The 2024 Listowel Agricultural Fair was a big hit yet again this year, with droves of families coming out to enjoy exhibits, rides, shows and of course, the opening night parade.
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Listowel Legionnaires compete in U22 OBA tournament
LISTOWEL – The Listowel Legionnaires junior team took part in the U22 OBA Tournament this past…
Perth County passes 3.13% cost of living increase for council, staff
Down slightly from the year before, Perth County council set its cost of living increase for next year at 3.13 per cent.
Locals do well at Lucknow 4-H Dairy Invitational Show
The Lucknow 4-H Dairy Invitational Show was on Aug. 5 with 49 4-H members from all of Perth County participated. Perth County also won the Premier County Competition with several locals placing.
Assault in Listowel results in serious injuries
LISTOWEL - Perth County OPP is investigating an assault that took place in Listowel’s west-end during the early morning hours of August 10 that resulted in one person with serious injuries.
North Perth Council denies ATV request
After receiving what was perhaps the most community engagement it ever has – according to one of council’s longest standing councillors – North Perth Council voted unanimously to deny the request to allow ATVs use of the North Perth Community Trail at its’ Aug. 12 meeting.
Perth County’s new Forest School focuses on learning in the outdoors
At Last Forest School set up shop at the former Galbraith Optimist Camp, just east of Listowel, last April.
Bravo to French leaders for ‘taking the plunge’
A lot of focus with the Summer Olympics has been on the Seine River. The river has played a key…
July unemployment rate increases to 2.8%
In July, the unemployment rate for the Stratford-Bruce Peninsula Economic Region increased by 0.4 percentage points to 2.8 per cent after dropping for five consecutive months.
‘Corn: Our Mother, Our Life’
Now is the time for fresh corn! Margaret Visser’s 1986 book, Much Depends on Dinner, a classic on…
