Sarasota County -- There are many ways to keep children safe at Halloween, when they may be prone to accidents and injuries. The excitement of children at this time of year sometimes makes them forget to be careful.

Sarasota County Fire Marshal Richard Fulwider offers the following tips for keeping children safe at Halloween:

Sarasota County Commissioners will hold two public sessions for the community to meet candidates for county administrator on Sunday, Nov. 13, and Monday, Nov. 14. Commissioners will hold public interviews with the candidates from 12:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15.

Following the interviews, commissioners will rank the candidates and decide whether to offer an administrator contract. The first public "Meet and Greet" session will be 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 13 at the Venice Community Center, 326 S. Nokomis Ave., Venice.

Each candidate will be given an opportunity to talk about their experience, followed by a 45-minute period for questions from the public. The meeting will be moderated by a representative of The Mercer Group, which is conducting the administrator search for Sarasota County. Candidates and the public then will have about an hour to socialize.

Sarasota, Florida -- Known for digging holes and burrowing under ground near Sarasota's municipal golf course, Putter the prairie dog has settled in to his new digs at Sarasota Jungle Gardens.

Sarasota Jungle Gardens and the City of Sarasota will partner to host a "homecoming" celebration in Putter's honor on Oct. 21 at 10 a.m. at the family-owned attraction.

Mayor Suzanne Atwell will offer remarks, and several other community leaders and special guests will take part in Putter's official debut.

"The City of Sarasota is excited to work jointly with Sarasota Jungle Gardens to relocate Putter to a safe, welcoming environment," said Mayor Atwell.