LOCAL HEADLINES

The inaugural Wine and Cheese Night hosted by a local cheese shop will provide a taste of Huron and Perth counties.

Drama wasn’t in short supply when the Easy Lift Doors U13 LL Boys Blue St. Marys Rock captured the gold medals in Georgian Shores.

Fans of the Amazing Race Canada may recognize Tyler Smith as being the winner of season nine with Kat Kastner.

The Stonetown Karate Centre (SKC) was well-represented at the Ontario Provincial Martial Arts Championships on Feb. 22 in Burlington.

At the Feb. 25 St. Marys council meeting, councillors voted to have staff update the town’s existing 10-year capital plan.

The St. Marys Stonetown Heritage Festival has lots of activities in store this year, from beloved, historical tours to new musical acts.

At the Feb. 25 council meeting, councillors approved a recommendation by the town’s strategic priorities committee.

Matthew Rae will once again be heading to Queen’s Park as Perth-Wellington’s MPP.

A weekend that started with a record-setting high on Feb. 21 ended with a bitter-tasting low Feb. 23 with the Lincolns winning their franchise-best, 18th-consecutive game in a matchup with the St. Thomas Stars before falling in a frustratingly forgettable 3-2 shootout loss to the Kitchener-Waterloo Siskins.

After a long closure that began during the COVID-19 pandemic, a significant step in the rejuvenation of the Stone Willow Inn occurred on Sunday with the re-opening of the hotel’s popular restaurant – now known as Hillstone Bar & Grill.

Representatives from the St. Marys Pickleball Association and St. Marys Tennis Club met with town councillors and staff for the ad-hoc committee’s second meeting Feb. 19 to discuss potential short- and long-term plans for St. Marys’ racket-sports courts.

It would be understandable if the results of the St. Marys Lincolns’ most recent two games have given fans whiplash.

The wait is over for Deanna and Craig Jacobs and staff as they held their opening Feb. 21 for Jacobs Liquidation at its new location.

The St. Marys Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser saw 145 walkers and 30 teams raise more than $45,155 for important local causes.

Ahead of the provincial election on Feb. 27, four candidates went head-to-head in a debate

The Finnbilt Construction U9 MD Boys St. Marys Rock captured the gold medal at the U9 Full-Ice Tournament in Aylmer Feb. 7-9 in thrilling fashion.

A total of 119 industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) properties in St. Marys could soon be on the hook for paying for recycling-pickup services after curbside collection of recyclables transferred from the responsibility of Ontario municipalities to producer responsible organizations (PROs) in April 2024.

A homework club is looking for volunteers to assist Ukrainian students with their learning. V.J. Knutson, a former teacher, set up a homework club for Ukrainian students between the grades of senior kindergarten to Grade 11.

“Start the Presses!” was the big headline in the Saturday, Feb. 15 online edition of The Paris Independent.

St. Marys council has approved a partnership between the town and the AMBSB's specialist high skills major program.