Don’t come for me – I have a healthy respect for football. If a game is happening, it’s on in our house. There’s a reason sports have been a part of cultures throughout human history: they have the power to bring people together, and that’s important in times of division.
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Article on airport contained ‘misleading’ information: SMA commissioner contends
Please allow me space to reply to Brockton Councillor Carl Kuhnke’s article published in your paper on April 24: “Airport would be better under private ownership.”
Get ready to ‘Golf Fore Hospice’
The sixth annual Golf Fore Hospice is scheduled for June 18 at Walkerton Golf and Curling Club.
Two F. E. Madill graduates among recipients of McCall Huron County Scholarships
Two F. E. Madill Secondary School graduates are among eight students from Huron County selected as 2024 recipients of the McCall Huron County Scholarships.
Regional secondary schools rank on lower half of Ontario list
The Fraser Institute released its annual rankings of Ontario secondary schools on May 23, allowing parents to compare the academic performance of schools across the province in a report titled Report Card on Ontario’s Secondary Schools.
Crime Stoppers direct attention to regional theft
Huron Perth Crime Stoppers and Police are asking for the public’s assistance in solving the following theft occurrences.
Two vehicle collision over long weekend; one person airlifted
NORTH PERTH - One person was airlifted by ORNGE air ambulance on the afternoon of May 17 following a two vehicle collision in the area of Line 87 and Road 165.
Recalling memories of Stratford Food City
Looking for ways to stretch the family grocery budget is not new. On June 14, 1967, Stratford was abuzz with the grand opening of its first discount grocery store, Food City. The 15,000 square foot store was located at 1007 Ontario Street, near the current site of the Festival Marketplace Shopping M
Trillium ROOTS council grants $10,000 to Wingham Hospital
The Trillium ROOTS council, the charitable branch of Trillium Mutual Insurance, has donated $10,000 to the Wingham & District Hospital Foundation to benefit the Caring Together campaign for a new CT Scanner.
RTO organization celebrates 50 years
District 9 Retired Teachers Ontario (RTO) recently celebrated 50 years as an organization on Tuesday, May 8 at Mitchell Golf and Country Club.
Owen Riegling performs in Mildmay at Harley’s Pub and Perk to wrap up tour
Owen Riegling and the Bud Light Buckle Up Tour set up stage on Friday, May 24 in the Harleys Pub and Perk parking lot, welcoming fans to a night of country music and fun.
Madill plays host to the Huron Perth Athletic Association Championships
Madill hosted the Huron Perth Athletic Association Championships hosted in Wingham on May 22.
Country musician Amanda Keeles coming to Wingham Town Hall
London, Ontario-born country artist Amanda Keeles’s tour is coming to Wingham. Heard on over 50 radio stations in Canada alone and more on the global stage, Keeles’ music blends classic rock and pop elements for her own unique brand of country. On June 8, Keeles will bring that sound to Wingham Town
Watson Home Hardware store in Goderich destroyed by fire
Fire destroyed the Watsons Home Hardware store here on Saturday night.
Superior Court awards $3.22 million in court costs to Saugeen First Nation
In a significant development, Ontario Superior Court Justice, the Honourable Susan Vella, ruled in favour of the Chippewas of Saugeen, awarding the reserve a substantial sum of $3.22 million for court costs, disbursements and HST in the long, historic court case that disputed the reserve boundary on
