The City of Winfield is excited to announce its 2025 Leaf Collection Program. As the leaves begin to fall and create a picturesque autumn landscape, the City is committed to providing a convenient and efficient leaf collection service for its residents. The Leaf Collection Program is designed to make leaf disposal hassle-free for our community members. Residents must use the City’s online submission tool to sign up for leaf pickup services. After submitting a request, participants will receive an email notification with their assigned pickup date once scheduling is complete. To ensure a smooth and efficient process, please follow the guidelines outlined below. Leaf Raking Guidelines: You MUST make a request through Survey 123 (link below) or you will not receive the service EVEN if your leaves are piled properly Rake ONLY leaves to the edge of the curb, with a maximum width of 3 feet Leaf rows can extend the full length of your property and reach as high as necessary. However, avoid placing leaves in the gutter Please DO NOT include trash, branches, or any other debris in the leaf rows During the announced period for leaf pickup in your area, avoid parking vehicles on the street during business hours to ensure smooth collection operations

With the rising cost of everything and the lack of volunteers, the fire departments of Sullivan County have decided to join forces and create the Sullivan County Fire Protection District. This would be a tax-supported district with a levy of $0.30 for every $100 assessed valuation. To begin this process we need to collect 100 signatures to get this on the April 2026 ballot. If this is something you would like more information on or would be willing to sign the petition to put this on the ballot, please contact your local fire department or a fireman or board member. This will include Browning, Green Castle, Green City, Milan and Winigan fire departments.

Two juveniles were injured in a crash in Randolph County on Friday evening. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a 16 year old female was driving a 2000 Ford Ranger on U.S. 63 in Moberly, when the vehicle went off the roadway, overturned, and hit the guardrail, ejecting the 7-year-old male passenger of the vehicle. The 7-year-old, from Moberly, was taken by air evac to University Hospital. The 16 year old driver was taken by Randolph County Ambulance to University Hospital. Neither the driver or passenger was wearing a seat belt.

MoDot says a conceptual study of U.S. 63 corridor improvements in Adair and Schuyler counties, between Kirksville and the Iowa state line, is underway after being added to the Missouri Department of Transportation’s (MoDOT’s) Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP). MoDOT has contracted with Hg Consult, Inc. as the lead consultant, and Bartlett & West, GFT and Single Wing are sub-consultants. The first meeting has been held to determine scope of the study. To help progress with the scope, the surveying and engineering analysis along the corridor is currently underway. The project team will look at the 33-mile section of the corridor to evaluate opportunities for passing lanes and/or shared four-lane and other roadway improvements.

The City of Kirksville’s proposed 2026 budget is available for residents to view online at Kirksville.gov or in person at City Hall. This document is preliminary and is not finalized until the City Council gives final approval. If you would like additional explanations on the process and each department’s plans for next year, the November 10 Study Session goes in depth on those subjects. That meeting can be watched at a link on their Facebook page. There are chapter breaks for each subject to make viewing easier. A public hearing will be held for the first public reading of the proposed budget on December 1

Winfield Recreation Commission says Dribble, Pass, Shoot your way onto the court for our FREE Turkey Basketball Skills Competition. This is for all boys and girls in the 1st-6th grades. This event will be held NEXT Saturday, November 22. Check in at 10:00 am, competition begins at 10:30 a.m. Winners from each age group will receive a prize!

Police say this is your friendly reminder that the speed limit on 8th Street north of Radio Lane is 30 mph – not 65. Slowing down keeps our community safe, protects pedestrians, and helps prevent crashes. Watch for pedestrians – this stretch sees steady foot traffic throughout the day. Stay alert near intersections and crosswalks. Put the phone down and limit distractions. Give yourself extra time so you don’t feel pressured to speed.

A Niagara Falls man was sentenced to 22 years to life in prison for a murder in the city in 2022, the Niagara County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday.
Al Villane, 35, stabbed 47-year-old Hollis Stewart to death at a residence on the 700 block of 20th Street on Sept. 19, 2022. Stewart died at ECMC.

Stavatti Aerospace wants to use some of its 9400 Porter Road site grounds for another company to store cars, but the Niagara Town Planning Board isn’t having it.

An Angola man who formerly worked at the West Seneca Post Office was sentenced to probation and community service after he stole and rifled through mail, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. Between 2021 and May 2022, Christopher Porter, 37, was employed by the USPS.

Lockport 2nd Ward Alderman Anita Mullane is proposing that the Common Council establish its own legal counsel separate from the city’s corporation counsel.

Collins Correctional Facility, a medium-security prison in Erie County, will consolidate by the end of the fiscal year, the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said Tuesday. The prison has a capacity of 1,700.

Tuesday, 23 year old Daniel Zhang of Egg Harbor City pleaded guilty to three counts of third-degree invasion of privacy, related to an incident that occurred on September 16, 2024 in Hamilton Township. The defendant’s recommended sentence is five years of probation, 200 hours of community service, and a mental health and
psycho-sexual evaluation. On September 16, 2024, Hamilton Township Police responded to Planet Fitness for a report of a man, later identified as Zhang, using his phone to record another person, without consent, in the
men’s restroom. Upon arrival, Zhang spoke to officers and admitted to recording other men while
they used the restroom at Planet Fitness and a local WaWa. An examination of Zhang’s phone revealed 49 such videos. He is scheduled for sentencing on March 13th.

A 4-year-old girl died after she was struck by a Panama Central School District bus on Monday morning, say Jamestown Policce. Officers responded to Milton J. Fletcher Elementary School around 8:10 a.m. to reports of a motor vehicle accident. They rendered first aid and the child was taken to UPMC Chautauqua, but she succumbed to her injuries.

A man from Ghana, 21 year old Cross Abu Cole, admitted to an extortion charge after he used nude photographs of a victim to blackmail him in 2022, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, threatening to blackmail the victim as he threatened to send the photos to family and friends if the victim did not pay $200.

A lawsuit has been filed by the family of the couple who died in a crash on the Rainbow Bridge in 2023, citing that the car they were operating may have had defective parts.

– After years of stops and starts, the Riverline project in Buffalo’s Old First Ward is moving forward. A new development group called Friends of the Riverline is undertaking a new effort to complete the project.

Sabres, a 5-1 victory over the Oilers Monday night in front of 16,394 at KeyBank Center.