Essential for many Thanksgiving celebrations is the turkey dinner which is served with a selection…
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Listowel Banner turnbacks for October 16, 2025
TEN YEARS AGO 2015 – Following the lowering of the Maitland River, the park has been a hive of…
Midwest 49ers down Whitecaps
Midwestern Newspapers recaps how the 'A' and 'B' local hockey teams manage over the weekend.
Increases are okay, just keep them small and spread them out
I know that we’re going to get into some “nerdy” stuff, as my parents told me, but bear with…
Motion defeated to replace steel cladding at Howick fire station
HOWICK - Fire Chief Josh Kestner came to council here at its Sept. 9 meeting, recommending they accept three quotes gathered for the Howick Fire Station steel cladding project, and approve the quote from Prior Projects and Renos of Mildmay in the amount of $24,295 – the lowest bid of the three.
Howick municipal drain collapses under county road, causing crop damage to properties on Gorrie Line
HOWICK - Council here is proceeding with a request for major improvement and extension by petition for municipal drain #20, currently causing damage on Gorrie Line.
Hockey tournament returns to Palmerston
PALMERSTON - Eight hockey teams are set to face off at the Palmerston and District Community Centre Complex at the end of October to benefit the Friesen family.
Howick to be replacing Belmore Community Centre flooring
HOWICK - Council here recently approved $1,895 to be taken from the recreation reserve fund to complete the Belmore Community Centre flooring replacement.
Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance expands diagnostic imaging capabilities
LISTOWEL - The Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance (LWHA) has completed a series of major improvements to its Diagnostic Imaging Program, including upgrades to breast screening technology and the addition of a new CT scanner at Wingham & District Hospital earlier this year.
Witches Walk comes to an end after 14 years of frightening fundraising
After 14 years, the Atwood Witches Walk is coming to an end. Jackie McCourt, long-time event organizer and host confirmed the news to the Banner in early October about the annual all-ages walk through the local woods at Halloween.
