LOCAL HEADLINES

Just before her interview with the Stratford Times at Fanfare Books in Stratford on Nov. 9, eight-year-old Izzy Martchenko, also known as Izzy the Bookworm, dashed to the bookstore’s children’s section. She also flipped through several books during the interview.

In the 12 games after the team’s six straight wins to start the season, the Stratford Hunter Steel Ltd. Warriors find themselves having precisely half the points that were available to them.

Stratford will soon be getting two new ambassadors: a poet laureate and a youth poet laureate. Stratford city council approved a three-year pilot program in partnership with Destination Stratford and the Stratford Public Library at its Nov. 12 meeting.

Prepare for a fabulous evening of storytelling with a dramatic reading of A Christmas Carol at Avondale United Church Dec. 8 at 7 p.m.

The much anticipated return of Winter Wanderland to Market Square is set for Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. This year there are new features along with old favourites for this family friendly event.

Longtime Stratford Festival actor Graham Abbey recently celebrated a quarter-century’s worth of work with the festival.

According to Const. Darren Fischer, community resource and media relations officer with the Stratford Police Service (SPS), the annual Crime Prevention Week in Stratford and abroad is about raising awareness and building community connections.

Central Huron Firefighters will face off against a full line-up of former NHL hockey heroes in support of Huron Hospice.

Chris Sallows, a local ISA certified arborist, has broken a world record by ascending 50 feet of rope in 8.8 seconds.

Tim Hortons is offering a way to spread kindness this holiday season through the second-annual Holiday Smile Cookie campaign and United Way Perth-Huron (UWPH) is among the organizations benefitting.

When Tillsonburg native Colin Campbell visited the Hockey Hall of Fame decades ago, little did he ever imagine his future connection to it

If the current trend continues, Tillsonburg is set for a record year as far as industrial building permits are concerned.

The week-long global karate tournament ran from Oct. 26 to Nov. 1 and featured over 1,000 competitors from 33 different countries.

The St. Marys Station Gallery will present an exhibition called Memories of the Big Band Era, beginning on Nov. 9.

At the St. Marys cenotaph, a large crowd gathered for the Ceremony of Remembrance hosted by the Town of St. Marys.

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The Ontario Provincial Police has reached a milestone of half a century of female police officers

Wilmot Township is launching what it hopes will be a new and improved public consultation into the controversial Prime Minister’s Path.

Aaron Oosterhoff and his family are on a quest to put a twist on a classic breakfast menu.

Everyone is always welcome at Army Navy Air Force #255 in Simcoe.