LOCAL HEADLINES

Oxford County has released a few more details regarding what is now being called a “cybersecurity incident,” but very few details are known.

Two Shakespeare couples and their families have been doing their part for years to raise money for Parkinson’s research.

The council for the Township of Wellesley is looking to disband local recreation service boards in communities across the township in favour of establishing a single recreation advisory committee that, if approved, would advise council on all things related to recreation and leisure services.

An early morning crime on a quiet Tavistock street has struck some fear into the victims and neighbours.

The Ontario has announced a $32-million investment in the region to “connect more people to emergency care faster and increase the availability of paramedics and ambulances in the community,” according to a press release from Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Mike Harris.

According to Hunter Livy, a personal trainer at Anytime Fitness in New Hamburg, the key to sustaining a healthy lifestyle, both at the gym and in everyday life, is having a plan and supports that work for you and being part of a community that keeps you accountable.

Members of parliament spent their summers on what is affectionately called the “barbeque circuit” among members of the media.

The New Hamburg arena was filled Friday evening for the annual opening ceremonies of the New Hamburg Fall Fair, as five young women competed to become the 52nd Wilmot Agricultural Society Fall Fair Ambassador.

On Friday evening, following the popular Ambassador Competition, the Pro-Riders Freestyle Motorcycle team took to the track in front of the grandstand for a show like no other.

Under sunny skies, the annual Waterloo Region 4-H dairy calf championship show took place Saturday at the New Hamburg Fall Fair.

The Embro and Zorra Agricultural Society marked a milestone this year at the Embro Fall Fair — the 40th anniversary of the Pumpkin Prince and Princess competition.

The Wilmot Terry Fox Run was held on Sunday, Sept. 14, from 9 a.m. to noon, at Schmidt Woods Trail, located behind the Wilmot Recreation Complex in Baden.

A retired New Hamburg veterinarian has been sentenced to two years conditional house arrest after pleading guilty to a charge of sexual exploitation of a fellow New Hamburg vet who was working for him as a veterinary student at the time.

What started as a fun family project during the COVID-19 pandemic has turned into a yearly tradition and a hands-on business for the Hart family.

Local Pioneer seed, corn and soybean dealer Matt Drummond and his partner, Emma Brooks, welcomed hundreds of farmers and their families to an open house at their farm west of New Hamburg on Highway 7 and 8 last Friday evening.

A recent anniversary celebration at Wellesley Mennonite Church marked 50 years since the church was established.

The Wellesley Applejacks finished fourth in the Provincial Junior Hockey League’s (PJHL) Doherty Division last season and a solid playoff run has the head coach optimistic about this year’s campaign.

If the first two games of the season are any indication, the Tavistock Braves will compete for the top few spots in the Provincial Junior Hockey League’s (PJHL) Doherty Division.

Long-Term Care Community Engagement Days were celebrated across Ontario last week, including at The Maples Home for Seniors in Tavistock.

The annual Perth-Waterloo Holstein Show drew thousands to Stratford’s Rotary Complex on Friday, with many calling it “one of the best-quality Holstein shows that Stratford has hosted in years.”