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During the warmer months in midwestern Ontario, a tractor rolling along one of the many farm fields in the area is not an uncommon sight. For decades, the operators of these massive machines used their talents to drive in straight lines – not because it looks pretty in a photo, but to be efficient

The influx of snow in recent weeks has been a boon for area snowmobilers, some of whom took advantage of the cold conditions to get out for a rip on a section of the North Perth Trail south of Listowel on Friday, Jan. 19. Temperatures are expected to increase this week, and then get back down below

In 2014, Stratford-Perth Archives received a donation of a very interesting scrapbook. It was donated by Phyllis Davidson and had belonged to her mother, Caroline Rose (Suhr) Barbour.

According to United Way Perth-Huron’s Quality of Life report, the most recent living wage for part-time, which was released in November 2023, is $22.75 per hour.

Although there were slightly less total building permits issued in 2023 than in 2022, the total number of dwelling units created in Howick Township was significantly higher.

Navigating the health-care system, even at smaller rural hospital sites like in Listowel and Wingham, isn’t always cut and dry. Every little change can make a big difference to the patient or caregiver experience, so that they can focus on what is truly important – and that’s getting healthy.

A delegation to North Perth council on Jan. 15 asked to pass a zoning bylaw to regulate wind turbines. 

People pass away. That is the unfortunate side effect of living. Every single person alive today will die, eventually. But where the similarity ends is how loved ones say goodbye.

The 39th annual Bruce Williams Memorial Fun Days Jamboree went off without a hitch last weekend, despite the snowy weather. Thirty-six teams from across the region braved the cold to travel to the Steve Kerr Memorial Complex in Listowel.

Another tight-checking matchup in Huron-Perth Athletics varsity girls’ hockey action last week resulted in another point in the standings for the LDSS Lightning, who played to a 1-1 tie with the South Huron Panthers on Jan. 10.

The U13 Central Perth Predators C girls participated in the Huntsville Girls Annual Hockey Tournament on Jan. 12-14. The team went 2-1 in round robin pool play, beating the Lindsay Lynx and Stittsville Rockets. Central Perth lost to the Orillia Hawks in its final round robin matchup, but advanced to

Both the LDSS junior and senior girls’ volleyball squads were in regular season action against a pair of Huron-Perth Athletics opponents on Jan. 11 in Listowel. The seniors (2-4) took down Central Huron in straight sets (25-21, 25-14) before falling to St. Michael Catholic Secondary School later in

If last weekend’s home-and-home matchup with the Elmira Sugar Kings could be considered a measuring stick of sorts for the Listowel Cyclones, then all signs point to the local club being a true contender for the Midwestern Conference crown as the 2023-24 GOJHL season marches on towards its conclusio

Jevon Coxon has taken inspiration in the wise words of many people over the years.

The real estate market in North Perth is showing signs of an upward trend following a fourth straight month of solid sales.