LISTOWEL - 100.1 The Ranch has teamed up with the Listowel Legion to help fill the food bank shelves after Christmas.
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OPP lay 269 impaired charges during RIDE
ORILLIA - The annual Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign saw nearly 300 drivers facing impaired driving charges from 3,095 RIDE events in the west region.
Two plead guilty in connection with beating, murder of man kidnapped from Harriston in 2019
GUELPH - Two men charged in connection with the beating and murder of a 43-year-old Kitchener man kidnapped from Harriston Cemetery in 2019 were sentenced in Guelph court on Dec. 22.
Seasonal operator recognition sought for North Perth drivers
LISTOWEL - At the Nov. 3 North Perth council meeting Coun. Marc Noordam requested a report from staff detailing standby pay for seasonal plow operators.
Avian flu detected in more local turkey farms
LISTOWEL - In Ontario, as of Jan. 2, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has listed nine current premises as infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also referred to as Avian Flu. Three of which are located in North Perth.
Learn from my mistake: get your flu shots as soon as possible
Denny’s Den is not really a place (yet – if I can convince my wife that my soon-to-be-relocated-and-remodeled home office needs a giant overstuffed leather chair, maybe it could be). Denny’s Den has and (likely) will always be the state of mind I have to be in to produce opinion writing.
49ers compete in Kincardine Regional Silver Stick tournament
Midwestern Newspapers follows minor hockey cation for the week of Jan. 5 through Jan. 11.
Minto cancels Fire and Ice New Years Eve event in Palmerston
PALMERSTON - Due to current and forecasted weather conditions, the Town of Minto, in consultation with the County of Wellington Emergency Measures staff, cancelled the Fire Ice New Year’s Eve event planned for this evening, Dec. 31.
Intimate Partner Violence information sessions coming to Perth County
The next initiative for those working at combatting the rising, sustained issue of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in Perth County is community information and education sessions, aimed at giving people the tools to recognize IPV and the resources available to help them.
Maitland Terrace celebrates 40th anniversary, reminisces of home’s early years
Residents, volunteers and staff marked the 40th anniversary of Maitland Terrace Seniors Living Complex on Dec. 11 with cake and a history lesson.
It Takes A Village holds ‘money-less’ holiday-shopping night for community’s children
“Kids’ Festive Celebrations” at It Takes A Village downtown Listowel on Dec. 18 saw youngsters ‘moneyfree’ shop for gifts.
OPP seeking help identifying individuals in break and enters
LISTOWEL - Perth County OPP are requesting the public’s assistance with identifying three persons of interest in relation to repeat break and enters that occurred in Listowel on Dec. 14 and 16.
Walkerton Herald-Times Dec. 25 Turnbacks
From Dec. 20, 1995
Reduce, reuse, and recycle resolution
With every new year comes new New Year's resolutions. I have one I would like to propose.
North Perth sale of land policy changes requirements for appraisals
LISTOWEL - Council updated the policy which applies to the sale or disposition of land by the Municipality of North Perth at its final council meeting of 2025.
