• Local
    • Independent Plus
    • Listowel Banner
    • Walkerton Herald-Times
    • Wingham Advance Times
  • Opinion
    • Letters
    • Editorials
    • Columnists
    • Cartoons
    • Submit Letter
  • Police
  • Sports
    • Submit Sports
  • A & E
  • Rural
  • Business
  • Obituaries
    • Submit a Family Ad

Your browser is not supported

Your browser is too old. To use this website, please use Chrome or Firefox.

×
Login
  • Local
    • Independent Plus
    • Kincardine Independent
    • Listowel Banner
    • Mildmay Town Crier
    • Walkerton Herald-Times
    • Wingham Advance Times
  • Opinion
    • Letters
    • Editorials
    • Columnists
    • Cartoons
    • Submit Letter
  • Police
  • Sports
    • Submit Sports
  • A & E
  • Rural
  • Business
  • Obituaries
    • Submit a Family Ad
Community News
Midwestern Newspapers Logo
  • Monday, September 21, 2026
  • Submit News + Ads
  • Subscribe
  • Sections
  • Search
  • Monday, September 21, 2026
  • Submit News + Ads
  • Subscribe
  • Login
 
Midwestern Newspapers Logo
Monday, September 21, 2026
  • Local
    • Independent Plus
    • Kincardine Independent
    • Listowel Banner
    • Mildmay Town Crier
    • Walkerton Herald-Times
    • Wingham Advance Times
  • Opinion
    • Letters
    • Editorials
    • Columnists
    • Cartoons
    • Submit Letter
  • Police
  • Sports
    • Submit Sports
  • A & E
  • Rural
  • Business
  • Obituaries
    • Submit a Family Ad
  • Local
    • Independent Plus
    • Kincardine Independent
    • Listowel Banner
    • Mildmay Town Crier
    • Walkerton Herald-Times
    • Wingham Advance Times
  • Opinion
    • Letters
    • Editorials
    • Columnists
    • Cartoons
    • Submit Letter
  • Police
  • Sports
    • Submit Sports
  • A & E
  • Rural
  • Business
  • Obituaries
    • Submit a Family Ad

Independent Plus

A perspective on COVID-19 statistics: Part 1

Mike Wilson May 14, 2020Independent Plus, Opinion

By Dr. John Pronk, ND If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past six months you have…

Bottle drive to benefit Palmerston hospital, food bank on Saturday

Mike Wilson April 23, 2020Independent Plus, Local News, News

By Patrick Raftis PALMERSTON – The Palmerston Lions Club are holding a bottle drive on April 25.…

West Grey passes 2020 budget

Mike Wilson April 23, 2020Independent Plus, Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Taxes will increase $45 on a home assessed at $300,000 WEST GREY — The Municipality of West Grey…

Modelling shows 11,000 to 22,000 Canadian deaths over course of pandemic

Mike Wilson April 9, 2020Independent Plus, Listowel Banner, Local News, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

Tam: ‘We cannot prevent every death, but we must prevent all the deaths we can’ By Chris…

Police investigating break and enter at trailer park near Clifford

Mike Wilson April 8, 2020Independent Plus, Local News, News

HOWICK TOWNSHIP – The Huron County OPP is seeking tips from the public to help catch the…

Palmerston pair offering shut-ins help with errands and shopping

Mike Wilson March 20, 2020Independent Plus, News

By Patrick Raftis PALMERSTON – A local couple are among those looking to help others during the…

Province passes legislation to allow round the clock deliveries, electronic council meetings

Mike Wilson March 19, 2020Independent Plus, Listowel Banner, News, Walkerton Herald-Times

TORONTO ― Twenty-six of the province’s MPPs met today (March 19) in a special sitting of…

West Grey to hold meeting on municipal bridges

Mike Wilson January 31, 2020Independent Plus, Local News

WEST GREY — The Municipality of West Grey will hold a meeting on the management of its bridges.…

Minto resident arrested after kicking parked car in Palmerston

Mike Wilson January 16, 2020Independent Plus, Local News

PALMERSTON – Wellington County OPP have charged a 28-year-old Minto resident after it was…

It’s time for province, teachers to play ‘Let’s Make a Deal’

Mike Wilson January 16, 2020Independent Plus, Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times

For months now, a big topic in Ontario news is the contract negotiations, or lack thereof, between…

Wingham man facing 10 charges connected to recent break-ins

Mike Wilson January 10, 2020Independent Plus, Local News

WINGHAM – A Wingham man is facing 10 criminal charges connected to a string of break-ins that…

Cash, guns, jewellery worth $180,000 stolen from Bluevale home

Mike Wilson January 10, 2020Independent Plus, Local News

BLUEVALE – Police are hoping the public can help them solve a recent break-in and theft from a…

Man wanted on outstanding warrants in Wellington County arrested in Atwood

Mike Wilson December 16, 2019Independent Plus, Listowel Banner, Local News

ATWOOD – A man with outstanding warrants was arrested during the evening hours of Dec. 12 in…

Brussels company fined for fatal work incident

Chris Daponte December 5, 2019Independent Plus, Local News, News

STRATFORD – A Brussels-based contracting company has been fined $150,000 after pleading guilty to…

Pop-up to provide local shoppers with a special experience

Mike Wilson November 15, 2019Business, Independent Plus, Local News

ARTHUR – A special holiday shopping experience is set to come to Arthur Nov. 23-24. A temporary…

  • «
  • 1
  • …
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • »

Select Your Region

“Erie Belle” blows up off Kincardine

KINCARDINE - On Nov. 21, 1883 the “Erie Belle” was destroyed in a boiler explosion two miles south of Kincardine.

McGugan briefs Huron County Council on amalgamation pitfalls

GODERICH – “The bottom line is that we expect this amalgamation to be more costly for the…

See all Kincardine area articles.

Perth County archives sees increase in inquiries, some linked to new citizenship law

STRATFORD – A recent report to Perth County council states Stratford-Perth Archives staff have responded to 2,021 queries via email/phone and in-person visits this year as of the middle of August. This is a 48 per cent increase over the same period in 2025.

2026 International Plowing Match media day

To access this post, you must purchase Digital Subscription - Monthly or Digital…

See all Listowel area articles.

Bruce County’s IPM enters final countdown

WALKERTON - With less than two weeks until the gates open, Bruce County's 2026 International Plowing Match is about 90 per cent complete.

Going Hog Wild: Mildmay fair packs three days of tradition and family fun

MILDMAY - Crowds packed the arena on opening night and lined the grounds through a weekend of sunshine as the 161st Mildmay Fall Fair mixed long-standing traditions with new memories, from crowning a new ambassador to cheering at the demolition derby.

See all Mildmay area articles.

2026 International Plowing Match media day

To access this post, you must purchase Digital Subscription - Monthly or Digital Subscription -…

Media representatives get a taste of what’s in store at 2026 International Plowing Match

WALKERTON – On Sept. 11, media people got a taste of the excitement that’s building about the 2026 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo in Bruce County, just outside Walkerton.

See all Walkerton area articles.

LWHA welcomes Dr. Isabella Graham to growing surgical program

Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance (LWHA) officials said in a media release they are continuing to strengthen its surgical program with the recruitment of Dr. Isabella Graham, who will join the organization as a general surgeon.

Mills back in court Oct. 26, completing program for charge

Mills, along with Duty Counsel Melissa Egan, provided an update to Justice of the Peace K. McNamara for Mills’ ongoing legal process, after the Central Huron resident was originally charged in connection with an altercation in February in Wingham.

See all Wingham area articles.

Editorial

The price of staying alive

I was six years old when I got my first insulin pump – a year after I was diagnosed with Type 1…

Still reaching for that flag

Unlike minor hockey, when it comes to international economics, when you’ve got them on the ropes, you have to keep hitting. And Prime Minister Mark Carney seems intent on doing that. 

Learning from Ignatieff, Pierre’s son, ‘Titanic’

“If this is the direction the rats are going, that’s good enough for me.”

Columnists

Perth County archives sees increase in inquiries, some linked to new citizenship law

By Kelsey Bent

STRATFORD – A recent report to Perth County council states Stratford-Perth Archives staff have responded to 2,021 queries via email/phone and in-person visits this year as of the middle of August. This is a 48 per cent increase over the same period in 2025.

LWHA welcomes Dr. Isabella Graham to growing surgical program

By Submitted

Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance (LWHA) officials said in a media release they are continuing to strengthen its surgical program with the recruitment of Dr. Isabella Graham, who will join the organization as a general surgeon.

Mills back in court Oct. 26, completing program for charge

By Rachel Hammermueller

Mills, along with Duty Counsel Melissa Egan, provided an update to Justice of the Peace K. McNamara for Mills’ ongoing legal process, after the Central Huron resident was originally charged in connection with an altercation in February in Wingham.

  • News
    • Local News
    • Police
    • Sports
    • Rural
    • Arts & Entertainment
    • Business
  • Opinion
    • Letters
    • Columnists
    • Submit Letter
  • Community
    • Obituaries
    • Family Ad Submission
  • More
    • Facebook
    • Twitter

Subscribe for Full Access.

Subscribe
Connect with us
Contact Us
  • Contact
  • Our Team
  • Home Delivery Issues
  • Submit News

185 Wallace Ave., Listowel, ON N4W 1K8. © All materials copyright Midwestern Newspapers, 2006-2026. Photographs and text found here may not be used for any purpose whatsoever without express permission. If you need something, please ask. Your feedback is welcome. Please direct comments, questions or suggestions to mwilson@midwesternnewspapers.com

Canada
  • Site Feedback
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Editorial Policy
  • Advertising
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok