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The third annual holiday food and toy drive conducted by 100.1FM The Ranch was a success, raising more than $20,000 for local charities on Dec. 6. “It was a great day, the community really comes together,” said Nick Cadotte, general manager of 100.1FM The Ranch. “In a year that we know people are st

With the cold and snowy weather upon us, here are some suggestions for car owners on how to secure maximum efficiency from their vehicles in the winter months. Although please keep in mind that the advice in this article comes to us from over a century ago as it appeared in the Nov. 30, 1922 issue o

With no opposition for the Warden or Deputy Warden seats, Rhonda Ehgoetz, Mayor of Perth East, was acclaimed as Warden of Perth County, and Doug Kellum, Deputy Mayor for North Perth, acclaimed the role of Deputy Warden, both for their second consecutive term.

Santa and Mrs. Claus visited the Christmas Market held at the Listowel Legion on Sat. Dec. 9. The big man was available to take photos and wishes from the children on hand at the event. Pictured with him is George and his grandmother.

Although it seemed as though North Perth council agreed it was not safe for pedestrians to walk along Line 87 in the Wallace Ward, after some debate members decided to allow a school to be established at 5023 Line 87.

The Listowel U11 #2 Cyclones came through in a big way for the North Perth Fire Department’s annual toy drive, contributing dozens of new items to the cause following the team’s 8-1 win over Blyth-Brussels on Dec. 5. Cyclones team members are pictured at the Listowel station last Tuesday night along

North Perth Westfield hosted the annual North Region elementary school triple ball (volleyball) tournament on Dec. 6 in Listowel, with the host Warriors winning the girls’ division over F.E. Madill. Milverton Public School won the boys’ bracket, also defeating the Madill Mustangs in the final. Six a

Customers may have noticed a new nicotine product, Zonnic, for sale across the region.

Canada’s Food Price Report predicts food prices will increase by 2.5 to 4.5 per cent in 2024.

The Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) has released a new report that shows the frequency and severity of hospital closures in this province is “unprecedented, and it’s getting worse.”

The Listowel U11 Rep Cyclones were in contention at the Regional Silver Stick ‘B’ Tournament held in Wingham last week, and needed a win versus the Mitchell Meteors on Dec. 1 to advance to the playoff round. Despite a strong start to the game on Friday night, Listowel (1-2-0) fell 4-1 to Mitchell. P

The LDSS girls’ varsity hockey team improved to 1-1-0 on the young 2023-24 Huron-Perth Athletics Association season with a definitive 6-0 win over Central Huron on Dec. 4 at the Steve Kerr Memorial Complex. Jill Alexander scored a pair of first-period goals en route to the rout. LDSS will next retur

ome court ultimately didn’t give the LDSS senior boys’ basketball team the advantage they were looking for in a 47-34 loss to St. Marys on Dec. 4. LDSS fell to 1-1 on the young 2023-24 Huron-Perth Athletics campaign with the defeat; the junior (2-0) and senior boys’ Lightning will be back in action

The Listowel Cyclones continue to put valuable points in the bank as the junior club rolls towards the GOJHL holiday break, most recently logging a 6-0 road victory over the Brantford Bandits on Sunday afternoon.