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The Listowel Cyclones U18 team went 1-2-1 at the Wingham Regional Silver Stick tournament last week. The team started out with a 2-2 tie against the Ayr Flames on Nov. 13, before beating the Kincardine Kinucks 2-0 on Nov. 16. The Cyclones then fell to the Mid-Huron Huskies 2-0 on Nov. 18, and the Mi

The Listowel District Secondary School Lightning got off to strong start in their 2023-24 Huron-Perth girls’ hockey season, winning the inaugural Early Bird Classic tournament on Nov. 15 at the Steve Kerr Memorial Complex.

The Milverton Four Wheel Drives emphatically picked up their first career Ontario Elite Hockey League (OEHL) victory on Saturday night in Lucknow with an 8-3 triumph over the Lancers.

The Listowel Junior Cyclones continue to prove that they’re an upper-echelon team in the GOJHL this season, following another pair of victories and four more valuable points that have propelled the club into second place in the Midwestern Conference.

Council adopted the 2023-26 North Perth Strategic Plan at the Nov. 13 meeting.

In 2024, the Blyth Festival is celebrating a major milestone, half a century in the making.

The Christmas Bazaar at St. Joseph’s Church on Nov. 18 was a busy site only minutes after opening its doors for the lunch and Christmas Greenery sale. Pictured at the by donation bake table was Julie Immink, Sherri Hicks, and Lisa Martin.

With affordable housing becoming an all-encompassing topic the last few years, it’s no secret that finding suitable and inexpensive living options has become extremely difficult in today’s economy.

For a casual observer, the growing opioid crisis in Canada may seem like a problem localized within larger urban centres, in distant cities like Vancouver, Montreal or Toronto. The reality is that no community’s population is immune from opioid addiction and overdose-related deaths, and that include

Members of council criticized and reminisced of the history North Perth has with Invenergy, before defeating a decision to grant their support to the Palmerston Energy Storage Centre at its Nov. 20 meeting.

The Britton WMS group of Knox Presbyterian Church, Listowel, knit and donated 350 cotton dishcloths to the Listowel Salvation Army Family Services. A dishcloth is put in each box they pack for Christmas. Pictured with the donation on Sunday, Nov. 19 are, from left: Ethel Corry, Hannah Thompson, Shir

Two free skilled trades training programs could be available to North Perth residents, should the municipality secure a new stream of funding.

Shelby Donegan of the Victorian Inn and Spa smiled for the camera at the doorway to their unique display outside of the Listowel Agricultural Society’s Christmas Showcase on Nov. 18. Inside the festive camper housed a slew of the local company’s products all made in-house.

At this time of year, we begin to see a great increase in holiday preparations and celebrations.