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Multiple local teams compete in South Huron memorial tournament

Denny Scott February 19, 2026Listowel Banner, Sports, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

Feb. 9, 2026 – Playoff games U15B – Midwest 49ers (1) at Southeast Surge (4) Feb. 10, 2026 –…

New report cites local discrimination, hate groups, call to action for 2SLGBTQ+ population support

Rachel Hammermueller February 12, 2026Listowel Banner, Local News, News, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

According to the report, many 2SLGBTQ+ participants expressed they felt excluded from community life, experiencing or witnessing discrimination based on their identities.

Howick Fire secures $16,800 from Fire Grant

Nicole Beswitherick February 12, 2026Listowel Banner, News, Wingham Advance Times

HOWICK - At its Jan. 27 regular meeting, council here approved entering into a transfer payment agreement with the Province of Ontario after successfully securing $16,800 through the Fire Protection Grant from the Ontario Fire Marshal’s office.

Howick amends consolidated fees and charges bylaw

Nicole Beswitherick February 12, 2026Listowel Banner, News, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

HOWICK - Council here discussed its amendments to the township’s consolidated fees and charges bylaw at its Jan. 27 meeting.

Grace Stagg’s death – Cromarty Presbyterian Church in 1909

Megan Lockhart February 12, 2026Listowel Banner, Pieces of the Past

At Stratford-Perth Archives, we often stumble across interesting news stories while conducting our…

Cyclones take win against Strathroy Rockets on home ice

Nicole Beswitherick February 12, 2026Listowel Banner, Local News, Sports

LISTOWEL - The Listowel Cyclones (10th in the Western Conference of the GOHL) played on home ice on Friday, Feb. 6 against the Strathroy Rockets (9th in the Western Conference of the GOHL), despite a winter storm that closed several roads.

Sunrise illuminates sky in Howick Township

Nicole Beswitherick February 12, 2026Listowel Banner, Local News, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

HOWICK - Pictured just outside of Gorrie in Howick Township, on Feb. 2, the sunrise illuminated the sky and snow with pink, purple, yellow and orange hues.

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Playoffs begin for A-ZONE level teams, tournaments continue on

Denny Scott February 12, 2026Listowel Banner, Sports, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

Midwestern Newspapers follows minor hockey cation for the week of Jan. 5 through Jan. 11.

History isn’t just the big events: everything is within the author’s scope

Denny Scott February 12, 2026Columns, Listowel Banner, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

Journalists, reporters, editors – whatever the title is, these are the people that are responsible, as a previous boss of mine said, for crafting The First Draft of History (my apologies to my coworkers for the near-flippant use of capitalized characters, I promise, it will only happen once).

Impaired driver in West Perth

Submitted February 5, 2026Local News, Police, Rural

One person has been charged for driving impaired after being stopped following a traffic violation on Jan. 27, a police report states.

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Bears that Care: spreading compassion for kids

The Listowel Memorial Hospital and North Perth Fire Department received special deliveries on March…

Local band, Hitched, celebrate Paddyfest with intimate show at The Back 9

Local band Hitched played to an intimate, sold-out crowd at The Back 9 on March. 14. Consisting of…

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Walkerton Herald-Times March 19 Turnbacks

From March 11, 1987.

Consider the people who conduct the rescue

Bravo to the first responders who rescued the 23 ice fishermen who ran into trouble recently on Georgian Bay when the ice started breaking up.

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CIP grant will enhance accessibility

A new Wingham business, Life on a Footstool, was awarded a Community Improvement Program (CIP) grant by North Huron Council for $2,168.55 to help improve the façade and upgrade accessibility access.

Speaker shares how Amish keep food cold year-round with pond ice

During the Wingham and Area Historical Society’s first meeting of the year, Brent Bowyer described how one Amish family turns a small farm pond into their year-long refrigeration system each winter. 

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From lived experience to lasting support – putting farmer mental health first

In March 2019, my husband Brian and I began milking cows in our new dairy barn near Cannington in Durham Region.

How did we get here?

The North Huron community is reeling from the news a council member was hospitalized with injuries suffered in an altercation following the Feb. 17 council meeting.

The horizon looms

It is a good news story that the Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) trustees adopted their 2026 budget late last month, but it doesn’t line up with what is on the horizon. 

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Pretty plants, ugly outcomes: The high cost of invasive species

By Cory Bilyea

HURON/PERTH - Periwinkle, English ivy and goutweed look harmless in a backyard bed, but once they reach nearby woods, they can blanket acres. Maitland Conservation Ecologist Erin Gouthro explains how invasive species damage local forests and streams, and how to dispose of “problem plants” safely.

CIP grant will enhance accessibility

By Cory Bilyea

A new Wingham business, Life on a Footstool, was awarded a Community Improvement Program (CIP) grant by North Huron Council for $2,168.55 to help improve the façade and upgrade accessibility access.

Speaker shares how Amish keep food cold year-round with pond ice

By Cory Bilyea

During the Wingham and Area Historical Society’s first meeting of the year, Brent Bowyer described how one Amish family turns a small farm pond into their year-long refrigeration system each winter. 

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