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Although it seemed as though North Perth council agreed it was not safe for pedestrians to walk along Line 87 in the Wallace Ward, after some debate members decided to allow a school to be established at 5023 Line 87.

The Listowel U11 #2 Cyclones came through in a big way for the North Perth Fire Department’s annual toy drive, contributing dozens of new items to the cause following the team’s 8-1 win over Blyth-Brussels on Dec. 5. Cyclones team members are pictured at the Listowel station last Tuesday night along

North Perth Westfield hosted the annual North Region elementary school triple ball (volleyball) tournament on Dec. 6 in Listowel, with the host Warriors winning the girls’ division over F.E. Madill. Milverton Public School won the boys’ bracket, also defeating the Madill Mustangs in the final. Six a

Customers may have noticed a new nicotine product, Zonnic, for sale across the region.

Canada’s Food Price Report predicts food prices will increase by 2.5 to 4.5 per cent in 2024.

The Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) has released a new report that shows the frequency and severity of hospital closures in this province is “unprecedented, and it’s getting worse.”

The Listowel U11 Rep Cyclones were in contention at the Regional Silver Stick ‘B’ Tournament held in Wingham last week, and needed a win versus the Mitchell Meteors on Dec. 1 to advance to the playoff round. Despite a strong start to the game on Friday night, Listowel (1-2-0) fell 4-1 to Mitchell. P

The LDSS girls’ varsity hockey team improved to 1-1-0 on the young 2023-24 Huron-Perth Athletics Association season with a definitive 6-0 win over Central Huron on Dec. 4 at the Steve Kerr Memorial Complex. Jill Alexander scored a pair of first-period goals en route to the rout. LDSS will next retur

ome court ultimately didn’t give the LDSS senior boys’ basketball team the advantage they were looking for in a 47-34 loss to St. Marys on Dec. 4. LDSS fell to 1-1 on the young 2023-24 Huron-Perth Athletics campaign with the defeat; the junior (2-0) and senior boys’ Lightning will be back in action

The Listowel Cyclones continue to put valuable points in the bank as the junior club rolls towards the GOJHL holiday break, most recently logging a 6-0 road victory over the Brantford Bandits on Sunday afternoon.

The North Perth Fire Department conducted its annual Christmas toy and drive on Dec. 2 in front of the Listowel Canadian Tire, Zehrs and Wal-Mart locations, collecting goods for donation to the local branch of the Salvation Army. Pictured are volunteers outside Wal-Mart on Saturday afternoon, from l

Deck the Halls in Listowel saw a new addition this year, as the Listowel Business Improvement Area (BIA) orchestrated a magical horse-drawn carriage ride experience.