LISTOWEL - All three stations of the North Perth Fire Department responded to a structure fire in Listowel on Oct. 2.
Block party helps to kick-off Listowel 150th celebrations
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Listowel 150th one for the history books
It was a party 150 years in the making and, by all accounts, Listowel’s weekend homecoming celebration was a huge success.
15-Minute City motion rife with misinformation
Misinformation and conspiracy theories are a sad and dangerous reality of life today.
July 25 marks final day for production at Spinrite
LISTOWEL - July 25 was the final day for production at Spinrite in Listowel.
Making mayors stronger may prove folly down the road
While it’s early days in a world where a large segment of Ontario council heads have been allocated “strong mayor” powers, there’s been little impact on local municipal functions so far.
Atwood Canada Day celebration includes parades, activities
ATWOOD - The Canada Day parade in the village of Atwood was part of a day-long celebration of the nation on July 1. Parade floats featured plenty of flags and fun entries.
Red Top Berries opened strawberry season with a summer kick-off June 21
Participants played games, picked the month's top treat choice and welcomed summer.
Decoding Doug Ford
Journalists often jestingly (sort of) refer to federal and provincial freedom of information legislation as the “Freedom from Information” Act, a nod to the weeks- and months- (occasionally years) long lapses that can occur between the filing of a request and receipt of an often heavily-redacted res
Dave Carson’s Appreciation Day offers fun for all
NORTH PERTH - June 13 was Dave Carson’s Appreciation Day. The event, which was open to all was held in the horse arena at Carson Farms and Auction near Listowel. Food, music and displays were all part of the afternoon.
Spinrite closure a blow to community
As we were putting our Midwestern Newspapers publications to bed last week, the difficult news was being broken to Spinrite Inc. employees that the long-standing Listowel industry would be shutting down its local operations.
Spinrite closure a serious blow to community
As we were putting our Midwestern Newspapers publications to bed last week, the difficult news was being broken to Spinrite Inc. employees that the long-standing Listowel industry would be shutting down its local operations.
MPP pay hike raises questions of fairness
News last week that the province’s legislators voted themselves a big raise hit with a thud in a lot of quarters.
North Perth Cruisers hold first of 2025 Retro Revival Cruise Nights
LISTOWEL – North Perth Cruisers held the first of their 2025 series of Retro Revival Cruise…
Community reels from tragic loss
A tragic blow to the people of Walkerton is top of mind for many across this region and beyond this…
