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With the province’s public health units undergoing changes in the ways in which they record and test for positive cases of COVID-19, Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) Medical Officer of Health Dr. Miriam Klassen says that the methodology will ultimately transition the pandemic into an endemic.

It appears as though winter is finally here to stay in the area, with Listowel’s Mike Chmatil and daughter Elliott tackling some chilly shovelling duties before getting their online schooling lessons underway on Monday morning, Jan. 10.

The provincial government is expecting to receive millions of rapid antigen tests this month following a Jan. 5 federal announcement that 140 million rapid tests would be distributed across the country.

The Perth County OPP are asking for assistance in locating three vehicles that were stolen from a Listowel dealership on New Year's Eve.

In many places around the world, the new year was ushered in by a baby representing “rebirth.”

D.W. Finch, a Listowel District Secondary School alumnus, has been writing short fiction that recalls the rural settings of her youth and scares up some imagery that might appeal to horror fans with small-town roots.

Just as the year before, 2021 was once again dominated by the constantly evolving situation surrounding the global COVID-19 pandemic. There was plenty that made headlines over the last 12 months, as the Listowel Banner looks back on the year that was in a two-part segment. Part I features the months

Pete Harms and his son, Luke, pictured tobogganing down the hill at Elma Township Public School on Jan. 2.

County council took steps to begin plans to renovate its building located at 5 Huron Street in Stratford to house its administrative offices. These steps led staff to bring forward a report declaring the former archives building at 24 St. Andrews Street surplus at the Dec. 16 meeting.

More public health measures are being introduced by the Ontario government in response to the "alarming" increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations fuelled by the Omicron variant.

The North Perth Fire Department Drive-Thru Breakfast held in conjunction with the Listowel Agricultural Society raised $9393.08 in September, funds that were dispersed evenly between NPFD’s three stations in Listowel, Atwood and Monkton. Pictured, from left: Monkton District Chief Dennis McEwen, Lis

The province has announced changes to its COVID-19 testing and isolation guidelines.