ATWOOD – The opening of a new business in downtown Atwood saw community members, patrons and…
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Local conservation voices squeezed out: MVCA chair
Rural representatives say they feel that they’re being pushed to the sidelines of Ontario’s conservation system.
Walkerton Herald-Times March 19 Turnbacks
From March 11, 1987.
Howick defers decision on approving proposed housekeeping zoning bylaw
Council here has decided not to second a motion brought to them at their March 10 meeting, asking to approve the proposed housekeeping zoning bylaw amendment and pass the corresponding bylaw.
St. Patrick’s Day in Perth County 1926
St. Patrick’s Day has long been marked across Perth County, and 1926 was no exception. That…
Workshop helps farmers bring conservation projects to life
MITCHELL - People across the Maitland, Ausable Bayfield, and Upper Thames River watersheds are invited to attend the Farmer and Rural Landowner workshop at the Crystal Palace in Mitchell on March 26.
Kinsmen Casino Night brings in $2,000 for Cystic Fibrosis research
LISTOWEL - The Listowel Kinsmen Club hosted its annual “Vegas Night” on Friday, March 13 to kick off the celebrations of Paddyfest 2026.
Hayloft Music Festival artist lineup set
LISTOWEL - The Hayloft Music Festival recently announced its lineup for this year’s two-day festival.
Fordwich men’s slow pitch tournament returning
HOWICK - The Fordwich Community Parks Association will be holding its annual Men’s Slow Pitch Tournament on May 22 to 24, 2026.
LDSS students protest changes to OSAP
Local students say the provincial government’s decision to change the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP) funding model has “crushed their dreams” of going to college and university.
OPP seeking driver who fled Listowel collision scene; 140 livestock dead in structure fire; Howick resident charged in Break and Enter
LISTOWEL – The Perth County OPP are requesting the public’s assistance with identifying a…
Howick awards Joe Kerr Limited tender for spring maintenance gravel
At its March 10 meeting, Manager of Public Works Scott Price requested that council award the tender for spring maintenance gravel to Joe Kerr Limited for $313,650, excluding the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST).
UWPH celebrates opening of North Perth Access Centre
LISTOWEL – North Perth now has a collection of health and social services under one roof. United…
Cyclones play last game of season, team goes green for Paddyfest
The Listowel Cyclones were back on home ice for the final time on Friday, March 6, for their last game of the 2025-26 season, as well as for their Paddyfest game.
Bakelaar discusses maintaining Listowel’s clock tower, time change
LISTOWEL - While the Province of British Columbia (BC) made their last biannual time change on Sunday, March 8, Tim Bakelaar, owner of Bakelaar Jewellers, climbed four storeys, by ladder, to the top of the Listowel clock tower once again, with no end in sight for his work winding and maintaining the
