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Police are searching for an ATV reported stolen from a residence in Listowel.

The Perth County OPP is looking for community-minded individuals interested in joining a Citizen's Police Academy this fall in the Municipality of West Perth.

Huron County OPP have charged a Huron-Kinloss resident with impaired driving offences and resisting a peace officer following an interaction with police on July 17.

The familiar hum in the air at Wingham’s Wescast foundry can no longer be heard.

Sixteen lucky youth had the unique opportunity to learn exactly what it takes to become a seasoned emergency responder last week, as the North Perth Fire Department’s Junior Firefighter Camp was conducted for a second straight year.

Higher borrowing rates do not seem to be deterring home buyers in North Perth.

The Listowel Kinsmen Pool played host to a South Western Ontario Sharks Swim League meet on Saturday, July 15. Minor swim teams from throughout the area took part.

The Provincial Junior Hockey League community continues to mourn the tragic passing of one of its own this week, after standout Wingham Ironmen defenseman Turner McKenzie was killed in a single-vehicle collision on July 15.

Until the end of July, the Listowel Business Improvement Association (BIA) is hosting summer programs to promote tourism in the growing community’s downtown area.

The employees of South Easthope Mutual Insurance Company recently made a $500 donation to the North Perth Community Hospice. It was raised by employees as part of their Dress Down for Charity program, also holding bake and craft sales and raffles. Each year, employees select the charities that recei

Railroads were an important aspect of life in Perth County during the 1800s. While there were trains coming into the southern part of the county as of the 1850s, the north had been largely left untouched, especially coming into Listowel. This had an impact on the economy and ease of travel for resid

At the July 10 meeting of North Perth council, with a large consent agenda that consisted of 33 items, three councillors wished to extract items to further discuss and consider.

It takes a monumental group effort in planning an event the size and scope of the four-day Listowel Agricultural Fair, and sometimes the mid-summer weather doesn’t always cooperate. But as Listowel Agricultural Society President Elizabeth Johnston said, the latest running of the fair this past weeke

On July 5, during a notice sent out by the Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance (LWHA) for an upcoming emergency department closure, Karl Ellis, president and CEO of LWHA, added to the regular notice with current measures the alliance is taking to attempt to mitigate the frequency of the closures.