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Perth County declares a significant weather event for Feb. 12 to 13

Submitted February 12, 2025Listowel Banner, News, Rural

At 8:30am local time, Perth County officially declared a Significant Weather Event as per Ontario Regulation 239/02.

Local musician Riley Thompson shares career launch

Heather MacEwen February 6, 2025Arts & Entertainment, Listowel Banner, Local News, Music, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel

Flipping the switch from electric to acoustic guitar gives way to a new journey in music

Local fire departments respond to fire in Listowel

Submitted January 30, 2025Listowel Banner, News

LISTOWEL – North Perth Fire Department, Perth East Fire Dept. and Minto Fire Dept. responded to a…

Wallace North reconstruction project allocated over $2.1 million from province

Submitted January 30, 2025Business, Listowel Banner, News

Matthew Rae, MPP for Perth-Wellington recently announced $11,184,565 in new  infrastructure funding which will lead to enabling the construction of up to 2,705 new homes.

Perth-Wellington Green Party makes Ian Morton candidate

Submitted January 30, 2025Listowel Banner, News

Ian Morton has been nominated as the Ontario Greens’ candidate for Perth–Wellington in the upcoming provincial election.

Plot twist

Rachel Hammermueller January 30, 2025Columns, Walkerton Herald-Times, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

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’

Pauline Kerr January 30, 2025Columns, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel

Politically speaking, we are facing a perfect storm. Remember the movie about three weather fronts that converged and wreaked havoc?

Police seeking suspect in fuel theft in Listowel; snowmobile collisions in Perth

Midwestern Newspapers January 30, 2025Listowel Banner, News, Police

LISTOWEL – Police are investigating the theft of fuel from a local gas station in Listowel. On…

Right Time –Wrong Election

Stewart Skinner January 30, 2025Columns, Walkerton Herald-Times, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

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

Kelsey Bent January 30, 2025Columns, Listowel Banner, Local News, Rural, Walkerton Herald-Times, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

Did anyone else read the book series titled A Series Of Unfortunate Events by Daniel Handler under the pen name Lemony Snicket?

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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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Huron County Council gives no direction regarding contested roundabout

Huron County Council received a report regarding the contested intersection of County Road 83 and Airport Line, which was originally slated to be re-engineered as a roundabout, but council voted to remove the project from the 2026 budget.

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.

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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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Huron County Council gives no direction regarding contested roundabout

By Denny Scott

Huron County Council received a report regarding the contested intersection of County Road 83 and Airport Line, which was originally slated to be re-engineered as a roundabout, but council voted to remove the project from the 2026 budget.

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.

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