FORT MCCOY

The Florida Highway Patrol issued a warning Wednesday evening to drivers about the outbreak of a Marion County wildfire on State Road 19.

Marion County deputies on Saturday said a search had begun for a Fort McCoy man who was last seen a week prior and is considered endangered.

Some 13,000 Afghan refugees who escaped the Taliban forces find themselves in an Army base in rural Wisconsin. They await resettlement in communities across the nation.

Afghan Refugees Wisconsin Members of the U.S. military and Afghan refugees play soccer at the Fort McCoy U.S. Army base on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021 in Fort McCoy, Wis. (Barbara Davidson/Pool Photo via AP) (Barbara Davidson)WASHINGTON — (AP) — Afghan refugees will soon be arriving again in the U.S. after a massive campaign to vaccinate them against measles following a small outbreak that caused a three-week pause in evacuations, officials said Monday. Authorities have administered the vaccination to about 49,000 people since measles was detected among some of the evacuees, according to the Department of Homeland Security. That figure included refugees at staging areas in Europe and the Middle East, as well as those who had already arrived at U.S. military bases before the pause. They were a mix of U.S. citizens, Afghans with legal permanent residency or who were applying for visas and refugee status along with their families.

Afghan refugees will soon be arriving in the U.S. after a massive campaign to vaccinate them against measles.

There are challenges, but also gratitude and hope for families starting a new life and getting their chance at achieving the American dream.

Many families have arrived at Fort McCoy — one of eight U.S. bases helping to resettle more than 60,000 Afghan evacuees​ — with nothing but the clothes on their backs.

MADISON, Wis. — (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans on Thursday reiterated their concerns about the vetting of Afghan refugees being housed at an Army post in the state, after two Afghan men were charged with crimes there. Wisconsin's Fort McCoy is housing about 12,700 Afghan refugees. When they first arrived in late August, Republicans repeatedly raised concerns about vetting and identification. A Department of Justice spokeswoman said she was prohibited by law from talking about any ongoing investigation. “The exact amount of time that a family will spend at Fort McCoy will vary from family to family.

A man died when he was ejected from a motorized bike in Marion County, the FHP says.

Two Afghan evacuees were charged with crimes at Fort McCoy, an Army installation in Wisconsin, the Justice Department said Wednesday.

Markell, a longtime Biden associate, served as Delaware governor from 2009 to 2017.

U.S. officials are looking into reports that in the frantic evacuation of desperate Afghans from Kabul, older men were admitted together with young girls they claimed as “brides” or otherwise sexually abused.

The Biden administration is using eight military bases and two facilities across the U.S. to house Afghan evacuees, including those who aided the U.S. war effort.

Residents in the town of Tomah, Wisconsin say they are prepared to welcome Afghan refugees arriving at Fort McCoy.

Criticism is intensifying on Fox News and from the nativist, anti-immigrant factions in the country that helped Donald Trump ride into the White House.

A 2-year-old Fort McCoy boy remains hospitalized several days after hundreds of pounds of steel fell on him. Marion County Sheriffs Office officials said Tuesday that the child is hospitalized in stable condition with a head injury. A steel ring an inch thick, 16 inches tall and 48 inches wide had been left in the front yard, awaiting painting. The boy was playing in the backyard, following some cows that made their way to the front yard, according to the incident report. Somehow, the boy apparently knocked over the fire pit ring and it fell on him.

A Fort McCoy man wanted for inappropriately touching a little girl, was taken into custody Tuesday by a Marion County sheriffs deputy. The sheriff department a report in late June 2019 that McKelvey allegedly touched a 10-year-old girl in 2018. A girl at Kimberlys Center for Child Protection said McKelvey had touched her private area three times. During one of the encounters, the girl said, McKelvey told her not to tell anyone or he would get in trouble. As of Thursday, McKelvey was at the Marion County Jail with bail set at $30,000.

TODAYBreakfast: 8-10 a.m., Angela S. Santos VFW Post 4781, 94901 SW 110th St. $3.50-$7. Pickleball: 8:30-11 a.m., Coehadjoe Park, 4225 NE 35th St. Nar-Anon: 10 a.m., The Centers, Building 2, 5664 SW 60th Ave. Free. Book sale: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Fort McCoy Public Library, 14660 NE County Road 315, Fort McCoy. West Coast Swing class and dance: 5:30-8:30 p.m., PM Respiratory Services, 3306 SW 26th Ave., Suite 402.

Veteran meetingsTHURSDAY VFW Post 4493 and Auxiliary: 7:30 p.m., 11100 SE Maricamp Road (County Road 464), Candler. SUNDAY AmVets Post 19: Sons of AmVets, 11 a.m., general meeting, noon, 1313 E. County Road 316, Fort McCoy. North Central Florida Chapter of the American Ex-Prisoners of War: 2 p.m., Angela S. Santos VFW, 9401 SW 110th St., Ocala. MONDAY Belleview American Legion Post 284 and Auxiliary: dinner 6 p.m., meeting 7 p.m., 5515 SE 109th St., Belleview. Marine Corps League Marion Detachment 61: 7 p.m., 823 NW 26th St., Ocala.

The crashes occurred on South U.S. 301 near County Road 42 and on County Road 315 south of Fort McCoy. Two people were killed in separate traffic accidents on opposite ends of Marion County Friday night. The semi, a Walmart truck, was in the process of traveling from the Walmart in Summerfield to another Walmart, troopers said. Road crews blocked the southbound lanes of U.S. 301 and detoured motorists along County Road 42. Carters 2006 Toyota 4Runner was traveling south on the two-lane highway, when it went off the road and crashed into a tree.

North Central Florida Chapter of the American Ex-Prisoners of War: 2 p.m., Angela S. Santos VFW, 9401 SW 110th St., Ocala. MONDAY Belleview American Legion Post 284 and Auxiliary: dinner 6 p.m., meeting 7 p.m., 5515 SE 109th St., Belleview. Marine Corps League Marion Detachment 61: 7 p.m., 823 NW 26th St., Ocala. Mindfulness For Health classes begin Feb. 13These classes will meet 2-3:30 p.m. Thursdays from Feb. 13-March 12 at the Robert Boissoneault Oncology Institute, 2020 SE 17th St., Ocala. Junior Rangers Wildlands Program kicks off this weekendThe Junior Rangers Wildlands Program 2020 is sponsored by the Fort King Historic Landmark, 3925 Fort King St., Ocala.

They want the records to help prove that Tyler Austin King, 26, of Fort McCoy, was behind the wheel of a pickup when it crashed on CR 314A. A judge in Ocala granted the states request Thursday to obtaining medical records for a Fort McCoy man charged with DUI manslaughter. The trooper testified that King told him he was driving the vehicle and had been drinking. People at the residence where King had been before leaving in the truck told Roberts he had been drinking. About 3 1/2 hours before that DUI arrest, Camuccio said, King left the scene of a crash with property damage in Marion County.

CITRA One person died and a firefighter was injured as the result of a residential fire Monday morning, according to Marion County Fire Rescue. Callers to 911 had said the structure was "fully involved in flames with a resident trapped inside," according to a press release from James Lucas, MCFR public information officer. Units arrived on scene at 11:12 a.m. to find the 1,200-square-foot concrete block home "100 percent involved in flames." The district captain was taken to a local hospital in stable condition and later was upgraded to good condition and was expected to be released later Monday, the press release stated. The victim was declared deceased and the fire was deemed under control at 11:34 a.m., according to the release.

CITRA --- One person died and a firefighter was injured as the result of a residential fire Monday morning, according to Marion County Fire Rescue. Callers to 911 had said the structure was "fully involved in flames with a resident trapped inside," according to a press release from James Lucas, MCFR public information officer. Units arrived on scene at 11:12 a.m. to find the 1,200-square-foot concrete block home "100 percent involved in flames." The district captain was taken to a local hospital in stable condition and later was upgraded to good condition and was expected to be released later Monday, the press release stated. The victim was declared deceased and the fire was deemed under control at 11:34 a.m., according to the release.

TODAYBingo: Doors open 9 a.m., bingo 11 a.m., Angela S. Santos VFW Post 4781, 9401 SW 110th St. Lunch offered 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.Book sale: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Fort McCoy Public Library, 14660 NE County Road 315, Fort McCoy. Holiday Train Exhibit: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., through Jan. 3, The Webber Gallery, CF Ocala Campus, 3001 SW College Road, Ocala. Ocala Rotary Club: Lunch 11:45 a.m., meeting 12:15 p.m., Ocala Elks Lodge, 702 NE 25th Ave. : Take Off Pounds Sensibly: 5 p.m., Fort King Presbyterian Church, 13 NE 36th Ave. Free.

TODAYBreakfast: 8-10 a.m., Angela S. Santos VFW Post 4781, 94901 SW 110th St. $3.50-$7. Book sale: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Fort McCoy Public Library, 14660 NE County Road 315, Fort McCoy. StarLab Planetarium: 11-11:30 a.m. and 1-1:30 p.m., Discovery Center, 701 NE Sanchez Ave. $9. EARS animal sanctuary tours: 1:45 p.m., 2615 E. County Road 318, Citra. West Coast Swing class and dance: 5:30-8:30 p.m., Pm Respiratory Services, 3306 SW 26th Ave., Suite 402.

A 34-year-old Fort McCoy man was killed when the car he was driving went off West County Road 318 in the Orange Lake area and struck a wooden fence. Family members told FHP officials that Ryals was coming from a friend's home and driving to work when the crash occurred. However, officials were told Ryals spends time in Gainesville and Fort McCoy. The car ran off the road and onto the north shoulder, where it entered a dip and went slightly airborne. Troopers said another motorist saw the car off the road and called 911 at about 5:15 a.m.A Marion County Fire Rescue paramedic pronounced the man dead at the scene.

Veteran meetingsThursday VFW Post 4493 and Auxiliary: 7:30 p.m., 11100 SE Maricamp Road (County Road 464), Candler. Tuesday Stonecrest Veterans Club: 3 p.m., community center, 11560 SE 176th Place Road, Summerfield. Ocala American Legion Post 27: Potluck dinner and program 6 p.m., all veterans welcome; members only, 7:15 p.m., Herbert S. Coleman Center, 2001 SE 32nd Ave., Ocala. CF information sessionsThe College of Central Florida has scheduled Health Sciences program information sessions, which potential students must attend before applying. Upcoming information sessions include: Physical Therapist Assistant: 4-5:30 p.m. Monday, Hampton Center, Room 104, 1501 W. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala.

James Harold Smith, 34, of Fort McCoy, was arrested following the disturbance. James Harold Smith, 34, of Fort McCoy, was arrested following the disturbance at 88 Store & Pub, 14280 NE 203rd Ave. Road. He told sheriff's deputies he was attacked and was defending himself, according to a Marion County Sheriff's Office arrest report. When a second man tried to break up the fight, that man was punched in the face several times, according to the arrest report. Another man told deputies that when he tried to intervene Smith punched him in the face.

Bingo: Doors open 9 a.m., bingo starts 11 a.m., Angela S. Santos VFW Post 4781, 9401 SW 110th St., Ocala. College of Central Florida Information Session: Nursing: Noon-1 p.m., Building 16, College of Central Florida, 3001 SW College Road, Ocala. Maricamp, 2626 SE Maricamp Road, Ocala. Santos Historical Committee: 5 p.m., Sheriffs Station, 3260 SE 80th St., Ocala. Bar bingo: 6 p.m., Angela S. Santos VFW Post 4781 Auxiliary, 9401 SW 110th St., Ocala.

Veterans meetingsThursday* Angela S. Santos VFW Post 4781: Noon, 9401 SW 110th St., Ocala. In addition to the ride there will be a vendor expo and food trucks.Proceeds will benefit LOCAL Marion County charities including Pay It Forward Outreach. Early bird registration (open through Sunday) is $30, regular registration (open through Oct. 25) will be $35 and last-minute registration (day of) will be $45. Mission possibleChrists Church of Marion County will hold Mission Possible at 5 p.m. Sunday at 6768 SW 80th St., Ocala. CAP classesThe Marion County Sheriffs Office is now accepting applications for its next Citizens Academy and Partnership (CAP) program, which begins in September.