Dan McNee

Local residents filled the Listowel Memorial Park Amphitheatre on Aug. 10 to hear renowned home-grown talent Sarah Pratt-Parsamian fill the evening air with classical music on her violin. The event was hosted by the Listowel BIA, and raised approximately $1,000 for the local food bank.

Completing the task itself was a tall enough order. The extreme heat and humidity that settled in over the area last week didn’t make things any easier on Matt Reesor and Mike Morrison.

Listowel U5 kiddie kickers were putting their budding soccer skills on display at the LDSS track on Thursday evening, Aug. 12. Pictured: Yellow’s Konrad Hoffman (right) looks to break up a rush by Orange’s Elliot Bravo-Eby.

Six area women are eyeing a new Guinness World Record later this month, to be undertaken in honour of a Mapleton Township father of four who was tragically lost this summer.

The Wicked Ride 2021 is set to roll yet again this weekend, with over 100 motorcycle enthusiasts from across the province set to embark on a cruise throughout the area to see just what Huron and Perth counties have to offer.

The distinctive teal pickup truck bed converted into a flower stand has been enough to attract attention and customers to Amanda Cleland’s blooming Line 81 business, but its her beautifully-crafted arrangements that keeps people coming back for more this summer.

Those who frequent Listowel Memorial Park and who may not have followed municipal politics in the last several years could have been caught off guard by the haste in which the iconic dam breaking up the flow of the Maitland River was removed over the last two weeks.

With news that the federal government would potentially be imposing mandatory vaccination status for those working in the health care sector, the physicians, nurses and staff of the North Perth Family Health Team opted to gather ahead of time to display their pre-existing 100 per cent vaccination st

It was the battle of Listowel at John Bell North on Monday, Aug. 9, with the Atom Girls #1 and #2 squads facing off. Pictured: (Above) Listowel #1’s Claire Soltys connects with a pitch.

Matt Reesor and Mike Morrison are ready for round two. And just to make things a little bit more interesting, they are making things a little bit tougher on themselves this time around. Just a little bit.

In the decades leading up to amalgamation, North Perth’s three fire departments largely operated independently from one another.

Removal of the Listowel Memorial Park dam commenced last week, as a process many years in the making nears its completition in continuing efforts to rehabilitate the stretch of Maitland River that runs through town.

While a lengthy thunderstorm last Saturday evening certainly had the potential to create a more violent weather event, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) has confirmed that no tornadoes touched down in the area.