LOCAL HEADLINES

A young teenager has become a perennial winner at the Tavistock Fall Fair after entering 75 different fall fair classes earlier this year.

North Perth deputy mayor Todd Kellum has been acclaimed as Perth County warden, taking over from outgoing warden and current Perth East Mayor Rhonda Ehgoetz after two one-year terms in the position.

In 2025, Wellesley Township will likely take the first step in what will be a long process for determining what to do with the old Wellesley Village community centre and arena lands.

Councillors Harvir Sidhu and Kris Wilkinson have never shied away from the big issues facing Wilmot, including the Region of Waterloo’s land-acquisition plan. Now, the pair are holding separate townhalls in their individual ridings to hear what taxpayers are most concerned about.

Members of the Oxford OPP are searching for suspects after they stole a large quantity of alcohol from the LCBO on Hope Street West in Tavistock.

The U18 New Hamburg Huskies took home gold last weekend at a Silver Stick qualifier and did so by defeating some of the best teams in the province.

The U13 LL Boys One New Hamburg Huskies won the top prize at the Orr Lake Hat-Trick Tournament Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 in Elmvale.

A nearly $48,000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) has helped New Hamburg Legion members make much-needed repairs to their building’s roof, helping to preserve the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 532 headquarters and make it available to members and community for decades to come.

New Hamburg’s four-game win streak has them back on top of the Provincial Junior Hockey League’s (PJHL) Doherty Division. That streak includes a pair of weekend victories at home, 3-1 over Tavistock on Friday and 3-0 against Dorchester on Saturday.

Thanks to the recent and ongoing additions of new trainers with specific and individualized expertise, more clients of Anytime Fitness New Hamburg are reaching their fitness and health goals than ever before.

The 2025 budget was officially presented to members of Wilmot council and the public who attended the township’s first budget meeting either virtually or in person on Monday evening.

Collectively, property owners in Wellesley Township could pay nearly nine per cent more in taxes in 2025 over this year

Residents of Wilmot are well aware of the township’s poor financial situation, including extremely low reserves

The statue of former Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, once part of Wilmot Township’s Prime Ministers Path, symbolizes the complex discussions shaping the path’s future as the community engages in innovative consultations like a tea circle to envision what comes next.Contributed photo

East Zorra-Tavistock (EZT), just like many municipalities across the province, was looking at a double-digit increase in its Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) cost for next year, but the province has provided millions to help out.

Residents of Wilmot are well aware of the township’s poor financial situation, including extremely low reserves, but no one could have predicted the proposed tax increase coming out of the 2025 draft budget – 50.87 per cent.

Deven Kropf’s goal with just under seven minutes remaining in the third period was the game-winner, breaking the Tavistock Royals two-game losing skid in Ontario Elite Hockey League action on Saturday night.

Collectively, property owners in Wellesley Township could pay nearly nine per cent more in taxes in 2025 over this year after township staff recently introduced a draft 2025 budget with a proposed $8.14-million tax levy.

Following a long and, at times, contentious discussion, the township’s Council-Staff Relations Policy is headed back to staff for another look.

Mike Roth of Nith Valley Apiaries between New Hamburg and Baden was very busy over the past couple weeks tending to his beehives spread throughout the surrounding area in Perth and Oxford counties, and Waterloo region.