Oakfield News

Local inmates playing cards in their jails will now see the faces of victims from unsolved murders and missing people as they shuffle the decks.

Large hail has been reported with early afternoon storms in the Tonawandas, Lockport and Oakfield, with some hail estimated up to one inch in diameter, that will damage cars.

A 17-year-old Oakfield-Alabama High School student died Friday morning as a result of a house fire in the town of Batavia, Genesee County.

“It turned out good, it makes me sad, but it's one of the pictures that I liked.”

This is no ordinary deck of cards, they contain faces of missing persons of victims of unsolved murders. via WIVB-TV Buffalo

Genesee County Sheriff's deputies today are investigating a two-vehicle crash that involved a school bus in Oakfield, Genesee County. via Democrat & Chronicle

OAKFIELD - A 25-year-old man from Alabama, Genesee County, faces a litany of charges in four different jurisdictions after leading several law-enforcement agencies on a low-speed pursuit on Monday. via Democrat & Chronicle

Chili Tommy Hammel, son of Chris Kimmel and Mike Hammel, both of Chili, was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at St. via Democrat & Chronicle

New pastor assignments at three Genesee County parishes were announced at weekend Masses as part of the Diocese of Buffalo's Journey of Faith and Grace. via Buffalo News

A 25-year-old Attica man was arrested on drunken-driving charges Sunday evening, after his pickup truck struck a telephone pole in Oakfield, Genesee County sheriff's deputies reported. via Buffalo News

“We've gotten really good. Our techniques have gotten better”

Ophthalmology. It isn't the easiest word to say, and spelling it can be a task. But two men have turned the study of the eye from a branch of medicine to a passion for your optical care. via Journal-Register

“I think most people are open and willing to look at the benefits of a wind farm to our town”

Organized citizens groups have become a hallmark of sorts for wind tower proposals. via City Newspaper

Threshold Center for Alternative Youth Services Inc. has appointed John H. Olsan executive director. via Democrat & Chronicle

“If you have that [FiOS] you can get very fast speeds”

Verizon is offering a speed boost for DSL Internet service in some areas - including parts of Western New York - in order to sharpen competition with cable Internet rivals. via Buffalo News

Investigators say the man walked into the bank just before 9 a.m. and handed a note demanding money to a teller. via R News

A Genesee County man is accused of sexually abusing a Batavia teenager earlier this year, according to the Genesee County Sheriff's Office. via Democrat & Chronicle

Four people have been arrested on charges they vandalized and then abandoned a 1995 Dodge Intrepid in a Genesee County field so they could split the proceeds from an insurance claim. via Business First of Buffalo

City of Lockport * LARCENY: Paul D. Atkin, 42, 479 Hawley St., was charged Wednesday morning with petit larceny. via Union-Sun & Journal

Niagara Falls * ARREST: A Falls man was arrested after a shoplifting incident in the 7400 block of Niagara Falls Boulevard. via Niagara Gazette

This Veterans Day marks the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. via R News