The Wingham Ironmen took the division’s top club to the limit, but in the end fell just short in their bid for a berth in the Pollock finals.
Listowel U15 Rep squad eyes provincial title
As many in the sporting world are fond of saying, first you have to learn how to lose before you understand what it takes to win.
Vehicle crashes into Tim Hortons in Listowel
Police are investigating after a vehicle crashed into the side of the Wallace Avenue North Tim Hortons location in Listowel early Wednesday afternoon, March 29. Perth County EMS, Ontario Provincial Police and the North Perth Fire Department responded to the incident. The Banner reached out to the Pe
Nominations sought for LDSS Lightning Tech Hall of Fame
The Listowel District Secondary School tech department is putting out the call for nominations for potential inductees to be forever immortalized through its most prestigious honour.
June reunion coming together for Elma TPS Class of 1977
What started out as simply a dinner with old friends has quickly snowballed into a full-blown reunion for the Elma Township Public School Class of 1977.
Conners wins Texas Open for second time
Four years ago, Malory Conners was the first to run out on to the 18th green to congratulate her husband on his first career PGA Tour victory at the 2019 Valero Texas Open.
The wettest dry spell in American history
There’s an iconic Simpsons episode from season eight that sees the town of Springfield re-implement a long lost ordinance bringing Prohibition back into effect, much to the chagrin of Homer, Moe the bartender and 99 per cent of the population.
Madill claims OFSAA girls’ hockey bronze
It may have not been the end result the Madill Mustangs were hoping for, but the girls’ varsity squad still capped its 2022-23 high school hockey season as third-best in all of Ontario.
Listowel U9 Tier 2 Cyclones end season on losing note
The U9 Tier 2 Listowel Cyclones hosted the South Bruce Blades on March 26 at the Steve Kerr Memorial Complex, falling 6-1 to the visitors.
Ironmen trail Patriots 2-1 in Pollock semifinals
After a disheartening 5-0 loss in Game 1 of the PJHL Pollock Division semifinals, the Wingham Ironmen got back in their best-of-seven series with the Mount Forest Patriots with a pair of much closer tilts over the weekend.
Central Perth hosts highly successful All-Star Sunday
Competitive girls’ hockey continues to enjoy an upwards trajectory in the region, and the only evidence of that fact required for the casual fan was to pay a visit to the Perth East Recreation Complex on March 26.
Minto farmer named Farm Credit Canada award recipient
By the time Dustin ‘Dusty’ Connell was informed he had even been nominated for a Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Customer Spotlight Award, he had already been named Ontario’s recipient of the honour for 2023.
North Perth farmer becoming key voice for youth, women in agricultural sector
Since being becoming a member of the Canadian Agricultural Youth Council (CYAC) last year, Alanna Coneybeare is quickly becoming a growing voice for demographics of the industry that have been traditionally under-represented in the past.
‘Our vision is to inspire people to see the humanity in everyone’
The quickest way to observe that North Perth is becoming a much more diverse and multicultural community each and every day is by simply taking a walk through the halls of its schools.
Ironmen oust Bulldogs in Game 5 thriller
The Wingham Ironmen did not want to go back to Kincardine for Game 6.