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At its regular council meeting on May 5, South West Oxford (SWOX) council endorsed Oxford Community Child Care Inc. (OCCC) for the operation of a childcare centre within the proposed new municipal office, library, and childcare facility in Mount Elgin.

Tillsonburg’s Nancy Lester has participated in MS Walks for the last 27 years. This year her goal is to raise $10,000 in MS Walk donations by May 31st, which would surpass the $250,000 fundraising mark.

Tillsonburg Gemini first baseman Odin Oatway proved he could both hit the long ball and play the long romantic game through a 5-0 Thames Valley Regional Athletics baseball shutout victory over St. Thomas Parkside Monday, May 11 at Tillsonburg’s Sam Lamb Park.

The local asparagus crop took a hit after the frost last weekend. Ashly Koteles of Koteles Farms on New Road said the season got off to a strong start with the first cut on April 29.

Tillsonburg Turtlefest is the first stop on Canadian country singer Nate Haller’s summer tour.

Ribfest is returning to Tillsonburg. Previously, the Tillsonburg Thunder organized Tillsonburg Ribfest for several years until 2023. The hockey club didn’t continue with the event, but Jorge Gonzalez is bringing it back to the Tillsonburg Fairgrounds May 22-24.

Two Tillsonburg businesses will be adding a little more taste to their operations thanks to Tourism Innovation Grants from Tourism Oxford, Community Futures Oxford, and Rural Oxford Economic Development Corporation.

What was supposed to be “punishment” for Canadian airmen during the Second World War turned into a blessing.

When municipalities buy new vehicles, they’ll now have to give special consideration to Ontario and Canada-made products, and soon that will expand to include capital infrastructure projects.

A bigger and expanded Port Burwell Writer’s Festival is planned for the Victoria Day weekend.

The Tillsonburg Horticultural Society’s annual Garden Auction and Sale is much more than a plant auction.

A team can only put 15 rugby players on a field at one time.

The Tillsonburg Pickleball Court celebrated the in-progress construction of three new courts during its annual general meeting on May 4.

The popular Lunch and Learn program at Annandale NHS on April 24 featured a lecture on how philosophy and art history informed and influenced the decor and design of one of the finest houses in Canada.

You can still get your tickets for the Tillsonburg Kinettes 80s Ladies Night Out, taking place on May 23 at the Tillsonburg Minor Soccer Club.

The title of Stella Jurgen’s exhibit at the Station Arts Centre brings with it some surprising revelations.

Imagine Broadway with parallel parking, or a truck bypass route on Quarter Line Road or Tillson Ave. Although those alternatives may not be likely, they were examined in the town’s Traffic Master Plan and explained during an open house for the study last week.

Town council unanimously rejected a controversial proposal for a property between Wilson Ave and Concession Street West.

The big question after last week’s announcement of $5.22 million in funding towards addressing the 13,000 people without a primary health care provider in Oxford County is likely when it will open, but there are other questions, such as how we got here.

Local volunteer Lindsay Tribble was presented the town’s Volunteer Achievement Award at the April 27 council meeting.