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The community has expressed its pride for Mary Fizell. Fizell, the 2019-22 Listowel Agricultural Society Ambassador, was the second runner-up at the recent Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) Ambassador of the Fairs competition in Toronto.

It all started with a question. “Wouldn’t it be great to add a little ‘skatepark’ and a few benches for youth and their peers to meet?” wrote Evelyn Mueller, a mother of four young boys to the Optimist Club of Mornington.

April 6, 2018 is a date etched in Canadian history. On that fateful day, a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos hockey team was on its way to a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League playoff game against the Nipawin Hawks.

Herb and Anna Meulensteen of rural Listowel along with John Berlett (crop) played host to the 2022 Perth County Plowing Match on Aug. 27. The first time the event has been held in three years, this year’s edition was well attended with a number of competitors across a variety of both tractor and hor

The Inspiring Our Future Campaign has gratefully accepted a $100,000 donation from the Brussels Community Development Trust also known as the Brussels Trust Fund.

Perth County OPP are reminding residents to follow safe internet practices following a report of another “sextortion” scam in the county.

The  2022 Shine Your Light Sunflower Tour/Run – the third since the event was intitiated – was a success once again, raising thousands for local causes.

Jim Sitt is the latest player to earn hole-in-one distinctions at the Listowel Golf Club this season. Sitt drained his tee shot on No. 3 Millennium on Friday, Aug. 12.

The Listowel U9 Tier 2 Rookie Ball team recently competed in the end of season WOBA tournament in Mitchell.

Despite a tournament-opening win, the Listowel Legionnaires were unable to tack on another to advance to the Midwestern Ontario Senior Baseball League semifinals, wrapping up their 2022 campaign on Aug. 13.