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North Perth is fortunate to have countless Women of Distinction within its ever-growing populace, and five of them were appropriately recognized during a recent event highlighting outstanding females in the community while also supporting a worthy cause.

The second annual North Perth Westfield Elementary School Holiday Craft and Vendor Event was held on Nov. 4 in support of its ongoing playground replacement project. Over 40 vendors took part, and even featured an early holiday season visit from Santa Claus himself among other attractions.

The Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance (LWHA) board of directors had a full agenda for its October meeting, with several different issues discussed.

“You were talkin’ about your favourite TV show with your pals the other day…”

The Howick Optimist Club would like to thank the community for its continued support, most recently with the 50/50 draw held in September. The support allowed the Howick Optimist Club to raise $6,850, which will be put back into programs in the Township of Howick. The club says these proceeds will a

An announcement in the Milverton Sun on Nov. 6, 1919 called on members of the Great War Veterans Association to don their uniforms once more and gather to honour the memory of one of their younger members.

The addition of a second Tim Hortons Smile Cookie initiative later this month stands to benefit the Listowel Memorial Hospital Foundation (LMHF).

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church on Line 88 in Wallace Ward held its 17th annual craft and bake sale on Nov. 4, with all proceeds being allocated directly back into church operations. The event featured 20 vendors and a raffle, and was well attended by the community.

Increased staffing costs, and inflation in overhead costs appear to be the common themes in the 2024 budget previews from Archives, Courthouse, and Paramedic Services presented to Perth County council at its Nov. 2 meeting.

With countless community enhancement projects in the books over its decades of existence, the Atwood Lions Club is now setting its sights on its top priority in the coming years.

Atwood hosted its annual Remembrance Day service on Sunday, Nov. 5.

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill did not get many things wrong when it came to his military strategies and predictions in regards to fighting the Axis Powers during the Second World War.

The Wingham Ironmen ran into a pair of hot offences over the weekend, dropping road decisions to the Hanover Barons and Mount Forest Patriots to fall back below .500 in the PJHL’s North Pollock Division standings.

The LDSS junior girls’ basketball team fell to 0-6 on the 2023 Huron-Perth Athletics season with a 63-16 loss to the F.E. Madill Mustangs on Oct. 25 in Wingham.