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The Listowel Legends U11 #3 softball team won the ‘B’ Division at the Huron Perth Fastball year-end tournament in Exeter over the weekend. Entering the tournament 12th out of 24 teams in the league, the Legends were slotted in the fourth spot in the B Division. After dropping their first game of the

Listowel defeated Goderich 7-0 to become the Huron-Perth U21 Girls 2023 Champions on Sunday, Aug. 13. This was Listowel’s first time beating Goderich all season. Team members are, back row (from left): Assistant coach Brian McLennan, assistant coach Kenzie Cameron, Lola Johnston, Marley Gaspirc, Lau

While the Listowel Cyclones didn’t get the result they were hoping for in their first GOJHL preseason bout of 2023-24, the good news is there is still plenty of time to work out the kinks when the real show begins next month.

We read countless pages in newspapers and magazines about men’s baseball teams, but this is a story about a championship women’s team in years gone by from Perth County.

In December 1898, the Stratford Herald published a Souvenir Trade Edition. This issue contained articles regarding various businesses around Stratford. One of the articles advertised Wettlaufer Brothers Limited.

A&W restaurants across Canada hosted Burgers to Beat MS on Thursday, Aug. 17, including the Listowel location. Two dollars from every Teen Burger sold last Thursday was donated to MS Canada to help support Canadians living with multiple sclerosis and their families, as well as helping fund critical

Whenever Shane Van Allen was feeling worn out or low during the inaugural 1,000-kilometre Great Lakes Ride around southern Ontario on Aug. 7-12, he didn’t have to go far within his mind for a pick-me-up. He simply just thought of his son, Wade, and everything the Children’s Health Foundation (CHF) h

The U11 Elma Express ended the season with the Huron Perth Fastball ‘A’ championship title in Exeter, finishing the 2023 campaign 30-1. Pictured, back row from left: Ayda Smith, Paislee Ribey, Paisley Winkel, Brynn Parkhouse, Lily Martin, Daveney Leis, Aubrey Beuerman. Middle row: Berkeley Harrison,

A fire just south of Newton on Aug. 16 completely destroyed a barn and killed 15 calves, officials report.

The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has ended its probe into an April 2023 incident that saw a Listowel woman seriously injured after jumping from the balcony of her apartment.

Abate Huron-Perth Chapter 14 rolled out its annual ride in support of the Children’s Health Foundation (CHF) on Aug. 19. A group of approximately four dozen bikes departed from chapter Vice-President Chris Brock’s Gowanstown home for a Saturday ride through midwestern Ontario. Earlier this year, Aba

At its Aug. 15 meeting, Howick council approved changes to the 2024 budget process.

Senior AA hockey in the region will have a new look this coming season. On Aug. 17, the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) announced the formation of the Ontario Elite Hockey League (OEHL), which will begin play in October.