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Opinion

Settle back for some laughs with Doris and Ivy in the Home

Marlene Ottens June 27, 2024Columns, Opinion

ST. JACOBS – Two women of a certain age become friends at a retirement home –  sounds like…

Looking for some support from adults

Axl Dusharm June 27, 2024Columns, Listowel Banner, Opinion

Youth are part of a world that adults are unable to understand what it is like to grow up in.…

Saving Graceland shines spotlight on local mental health issues

Kelsey Bent June 27, 2024Arts & Entertainment, Editorials, Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

Show on Blyth stage until Aug. 8

June 27 Cartoon

Submitted June 27, 2024Cartoons, Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

To access this post, you must purchase Digital Subscription - Monthly or Digital…

Great community events being staged across the region

Patrick Raftis June 20, 2024Columns, Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

Often in this space we find ourselves recounting the problems and issues that plague us locally, provincially and nationally.

The Farm Show a reminder of Blyth Festival Theatre’s humble ‘barn’ beginnings

Kelsey Bent June 20, 2024Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

Kicking off the double whammy anniversary season: the 50th Blyth Festival Theatre season, as well as Gil Garrett’s 10th season as artistic director, is The Farm Show. 

Allegations, innuendo, suspicion hang over Parliament Hill

Pauline Kerr June 20, 2024Columns, Editorials, Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

The mere thought there has been foreign interference in Canada’s political process is shocking enough, but the notion there were MPs and/or senators who may have conspired with foreign governments like China and India leaves the average Canadian speechless.

Pictures of the Past: June 30, 1993

Submitted June 20, 2024Columns, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times

On June 30, 1993, over 100 Walkerton business cards were collected and presented to Walkerton, Indiana, officials.

Graham’s “Post Alice” puts difficult rural issues centre stage

Rachel Hammermueller June 19, 2024Arts & Entertainment, Local News, Opinion, Wingham Advance Times

Playwright Taylor Marie Graham’s production Post Alice had its second run during the Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story June 5 - 9 on Blyth’s Harvest Stage. 

Remembering humble beginnings

Kelsey Bent June 13, 2024Columns, Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

I fear that a couple of councils are teetering on a slippery slope, with the recent disapproval of a townhome development. 

The most hopeful thing I’ve ever heard

Melanie Koch Nichol June 13, 2024Columns, Listowel Banner, Opinion

I know some days are rough. Even some weeks. Some seasons. Some years. And following Jesus is by no…

Drayton Festival Theatre opens season with 1960s girl power in ‘Beehive’

Marlene Ottens June 13, 2024Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Opinion

DRAYTON – Even though I was a very small child during most of the 1960s, I appreciate the variety…

Bravo to the Class of ’24 – pivoting experts extraordinaire

Pauline Kerr June 13, 2024Columns, Editorials, Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

The Class of ’24 has been through a lot, be it at the elementary school level, secondary school,…

June 13, 2024 turnbacks

Submitted June 13, 2024Columns, Listowel Banner, Opinion, Walkerton Herald-Times

Listowel Banner Ten Years Ago 2014 – LDSS principal Diane Homewood retired after working there…

Mr. Livingstone, I presume?

Jessica Carter June 6, 2024Columns, Listowel Banner, Opinion

Last month I wrote about Mr. John Livingston, the man who co-owned a linseed company with his brother James and built Livingstone Manor.

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Over 50 attend No Tyrants protest co-organized by Kincardine man

Contributed photos The No Tyrants protest, aimed at highlighting autocratic activities, specifically those in the United States, that was held in Owen Sound late last month brought over 50 protestors to Owen Sound’s city hall. Co-organizer Kevin Larson was very happy with the turnout, especially compared to another political protest around the same time.

Denny Scott dscott@midwesternnewspapers.com OWEN SOUND – A local rally aimed at refuting the…

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F.E. Madill fire incident investigation concluded; OPP report no charges laid, no additional individuals involved

The OPP has concluded its investigation in relation to a April 7 fire incident at F.E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham, which sent a youth to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Household income inequality ranges throughout Huron, Perth

A recent study offers an overview of household income distribution and inequalities in Huron and Perth Counties, highlighting areas with the most low-income households, and regions facing the largest income gaps. 

See all Listowel area articles.

South Bruce records incident-free start to 2026 in health and safety report

TEESWATER - The Municipality of South Bruce reported a strong start to 2026 in workplace health and safety, with no incidents, injuries or near-misses recorded across all municipal operations in the first quarter.

Bluewater board explores community partnerships for underused school space across region

CHESLEY -  Trustees with the Bluewater District School Board (BWDSB) are looking to expand community use of school space, identifying 11 schools with available room for potential partnerships as part of ongoing planning efforts across Bruce and Grey counties.

See all Mildmay area articles.

Wing Fry Guys and Chepstow Lions Club donate $1,500 to Easter Seals

The Wing Fry Guys in conjunction with the Chepstow Lions Club have donated $1,500 to the Easter Seals.

Rotary Club of Walkerton supports local literacy

WALKERTON - The Rotary Club of Walkerton is proud to announce the successful completion of a community literacy initiative that provided more than 240 new books to local schools in the Walkerton area.

See all Walkerton area articles.

F.E. Madill fire incident investigation concluded; OPP report no charges laid, no additional individuals involved

The OPP has concluded its investigation in relation to a April 7 fire incident at F.E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham, which sent a youth to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Household income inequality ranges throughout Huron, Perth

A recent study offers an overview of household income distribution and inequalities in Huron and Perth Counties, highlighting areas with the most low-income households, and regions facing the largest income gaps. 

See all Wingham area articles.

Editorial

This is what you get when you vote for a party instead of a person

Sarnia-Lambton-Bkejwanong MP Marilyn Gladu could be facing a (likely doomed to fail) legal challenge from the very people she represents.

Where’s the chaos? The surveillance state? Mind-controlling drugs?

We awoke Tuesday morning in a world unlike any we had seen before: one in which a federal party didn’t win a majority but slowly, steadily built its way up to one - and then kind of won one in a by-election.

Hurting with you: our community

Last Tuesday, the staff here at Midwestern Newspapers spent the day doing what I will always call the worst part of the job – reporting on tragedy.

Columnists

Wing Fry Guys and Chepstow Lions Club donate $1,500 to Easter Seals

By Submitted

The Wing Fry Guys in conjunction with the Chepstow Lions Club have donated $1,500 to the Easter Seals.

F.E. Madill fire incident investigation concluded; OPP report no charges laid, no additional individuals involved

By Midwestern Newspapers

The OPP has concluded its investigation in relation to a April 7 fire incident at F.E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham, which sent a youth to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Household income inequality ranges throughout Huron, Perth

By Rachel Hammermueller

A recent study offers an overview of household income distribution and inequalities in Huron and Perth Counties, highlighting areas with the most low-income households, and regions facing the largest income gaps. 

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