🌱 Man accused of targeting kids at Chiefland game faces steep charges

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• Man accused of targeting kids at Chiefland game faces steep charges

Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 92 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 90, low: 70.
• Monday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 69 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Levy County man arrested for propositioning minors at football game, deputies say (wcjb.com) — Chiefland parents should know a 26-year-old Levy County man was arrested after deputies say he propositioned children for sex at an Aug. 28 Chiefland Middle High School football game. Investigators report he approached minors, made sexual comments, and invited them to his home. He now faces serious felony charges and is being held on a $300,000 bond.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chiefland

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26

• Ranch Run at the U →
  Chiefland

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Other local events

Tuesday September 22

• Volleyball vs Dixie County
  Chiefland Middle\/HIgh Chiefland, FL 32626
  4:30 pm

Thursday September 24

• Volleyball @ Eastside
  Chiefland Middle\/HIgh Chiefland, FL 32626
  5:00 pm
• JV FOOTBALL vs WILLISTON
  Chiefland Middle\/HIgh Chiefland, FL 32626
  7:00 pm

Friday September 25

• VARSITY FOOTBALL @ TRENTON
  Chiefland Middle\/HIgh Chiefland, FL 32626
  7:30 pm

Monday September 28

• Volleyball @ Williston
  Chiefland Middle\/HIgh Chiefland, FL 32626
  5:00 pm

Tuesday September 29

• Volleyball vs Cedar Key - Senior Night
  Chiefland Middle\/HIgh Chiefland, FL 32626
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Monday September 21

• Halloween Painting
  Gilchrist County Public Library, 105 NE 11th Street, Trenton
  6:00 pm

Tuesday September 22

• Volleyball vs Dixie County
  Chiefland Middle\/HIgh Chiefland, FL 32626
  4:30 pm

Thursday September 24

• Volleyball @ Eastside
  Chiefland Middle\/HIgh Chiefland, FL 32626
  5:00 pm
• JV FOOTBALL vs WILLISTON
  Chiefland Middle\/HIgh Chiefland, FL 32626
  7:00 pm

Friday September 25

• Lifesouth Bloodmobile
  Gilchrist County Public Library, 105 NE 11th Street, Trenton
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Chiefland. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Trenton

• Legal Notices/Public Notices 09/17/2026 (alachuacountytoday.com)

Newberry

• Area cities set tentative millage rates as final 2026-27 budget votes approach (mainstreetdailynews.com)

Williston

• OpenAI Fails History at BlueHat: Decade of AI Deaths Erased For What? (flyingpenguin.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Night Moo-s (Thank you John S. for sending it in!)
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