At 7 a.m., Louis Kopenkoskey's New Port Richey home smells of cinnamon, kneaded dough and sweet things. The 92-year-old Kopenkoskey has been baking since 6 a.m. Most days, he starts even earlier, at 5 a.m. He has many people for whom to bake, including his doctor, bankers, dentist, optometrist and laboratory technicians who have become friends. He doesn't know all their names, sometimes no more than a first or last name, he said, because he's not much for names, but never mind. His car can almost follow the route by itself because Kopenkoskey makes his rounds usually five days a week, week after week. He usually visits the people on his list once a week, he said. ...more

July 2, 2008

HUDSON -- Even in the Information Age, finding useful, specific information on demand can be a challenge. For seniors, it can be especially daunting to even locate services and agencies that aid older people, let alone make the most of them. U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis and Community Aging and Retirement Services cut out a lot of the legwork Monday, as they teamed up to organize and host a Senior Health & Wellness Fair at the CARES Rao Musunuru, M.D., Enrichment Center. ...more

June 28, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - The mosquito season is here and recent heavy rainfall in the Trinity and Hudson area is prompting action from the Pasco Mosquito Control District. Mosquitoes thrive on standing water to breed, and some isolated spots in West Pasco picked up as much as 4.5 inches of rain last week, according to Dennis Moore, the district's director. ...more

June 21, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY Rodney S. Taylor has announced his retirement after more than 20 years as president and chief executive officer of Hernando-Pasco Hospice. ...more

June 6, 2008

With "For Sale" signs sprouting up like dandelions on lawns in Pasco County, one national company is hoping it will find the grass is a little greener on the commercial side of the real estate market. ...more

May 19, 2008

The owners of Community Hospital don't think their aging facility on Grand Boulevard is worth as much as the Pasco County property appraiser says it is. ...more

February 22, 2008

Lorraine Mason brings her walker on Monday nights and prepares to boogie. Mason, 89, is one of the "strutters" who strut their stuff to the music of the Ed Salmon String Band at the Aripeka Elks Lodge 2520, in Hudson. The strutters perform every Monday and don elaborate costumes for their act about twice a month and on special occasions. ...more

February 14, 2008

Smoking is good. At least it is in John M. Angelini's case. The usually reviled habit provided the impetus for his 20-year collection of more than 500 cigarette lighters. About half of them are lighting up the Hudson Regional Library in a display that opened last week. ...more

February 6, 2008

There were sightings of a tornado Saturday near Weeki Wachee Springs, but the accompanying damage merely included a few damaged power lines and trees. ...more

January 21, 2008

For some 30 years the Hudson Water Works has operated in relative obscurity. That could change Friday afternoon when the small, nonprofit utility cooperative, which supplies drinking water to about 6,700 people in the Hudson area, holds its annual meeting and election of directors. ...more

January 16, 2008