LOCAL HEADLINES

Residents near the border between Wilmot and Wellesley townships were without phone and internet services earlier this month following the vandalism of local phone and internet lines.

Wellesley took both ends of a home-and-home with Dorchester on the weekend to move 10 points clear of fifth-place Tavistock in the Provincial Junior Hockey League’s (PJHL) South Doherty Division.

The Ontario government is investing $30 million over three years to provide support for cancer-prevention initiatives.

Thirty-four townhomes will be built in Tavistock in the near future, but not all of them are going to have for-sale signs until 2027.

Three members of the New Hamburg Firebirds reached impressive milestones during the team’s games last weekend.

A group of Wilmot women recently put together a $10,000 donation to help Waterloo-Oxford District Secondary School (WODSS) students from low-income families fully participate in school programming, regardless of financial barriers.

North Easthope Public School principal Charles Longston was the guest speaker at January’s monthly dinner meeting of the Shakespeare Optimist Club.

Reeve Houle’s budding mixed martial arts (MMA) career continued to progress when, on Dec. 14, the Tavistock native earned a second-round total knockout (TKO) win over William Gunn. Houle spoke to the Gazette about his most recent fight, saying he found success thanks to his patience and consistency.

In a game that could have easily gone either way, Tavistock dropped a 3-1 decision to Seaforth, the Royals’ first loss since Dec. 7 of last year.

It is a decades-old tradition for politicians to sit down with journalists at the end of a year and talk about not only the 12 months that was, but also the year that is yet to be.

Wellesley council has officially passed a more than $12.3-million budget for 2025 with a levy increase, inclusive of growth, of 3.94 per cent.

After what started as a bit of a mixed bag with a loss and a tie in the team’s first two games of the 2025 Kyla Kowalik Memorial Tournament last weekend, the Wilmot Wolverines U11 Yellow came back to secure silver medals.

A hockey tournament and the search for a kidney may not seem to have much in common, but the two will come together this weekend

No one knows if the recent Ward 4 townhall meeting should be considered legitimate township business.

There are many organizations throughout the area that raise money year after year to continue with research and development to find a cure for those diseases that shorten a person’s life or at least make everyday life a challenge.

The Maples Home for Seniors in Tavistock means so much more to the community than offering a place for seniors to spend their later years.

There are many groups formed in Stratford and Perth County over the years that support those residents who need help in life.

A hockey tournament and the search for a kidney may not seem to have much in common, but the two will come together this weekend in New Hamburg.

Tavistock overcame a slow start Saturday night and rallied to down Erin 7-2 in Ontario Elite Hockey League (OEHL) play.

“People will always want local news.” It’s something that I say often when I’m asked about the state of the newspaper industry. There’s no doubt that the former Tavistock Gazette, now named the Wilmot-Tavistock Gazette, has stood the test of time thanks to the support of its readers and advertisers.