TEN YEARS AGO 2015 – David Carson Farms & Auctions acted as a layover facility for horses…
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Rude classroom behaviour: take a deep breath and count to 10
There is new data to prove teachers are not imagining it – they really are seeing more rude behaviour in the classroom than was the case prior to the pandemic.
Suppressed fury
I was recently invited to participate in an op-ed campaign, which took my writing to a different…
Scholarship announced, camping proposed at Hayloft 2026
LISTOWEL - Ralph Spoltore, the proprietor of Spotty Dog Productions – the entity that presented the first Hayloft Music Festival – updated North Perth Council on Sept. 8.
Walkerton Capitals lose three pre-season games over weekend
WALKERTON - The Walkerton Capitals found themselves on the wrong side of the scoring leger in each of the team’s three pre-season games over the weekend. On Friday, the Capitals hosted Kincardine Bulldogs who downed the Capitals 9-4. Then, on Saturday, in Wellesley, the Capitals fell to the Wellesl
Eighth-place Tigers claim Huron County Fastball championship
The Brussels Tigers claimed the Huron County Fastball League championship over the weekend at Keterson Park in Mitchell.
Ironmen downed in back-to-back pre-season games
WELLESLEY – The Wingham Ironmen had a rough pre-season, with back-to-back losses over the weekend…
Conservative leaders seem to be forgetting their base
It was a weird week last week for those of us who watch politics a little dispassionately – that being without a strong attachment to either side. Why? Well because it almost seemed like the provincial and federal Conservatives woke up in Bizzaro world where up is down, and right is left, especially
Benninger’s apparel company takes off thanks to county program
MORRIS-TURNBERRY – F.E. Madill Secondary School student Gavin Benninger decided this was the year…
Thresher association reunion shows how the world used to work
Threshing, antique machinery and food are some of the major foci of the annual reunion of the Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association, held the weekend after Labour Day every year at the Blyth Campground.
Grant provided to help Huron County implement homelessness program
GODERICH – A $30,000 federal grant will help launch a new Huron County pilot project aimed at…
Over 200 school-age childcare spaces lost in Huron County
GODERICH - More than 200 childcare spaces in Huron County will disappear later this month with the closure of before- and after-school programs (BASP) operated by London Bridge Child Care.
Historical Corner unveiled at Alice Munro Branch of Huron County Library
One of the Wingham and Area Historical Society’s (WAHS) main objectives when they formed in 2023 was to preserve as many of the historical artifacts from the now-closed North Huron Museum as they could.
North Huron finance director resigns; interim director reappointed
North Huron Council accepted the resignation of the municipality’s newly hired director of finance, Maria Thornton, one week after she officially started. Thornton’s official first day was Aug. 25.
Council supports energy efficiency funding application
Council here went with the recommendation of its staff to issue a letter of support to the County of Huron in an application for funding from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).
