LOCAL HEADLINES

Waterloo Region Community Legal Services (WRCLS) is once again offering rural mobile legal clinics to support residents in Wellesley and Wilmot townships.

Mayor Natasha Salonen has tabled Wilmot Township’s 2026 budget, and if passed as is, ratepayers would see a 9.7 per-cent increase in their property tax bill.

Daryl Granger’s ‘Young Farmer’ is a beautifully crafted, educational, and often humorous documentary told through the eyes of seven-year-old boy, Roman Boyd.

Courtland’s Jayden King is not only brushing up on his curling skills for the Montana’s Brier February 27 to March 8 in St. John’s Newfoundland, but also his ability to kiss a cod and ingest dark rum.

Perth County council has officially dug into this year’s draft budget, which carries a proposed tax-levy increase of 7.93 per cent, inclusive of growth.

Taylor McDonald, the owner of 162 Queen St. E in St. Marys, has been busy at work over the last few months with two new business ventures.

For about 25 years, students from across Paris and the surrounding area have been honouring veterans and reflecting on the meaning of remembrance through the Paris Legion’s annual Poster and Literary Contest.

A powerful mix of freezing rain, rain and persistent snowfall kept St. Marys road crews busy for the better part of a week beginning Dec. 26, 2025, prompting the town to declare a significant weather event on Dec. 29, 2025, as conditions worsened.

Rumours and hearsay plague investigators as they search for evidence Derek Ritz was 51 years old when he was reported missing on Jan. 7, 2017, seven days after he was last seen leaving a home in the area of Avonton Road in Sebringville on Dec. 31, 2016 By Galen Simmons, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Nine years after Derek Ritz was last seen at a home in Sebringville, in the Township of Perth South, at around 1 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2016, investigators with the Stratford Pol

Nine years after Derek Ritz was last seen at a home in Sebringville, in the Township of Perth South, at around 1 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2016, investigators with the Stratford Police Service are hoping to entice first-hand witnesses to come forward with new information that could close the City of Stratford’s only cold case.

A powerful mix of freezing rain, rain and persistent snowfall kept road conditions difficult this holiday season.

A mixed bag of severe winter weather hit Oxford County and Wilmot Township over the last few weeks, creating hazardous driving conditions and keeping public work crews busy clearing snow and applying salt and sand to area roadways.

“Region of Waterloo budget delivers affordability and service investments.”

A pair of victories to start 2026 has put New Hamburg a single point ahead of Tavistock in the Provincial Junior Hockey League’s (PJHL) Doherty Division.

The first draft of the town’s 2026 budget is sitting at a 1.8 per cent hike, plus a retroactive court-mandated policing increase, for a total tax increase of 3.64 per cent.

Tradition and a touch of winter humour marked New Year’s Day at Paris Legion Branch 29, where members and guests gathered for the annual High Noon Golf Tournament and New Year’s Levee. The High Noon Golf Tournament, a Paris New Year’s Day staple since 1960, once again drew participants behind the Syl Apps Community Centre. Competitors attempt to drive a golf ball roughly 60 yards into a hula hoop — a task made considerably more challenging this year by deep snow and frozen g

The most important place for a horticultural farmer to spend their time is in the fields and orchards. But a close second might be the annual Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention.

The Simcoe and District Chamber of Commerce announced its Outstanding Business Award winners at their Annual Business Achievement Awards Gala on Nov. 13 at the Delhi German Home, and its Citizen of the Year.

The Coca-Cola Holiday Caravan made its return to St. Marys over the weekend, allowing locals to visit Father Christmas himself. 

St. Marys’ Gilly’s Pubhouse has won the People’s Choice Award for Best Burger in the United Way Perth-Huron’s (UWPH) Ultimate Burger Battle fundraiser competition.