LOCAL HEADLINES

The Elite Company Competitive Team from Breaking Elements Dance Company in Tavistock took to the stage over the weekend for a special showcase performance.

Across Perth County and neighbouring communities, collectors treasure everything from antique automobiles and tractors to vintage construction tools.

East Zorra-Tavistock (EZT) fire crews were called to Tavistock Public School on Tuesday morning after receiving a report of a possible natural gas leak.

The Township of Wilmot held an open house/public information centre meeting for residents affected by the Petersburg Water System project at the St. Agatha Community Centre last week.

Wilmot council has deferred a decision on how it will conduct its mandatory council remuneration review this year, opting instead to revisit the matter at its March 2 committee of the whole meeting.

Perth-Wellington MP John Nater took a step back in time on Friday, Feb. 20, when he spent part of his morning at Brocksden Country School Museum.

Local fair ambassadors took centre stage at this year’s Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies (OAAS) annual convention in Richmond Hill.

If there has ever been a volunteer in Wellesley and North Easthope townships who has done more for the community than Mary Lichty-Neeb, fair board member Wendy Richardson says she would be hard pressed to name one.

The Village of Shakespeare and the Sprucedale Public School community came together on Thursday, Feb. 19, to surround Carter Kuchma and his family with love and support.

The Region of Waterloo’s new waste-collection system hasn’t started, but some schedule changes have been announced.

Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Mike Harris said he and his government are in close contact with the Region of Waterloo as it deals with a water shortage.

Motorists travelling east of Shakespeare early Friday morning were met with an unusual sight – the top of a roadside hydro pole engulfed in flames.

The Township of Wellesley’s committee of the whole has voted 3-2 to recommend council adopt a new onboard mobile surveillance systems policy governing the use of dash cameras in township fleet vehicles, despite concerns raised about employee privacy.

Anyone who wants to understand chef Adam Brenner’s business philosophy shouldn’t start with a mission statement. Start with a basket of tomatoes.

The Tavistock Braves have put themselves in a position to sweep the Paris Titians in their Doherty Division opening-round series.

The Tavistock Royals will face the Seaforth Centenaires in an Ontario Elite Hockey League (OEHL) South Division semi-final series beginning Friday, Feb. 27.

At its Feb. 18 monthly meeting, the Wilmot Heritage Fire Brigade recognized longtime supporter Blaine Bechthold with an honorary lifetime membership.

Perth County council will revisit proposed updates to its forest conservation bylaw in April after receiving a final report on months of public consultation that drew significant input from farmers, residents and municipal councils across the county.

A Region of Waterloo citizens group is calling foul over a Wilmot Township gravel pit’s request to use millions of litres of water daily.

In what could be described as somewhat of a procedural mess, a notice of motion read at last week’s Oxford County council meeting that could have reduced bag-tag costs was ruled out of order.