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Ask any cancer survivor and they can tell you that battling cancer can be one of the most difficult struggles anyone can face. The disease itself can be devastating. Add to that the fact that treatments can be physically and financially grueling on not only the patient, but the family as well. Now imagine going through that ordeal, not once, or even twice, but three times and the harsh impact can be difficult to fathom.

Leonard Linton and his dog, IvyPhoto Credit: Florida Lottery. “I still can’t believe it. This is life-changing, but I’m definitely getting Ivy a new kennel,” Leonard Linton, the Madison County resident/lottery winner stated.

CLARION, Pa. (EYT) – Members of the community are coming together to support the mother of a former local man who was shot and killed at a Florida hotel earlier this year. David Haid, 30, of Perry, Florida, and formerly of the Emlenton and Knox areas, was shot and killed in Florida on April 9.

A Florida man has hit the lottery — and he says he has his pregnant dog Ivy to thank for his good fortune. Leonard Linton, 42, of Pinetta, "received a call that Ivy was not feeling well" on the day he purchased his winning ticket, Florida Lottery officials said in press release.

Thomas Ralph Fico, 74, passed away on Sunday, June 19, in Madison, following an extended illness. Tom was born Jan. 20, 1948, in Bayonne, N.J., to Thomas A. and Mary Provino Fico. Before attending college, Tom played drums in a “rock and roll” band called, “The Feathers.” The band toured...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Gray News) – A dog in Florida is living up to the adage of being her owner’s best friend. Leonard Linton says he’s now a millionaire because of his pregnant dachshund named Ivy. According to the Florida Lottery, Linton took a different and quicker route...

PINETTA, Fla. — A Florida man is more than $1.6 million richer – and it’s all thanks to his four-legged friend, he said. According to WFTV, Pinetta resident Leonard Linton, 42, won $2 million in the Florida Lottery’s 100x the Cash scratch-off game and opted to receive his prize as a $1.645 million lump sum, the lottery said in a news release Monday.

On Monday, the Florida Lottery announced that Leonard Linton, 42, of Pinetta, claimed a $2 million top prize from the 100X THE CASH Scratch-Off game at Lottery Headquarters in Tallahassee. He chose to receive his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,645,000.00. Linton credits

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — One Florida man is crediting his tiny dog for his big $2 million lottery win, according to the Florida Lottery. The Lottery says 42-year-old Leonard Linton of Pinetta claimed a $2 million top prize from the 100X THE CASH scratch-off game. He chose to get his winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $1,645,000.

LEVY COUNTY — A Live Oak man died following a single-car crash on June 16 in Levy County, according to a press release from the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). At approximately 5:55 p.m., the man, who was identified as 45 years old, was traveling northbound in an SUV on County Road 339. According to the release, the vehicle then veered off the roadway and onto the east grass shoulder. He then overcorrected to the left, which caused the SUV to swerve to the left across the northbound lane into the southbound lane of the road.