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The Winn Parish Library would like to extend its appreciation to the local Book Club and Readers’ Review Club for holding a book sale and contributing the books to the Winn Parish Library to assist with the 2018 Rummer Reading Program called Libraries Rock!

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The City Council met on June 12, 2018 for their monthly meeting, opening up with the pledge and prayer. Mayor Beville asked if any amendments to the agenda needed to be made, with resulting in no change for the agenda. There were two-guest/audience participation, with the first being Lt. Curry from the Police Dept. asking for a decision to be made on old cars that belong to the Winnfield City Police. The next was Marshal Walton, who made a suggestion to put back in place a designated area on Main Street for delivery trucks, such as FedEx and UPS.

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The Winnfield Senior Class of 68’ will be sponsoring an Alumni Reunion on Saturday, June 23rd, 2018. This event will be taking place at the Winnfield Civic Center starting at 6:30.

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The Louisiana Civil Justice Center will be offering their services at the Winn Parish Library June 27, 2018. This is a group that has traveled for the past three years, offering legal needs to those who are less fortunate in different parishes.

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On Friday, June 8, 2018, Winn Parish Medical Center took a moment to extend their appreciation to the late Dr. Leonard R. Collier. Dr. Collier was in private medical practice in Winnfield for over 50 years and performed general, thoracic, and vascular surgeries. He graduated from LSU School of Medicine in 1959 and was elected to membership in Alpha Omega Alpha, an honorary medical society, in 1958. Dr. Collier was certified by the American Board of Surgery in 1965.

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The Winn Parish School Board met on Monday, June 4, for a monthly meeting that was heavily attended and seemingly answered some long-standing community questions.

The hot topic, of course, was the agenda item in which the board discussed what was to be done with the Winnfield Kindergarten School. WKS has been a hot topic over the last couple of months, as rumors of closure have caused questions and concerns among parents in the community.

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Library Dates For June

June 6- Harvey Rabbit: Winn 10am; Calvin 2pm,

June 7- Harvey Rabbit: Atlanta 10a; Dodson 2pm

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After a week of touring the town of Winnfield, our own “Yogi” bear was captured Friday, June 1st. Making his way through town, up trees, and into back yards, this bear defiantly brought out onlookers from all around. After a long search,

Winn Parish deputies found the fourlegged fella in a tree off Walnut Street. Friday morning, he climbed down and climbed right up to a back porch of a Winnfield resident. Law enforcement worked closely with the public, to ensure everyone’s safety. Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported this bear was a Louisiana Black Bear, male and weighed close to 450lbs. Most people that have lived in Winnfield their entire lives said they had never seen a black bear come into city limits such as this one.

The bear was safely brought to Grant Parish where he will be returned to the wild.