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The Elma Express U13 Girls Fastball team had a successful weekend in the Goderich Lions Centennial Tournament on July 23-24. The girls started slow Saturday, with morning losses that bookended an afternoon victory. A better runs for mark allowed them to head to the semifinals on Sunday, when Elma be

The North Perth Police Services Board met on Wednesday, July 20, where two officers were recognized for their recent efforts. Constable Bill DeKoning and Sergeant Barry Cookson were both presented coins recognizing their exemplary efforts in serving the public – DeKoning for his ongoing work with th

This is Week 28 of a continuing series of articles celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Stratford-Perth Archives and 50 of its treasures. This week’s treasure is a painting of a very famous horse, The Eel, and some of his trophies, seen here in a 1969 photograph, also from the Archives’ colle

McDonagh Insurance Brokers ($5,000) and employee Dan Fritz ($20,000) have pooled their resources to make a combined $25,000 donation to the Inspiring Our Future Campaign, which will support the renovation and expansion project at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre (BMGCC).

The Wingham Hospital Auxiliary made a draw on June 27. (Above) The winner of the first prize quilt was Christine McAninch, left, of Bluevale. (Below) The winner of the second prize, a $50 gift certificate from Green’s Meat, was Liam McAninch, left, from Wingham.  Both tickets were sold by Karla Gree

On Saturday, July 16, the Ontario Flying Farmers (OFF) held their monthly meeting at Burt and Maria Hodgins’ hangar at Saugeen Municipal Airport.

He couldn’t drain the Greenock Swamp, so Henry Cargill set hundreds of men to work digging canals and building roads. His goal was harvesting the vast stands of white pine, cedar, maple and elm growing deep in the swamp.

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Several historical items from Victoria Jubilee Hall (VJH) will be on display this summer at the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre.

Two Hanover women recently expressed concern over a decision made in the United States that will profoundly affect their American sisters’ ability to access a safe therapeutic abortion. It was a right long guaranteed under that country’s constitution but not now. Sarah Sister (left) and Jenn Olivero

Gino Cortese is the latest member of the hole-in-one club at the Listowel Golf Club. Cortese scored his ace on Saturday, July 16, hitting four-iron on Millennium No. 8.

One tends to think of Stratford’s history as a “railway town” as distinct from the city’s current fame as a cultural centre based around the Shakespearean Festival.