Music

There were no empty seats at the Wingham Town Hall Theatre as country music singer-songwriter Jason McCoy took to the stage amid cheers and smiles from the Canadian legend’s fans.

On Monday, Nov. 21 at approximately 11 a.m., all three North Perth Fire Department stations responded to a structure fire at 221 Winstanley Street in Monkton.

A meeting brimming with hope for a better community is how one might describe North Perth’s inaugural council meeting on Nov. 21.

Members of the High Street Band perform for the large crowd at the Rockin’ thru the Ages event, held at the Wingham Town Hall Theatre on Oct. 30. There were over 200 eager music lovers in attendance.

With the COVID-19 pandemic seemingly in the rearview mirror, music has returned to local stages. However, there may be no bigger concert on the calendar in midwestern Ontario this fall than Jason McCoy at the Wingham Town Hall Theatre on Thursday, Nov. 24.

Maitland Conservation (MC) board members returned to the administration building in Wroxeter for the first time since moving to the Wroxeter Community Hall in 2020 due to the social-distancing mandate during the pandemic.

Mention Canadian country music royalty and the name, the Wilkinsons, is sure to come up.

The New Year’s Eve dinner and dance in Mildmay is so big, it’s moving to a bigger venue.

A family in Milverton is heartbroken over the loss of their new four-legged family member, after the puppy recently passed away from parvovirus. And they are looking to the veterinarian who signed off on his vaccinations for answers.

The ‘Final Report on Core Congestion Pilot Project and One Way Block’ was presented at the North Perth council meeting on Sept. 26, where it was carried that the one-way street on Wallace Avenue South be removed along with other recommendations that Savini Consulting Inc. made in their final report.

Carson Lamb, clerk of North Huron, released the official list of certified candidates on Monday for the upcoming municipal election in October.

A Listowel man has been charged with sexual luring of a minor here.

For the second year in a row, the Listowel BIA (Discover Listowel) presented a concert in Memorial Park featuring home-grown violinist, Sarah Pratt. 

Innovation was the key subject of North Perth Mayor Todd Kasenberg’s luncheon on June 8, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. After speaking on the good, the bad, and the hopeful, Kasenberg turned his attention to the opportunities the COVID-19 pandemic may present to the community and the need for in