearwater to run up prices for boaters
City officials say the present prices are well below market rates. A break for residents is built in.

Man dies in fall from fruit tree
CLEARWATER -- A Clearwater man died Monday after falling from an avocado tree he had climbed to pick its fruit.

Car hangs off bridge; driver unhurt
Police find drugs in the car and charge the disoriented driver.

Leaders award Spratt sterling marks
The county administrator receives positive feedback from the commissioners on his first job evaluation, despite a share of controversies.

Jefferson is head of class at end
In a night of bumps and bruises, Pinellas Park's Wayne Jefferson led a pack of zealous Open-Wheel Modified drivers through 50 laps of short-track racing Saturday to become the champion at Sunshine Speedway.

Funeral home owner Lewis 'Papa' Mohn dies
SEMINOLE -- Lewis W. "Papa" Mohn, owner of Lewis W. Mohn Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Seminole for 30 years, died Saturday (Sept. 14, 2002) at Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater. He was 80.

Letters
What's the harm in expanding a vital part of life?
For the citizens of Largo who are unable to envision a new library or realize the need for it, a visit to the bustling current library on a recent Saturday would have been a wake-up call.

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