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The last time Allen Paige was in the seat of a Harvard, he was in the Royal Canadian Air Force. That changed when the 101-year-old flew with the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association on Nov. 27.

Students at Glendale High School received insight into trade careers at the Trick of the Trades event held at the school on Nov. 26.

About 20 people attended a public meeting on Station View Developments Inc. to hear more details on the planned initiative.

The Roulston’s Pharmacy U14 A South Oxford Storm have already met coach Adam’s Hunter’s primary 2024/25 goal.

Shoppers looking for an escape from the hustle and bustle of Christmas can find it with sensory shopping at Sobey’s.

Water park hours return to normal

Ward’s Automotive South Oxford U11 Storm Brody Biloski’s International Silver Stick (ISS) A Qualifier game and tournament clincher was a thing of impactful if not aesthetic beauty.

In the spring of 1980, most moviegoers were watching a film about hyperspace while horror fans were crowded in theaters cheering on camp counselors in Friday The 13th as they had the worst summer of their lives.

Arriving from larger urban centres, some of the newer residents of Tillsonburg have unique skills and interests to share.

After the first budget session of Oxford County Council, the draft budget increase is sitting at 8.7 per cent.

If there’s one program that highlights the spirit of giving at Christmas, it’s The Salvation Army’s Kettle Campaign.

Dr. Mark Dickson is hoping the community will again get on board with his campaign to reach $25,000 raised as part of the Movember campaign.

Tillsonburg is looking to increase its voice at Oxford County council.

Placing in the top three in the world in any sport is a rare and colossal achievement, but doing it after only competing for three years is almost unheard of.

At its regular council meeting on Nov. 5, South West Oxford Township (SWOX) council entered into an agreement with a local developer to exchange 2.9 acres of parkland adjacent to the Mount Elgin Community Centre for an equal amount of land along the south-west side of Mount Elgin Road to facilitate the development of a new, larger park on the southwest side of Mount Elgin.

With 1,206 Oxford County students ‘representing’ in their school colours and enthusiastically cheering champions through a trio of challenges, there was a hint of Harry Potter Triwizard Tournament-like magic to the United Way Oxford (UWO) Stairclimb.

A discussion at Tillsonburg council on removing grape vines along the Trans-Canada Trail morphed into a larger debate on the red tape associated with volunteer assistance.

As a second-generation immigrant of Lebanese parents, Norwich resident, Nadia Kaddoura, has been following the news closely over the past few weeks.

The covered walkway between Scotiabank and the library may have its days numbered.

There’s a new cuisine option in Tillsonburg.