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The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s (CBHFM) class of 2025 will consist of six new inductees.

Jeff Bell is the new Councillor for the Township of Perth South, having been chosen by Council among a group of five Perth South residents who each put their names forward to serve the community.

Though the Ontario minister of transportation recently welcomed an application from Perth County for funding through the Ontario Transit Investment Fund (OTIF) to support the PC Connect rural-route bus service set to be discontinued at the end of March, Perth County council is standing by its decision to end the bus service that connects rural communities within the county.

Another week, another blemish-free set of games for the St. Marys Lincolns, who extended their winning streak to 15 games, the longest segment of consecutive wins in the entire Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League (GOJHL) this season.

Good things happen when a plan works out. This is the case at Angela Dawn Aesthetics & Medispa on Water Street.

A longstanding dispute between St. Marys’ pickleball and tennis groups over use of the town’s courts appears to be closer to resolution.

Rotary Hospice Stratford Perth and Quadro Communications are hoping more people will sign up to support the hospice during the Hospice Hearts Monthly Gifting challenge.

Michael Hitchcock, one of the most universally beloved figures in St. Marys and Stratford, will represent his two home communities when he golfs at the Special Olympics Ontario (SOO) Provincial Summer Games in Brantford on July 10-13.

The St. Marys Lincolns picked up three wins in four days to extend their winning streak to 13 straight games and in doing so, guaranteed themselves a playoff spot.

Tim Hortons and Special Olympics Canada partnered together on Friday, Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 for their annual limited-time donut fundraiser. 100% of the proceeds from the Special Olympics donut sales go to Special Olympics athletes across Canada.

The St. Marys Lincolns picked up three wins in four days to extend their winning streak to 13 straight games clinching a playoff spot.

Family Literacy Day takes place every January 27 to raise awareness about the importance of reading.

“As everyone is aware, there are more grants requested than there is money … There’s only so much to go around,” said Mayor Al Strathdee.

Although their two most recent performances were far from masterpieces, the St. Marys Lincolns extended their winning streak to 10 games by beating London, Sarnia, and Komoka in a stretch of three games in four days.

A regional mobile vet clinic is looking for crafters of all skills to help comfort those grieving as they say goodbye to their beloved pets.

Appointed earlier in January, the new president and CEO of Atura Power, a subsidiary of Ontario Power Generation (OPG) that operates Ontario's largest fleet of combined cycle gas turbine powerplants, has roots in Stratford and St. Marys.

Rotary International has been in existence since 1905 and has a track record of addressing challenges, creating friendships and has an ongoing commitment to changing the world for the better. One of their more popular programs that you may have heard about over the years is Rotary Youth Exchange.

St. Marys began their busy four-day stretch on Jan. 22 when they visited the London Nationals in the team’s first visit to the Western Fair.

Claire Dunbar from St. Marys will be taking on this exciting challenge in August as she embarks on an exchange to Denmark.

Just last week our town was graced with a new family-owned restaurant. Small but mighty, Izzy’s Place is located at 36 Water Street.