Patrick Raftis

A local man has a new hero, his granddaughter, who got him safely to the hospital after a softball-sized rock slammed through the windshield of his vehicle and shattered his face as he was driving on the 8th Line near his rural home on Feb. 13.

One of the region’s two Members of Parliament has retained his position in Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s new shadow cabinet, while the other has been replaced.

Council here is recommending approval of a severance that would divide a parcel of land that straddles the border of Wellington and Perth counties at the south end of Palmerston.

Progressive Conservative candidate Matthew Rae was elected MPP for this riding in the June 2 election that saw Premier Doug Ford’s PCs expand on the majority government they held after the 2018 election.

David Connolly danced on Broadway to launch a professional career that has included performing around the globe and directing and choreographing shows for some of North America’s top theatrical companies and major television networks.

With hundreds of fights under his gloves over decades of competitive hockey at various levels, Minto 81’s forward Corey Allen could certainly be considered an ice warrior.

Puvirnituq is a village of about 1,500 people in the Nunavik territory of northern Quebec. A six-hour plane ride from Montreal, it is located beyond the tree line at the mouth of Hudson Bay.

A merger between two local farm cooperatives has been approved.

The Ontario government has announced an accelerated timeline for lifting numerous public health measures designed to limit the spread of COVID-19, including ending provincial proof of vaccination requirements in most settings by March 1.

An anti-mandate protest is set to roll through this area on Feb. 19, although organizers aren’t answering any questions about it.

Town council has approved the sale of a Palmerston Industrial Park lot to a local business.

PALMERSTON – The Town of Minto will spend about $68,000 to address structural concerns with the…