The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged three local drivers with impaired driving over the Civic Holiday weekend.
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Perth County Tourism hosting ‘Tastings on the Trail’ event on the G2G Rail Trail
Perth County Tourism is hosting a Tastings on the Trail event on the Guelph to Goderich (G2G) Rail Trail this Saturday, Aug. 7 from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Province releases COVID-19 guidelines for return to school this fall
Masking, self-screening, music programming, group lunches, gym classes, team sports, field trips and extra-curriculars are all on the calendar for a fall return to in-person learning.
Listowel man charged with assault
A Listowel man is facing an assault charge following an incident here on July 22.
McCutcheon joins hole-in-one club
The Listowel Golf Club welcomed another member to the hole-in-one club last week. Jim McCutcheon scored his ace on July 22 on No. 8 Millennium.
Former Cyclones netminder signs with Hanover Barons
The Hanover Barons will have a distinct Listowel flavour this coming Provincial Junior Hockey League (PJHL) season.
GOJHL encouraging, but not mandating COVID-19 vaccinations
As of now, the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL) will not follow the Ontario Hockey League’s (OHL) lead of mandating COVID-19 vaccinations.
Thompson re-signs with Adirondack Thunder
Listowel native Blake Thompson is returning to Adirondack.
Multicultural festival scheduled for Aug. 28 in Listowel Memorial Park
The Multicultural Association of Perth-Huron (MAPH) has rescheduled a multicultural festival it had hoped to hold in June for Aug. 28 from 4 to 7 p.m.
North Perth counting rural traffic to see if centre lines warranted
In response to a request from council earlier this year, Manager of Operations Lyndon Kowch announced on July 19 that staff will be conducting traffic studies over the next few months to see if painted centre lines are required on any rural roads.
Listowel BIA sponsoring free concert on Aug. 10
The sounds of live music will soon be emanating from Memorial Park’s amphitheatre. The Listowel BIA is sponsoring a free concert on Tuesday, Aug. 10, featuring Listowel native Sarah Pratt-Parsamian.
Huron-Perth COVID impact survey shows that ‘one size fits all’ solutions will not work
Leith Deacon, an associate professor at the University of Guelph, with the support of many representatives from local government and non-government social services organizations, municipal governments, Public Health, local businesses, economic development and agriculture groups across Huron-Perth, l
Finding the time to doodle
Brian Rogers has always been a “doodler.” As a youngster in his early teens, Rogers would spend hours drawing. Whether it was in class, at home or work, he found time to doodle on anything he could find.
Pieces of the Past: Fondly remembering local Wintario windfalls
Wintario was the first lottery game offered by the Ontario Lottery Corporation in Ontario. Starting in May 1975, it was conceived by the Government of Ontario to raise money for worthwhile community projects.
Ordeal of the Indianapolis didn’t end at its sinking
Being at the beach for a few days last week, I had plenty of time to gaze out over the blue waters of Lake Huron and be thankful that I wasn’t way out there myself, out of visual range of the shore. The thought never fails to give me the willies.
