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The open-air fire ban that was issued on July 15 will be lifted at midnight tonight.

The Listowel 15U-WOBA2 squad was in action against the visiting Mitchell Astros on July 27 at John Bell South.

Gowanstown’s Kennedy Brooks was a double medalist at the Ontario Summer Games in Mississauga on July 21-24, picking up gold in the 4x100 metre relay and bronze in the 80m sprint. Other local track and field competitors included Hudson and Addison Imrie.

From generation to generation, there are certain traditions or lessons passed on. For Julie McDonald, she learned from her parents the dedication and importance of a healthy lifestyle as she competed in Wingham’s track and field program at both the provincial and national levels with other members o

U5 soccer player Zachary Donaldson is pictured participating in skill-building drills ahead of his team’s weekly game on July 21 at North Perth Westfield Elementary School. The North Perth Minor Soccer League concluded for most divisions on July 28.

Confidence goes a long way when it comes to baseball, and the Listowel Legionnaires are chock full of it heading into the Ontario Baseball Association (OBA) championships this weekend.

Life can change on a dime, and not always on the favourable side of the coin. This is a fact Dr. Ravi Ramsewak knows firsthand.

Local firefighters and emergency medical personnel attended the scene of a motor-vehicle collision at the intersection of Line 86 and Perth Road 178 west of Molesworth just after 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 1. One person was transported to hospital with injuries, and as of press time the cause of the cr

After 50 years of operation, Stratford-Perth Archives houses an ever-growing collection of material that is carefully preserved and made accessible for researchers from Perth County and around the world. One of the ways that we are celebrating the Archives’ golden anniversary is by highlighting 50 “

On July 14, as the parade celebrating the Listowel Fair’s opening night concluded, Perth-Wellington MPP Matthew Rae congratulated members of the Listowel Agricultural Society (LAS) on the work done since receiving a $22,600 Resilient Communities Fund grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF)

Local injection molding manufacturer BTE has sold its transport division to a Mississauga-based company as of May 1, company officials confirmed for the Banner recently.

Work at the Atwood Cenotaph commenced last week, with plans to create an accessible entrance while improving landscaping to the prominent local monument. The project has been in the works for several years under the direction of the Atwood Cenotaph Refurbishment Group.