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Due to nursing staff shortages at the Listowel and Wingham hospitals, the emergency department at both sites will be closed for a portion of the weekend.

It was party time in Atwood on July 1, as the Lions Club once again put on a terrific Canada Day celebration for the droves of people who attended from throughout the region. It was the first full in-person event since 2019, after the pandemic largely relegated festivities to a virtual nature the la

Mitchell Jr. Astros baserunner Stephen Bird is tagged out at home by Listowel Legionnaires catcher Zach Harrow to end the top of the second on July 4 at John Bell North. Listowel (4-6) dropped the contest 9-5. Up next, the Legionnaires host the Byron Storm Friday, July 8 at 7:30 p.m.

Kempston and Werth Realty Ltd. is sponsoring Friday matinees all summer long at the Capitol Twin Cinema in Listowel; admission is free for kids aged 3-13 from July 1 to Aug. 26. Co-owner Brady Werth commented, “We just wanted to help out our long-standing theatre after being closed during those hard

Joe Crosby potted his second career ace and first at Listowel Golf Club on Wednesday, June 29. Crosby earned his hole-in-one on No. 7 Vintage.

The Listowel U13 softball crew was in action against Mount Forest on June 29 at John Bell North, with the local girls taking a hard-fought 10-7 decision over the visitors. Pictured: (Above) Lucy Nauta makes a play at first base during the second inning; (Below) pitcher Brynnlie Donaldson goes into h

The U14 Listowel Twisters #2 and Elma Eagles #1 clashed in local minor soccer action at St. Mary’s field on June 29. Pictured: (Above) Elma’s Owen McIntosh (left) closes in on Listowel’s Spencer Henhoeffer; (Inset) Listowel’s Ciara Wood (right) defends against Elma forward Reid Terpstra.

One of Listowel’s most successful self-start businesses is further expanding its growing operation.

At the June 28 Board of Trustees meeting for the Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB), trustees announced the appointment of Kathryn Boyd as Superintendent of Education.

According to the 2020 Ontario Cover Crop Feedback Survey, the largest survey on cover crops in Canada, Huron County ranked number one across the nation.

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.