Midwestern Newspapers has been nominated for 19 Ontario Community Newspapers Association (OCNA) 2024 Better Newspapers Competition awards, the organization announced on Feb. 14.
Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel
Health care matters to rural Ontario residents
Midwestern Ontario “got discovered” during COVID-19. City residents saw the silver lining as…
Decision time is here
The time for campaigning is over and it’s up to Ontarians to decide.
An entirely senseless provincial election campaign
I must confess that when most recent spate of elections was finished (federal in 2021, municipal and provincial in 2022), I did some math on my personal chronological state...
Honouring St. Valentine – poetry, chocolate and CPR
Feb. 14 has just passed, and some of us are still enjoying chocolate goodies and special treats from our sweethearts.
Candidate slate grows as nomination close approaches
With election day two weeks away, local candidates are putting their names to paper to officially register for the upcoming provincial election.
Listowel native part of new ownership group at Wingham Golf and Curling Club
WINGHAM - Local golf enthusiast Scott Bowman and an unnamed partner have purchased the Wingham Golf and Curling Club. They took possession of the recently closed club on Jan. 31 and announced plans to rebrand and revitalize the popular location.
Oh, what you can learn from a tube of saliva
About a week before Christmas, I spit into a plastic tube and shipped it off to British Columbia. That sounds weird – I should explain that it was for a 23andMe DNA test.
Is user-pay a fair way to lower taxes?
The big question when government bodies large and small set their annual budgets is how to make a tax increase palatable – or at least unlikely to infuriate taxpayers.
Local musician Riley Thompson shares career launch
Flipping the switch from electric to acoustic guitar gives way to a new journey in music
Plot twist
I like to look back on my life so far as if it were chapters in a book. Things have always moved in phases – much like seasons, I believe there to be clear distinctions between one chapter of my life, and turning a page into another.
Ontario voters face a ‘perfect storm’
Politically speaking, we are facing a perfect storm. Remember the movie about three weather fronts that converged and wreaked havoc?
Right Time –Wrong Election
There is no doubt that the good people of Perth Wellington, Huron-Bruce, and Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound deserve an election right now. The fact that it is provincial instead of federal speaks volumes to the deficit of character currently on display from our political class.
A series of elitist events at Perth County Council
Did anyone else read the book series titled A Series Of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler under the pen name Lemony Snicket?
Premier confirms early election call for province
Premier Doug Ford has confirmed Ontarians will soon be heading to the polls for an election.
