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It’s not everyday that an organization has the opportunity to mark a milestone of 125 years of service to its community.

To celebrate summer, PC Connect Transit Service will be offering free rides during the first full week of July.

Brenneman Funeral Home held its final annual tree-planting ceremony at the Elma Memorial Community Centre on Jun. 26, just days before Jim and Judy Brenneman retire.

After 50 years of operation, Stratford-Perth Archives houses an ever-growing collection of material…

“It’s always available to any kid, no matter what. It’s not an economic thing, it’s not a parent thing – it’s a person issue. Everyone has moments where they’re hungrier or rushing; we take away the stigma and make sure it’s universal.”

The village of Monkton hosted its 165th Homecoming Weekend from June 24-26, 2022.

North Perth Westfield Elementary School’s (NPWES) student population is on the rise, and with that growth comes the need for new and upgraded playground amenities.

The long-awaited Listowel dog park is a little closer to opening its fence.

The Howick Hawks U7 squad defeated the Goderich Seahawks 14 - 13 in a close game during Howick Minor Ball Day at the Fordwich ball diamond on June 25. All of the Howick Minor Ball teams were in action that day.

The emergency department at Listowel Memorial Hospital will be temporarily closed for a portion of the upcoming holiday weekend.

Paul Hak is the latest local to join the Listowel Golf Club’s hole-in-one club, after draining his tee shot over the pond on No. 5 Millennium on Sunday, June 12.

St. Mary’s Catholic School in Listowel held its Kindergarten Celebration of Learning for the first time in-person last week since the onset of the pandemic. Parents were able to see their children perform a couple songs on stage (pictured) and tour classrooms on June 16.

Conway Furniture’s ‘Sausage Days’ event treated customers to free barbecued sausage on a bun courtesy of 3Gen Organics on June 16-18 at its Listowel location. Pictured is Conway manager and grill master Mitchell Dekker dishing out the goods last Thursday afternoon.

It would be tough to determine the odds of two friends from the same school, the same town and the same neighbourhood finishing first and second in a national competition.