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At its April 14 meeting, Huron Perth Public Health’s (HPPH) Board of Health (BOH) held an in-person meeting at the HPPH Perth main office in Stratford. HPPH is continuing to evolve with the times as staff reports presented at the meeting looked at acknowledging the land as well as discussing the rol

At its April 17 meeting, North Perth council held a public meeting to discuss a proposed wireless telecommunications tower for the municipality. The proposed tower is to be located on private property at 132 Maddison St. W. in Monkton.

When it comes to movies and television shows, there are several cogs that make the machine work – the actors, directors, makeup, soundtrack, sets and writing – but one of the often forgotten and underappreciated cogs is props.

The Upper Maitland Mustangs are offering a unique opportunity to local girls looking to try hockey on for size during the organization’s annual free skate on April 23 in Listowel.

The Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance is continuing its work on health-care recruitment. At its most recent board of directors meeting, the board took time to focus on its efforts on nurse and physician recruitment.

Nominated for 12 awards in the 2022 OCNA Better Newspapers Competition, Midwestern Newspapers picked up a total of seven first-place honours following the virtual announcement of the winning entries on April 14.

The War Amps begins its 2023 key tag mailing to Listowel and surrounding area this week.  

On the heels of another March for Wheels campaign and Community Champions Week, coordinating vital services for the region over the rest of the year is essentially business as usual for the VON (Victorian Order of Nurses) Perth-Huron.

Tenleigh, 6, helps Scarlett, 1, go down the slide on Easter weekend, April 9, at Listowel Memorial Park.

Spring is in the air as fresh blooms begin to grow. Photo taken on April 9 at Union Street West in Listowel.

There has been a welcome trend in the last few years to promote locally-produced foods at grocery stores. Choosing freshly-harvested products from close to home is even more enticing in spring.

Drayton Entertainment begins the 2023 season at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse with a production that is different from the usual fare of musicals and comedies.

The Joint Accessibility Plan for Perth County for 2023-2027 Report and the Draft Plan were discussed and approved at the April 6 Perth County council meeting.