LOCAL HEADLINES

The City of Woodstock said it has been made aware of a planned power outage in the area on Sunday, Oct. 18, from approximately 1 a.m. to 7 a.m.

Joe Brown has called Woodstock home since 1998 when he moved to the city to manage the local Rogers TV station.

“I am a passionate community champion who has proudly called Woodstock home since 1991. My husband Jeff and I moved here when I accepted the role of manager for the Downtown Woodstock BIA, and we’ve never looked back.”

Woodstock’s e-scooter climate won’t be changing at any time in the near future, despite the mode of transportation being illegal. Any decision on whether to implement a by-law in the city will fall on the next council following the Oct. 26 municipal election.

As work on the permanent HART Hub site at the former Woodstock PUC building continues, treatment for those facing addiction continues at the temporary Wellness Centre at 369 Huron Street.

Weapons call results in scolding and education Provincial police received reports of people with firearms at an abandoned business on Highway 59 near Salford Road in Norwich Township on the evening of Oct. 3

One resident on Indian Road in Woodstock has asked council to review and potentially change the name.

The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is offering municipal election candidates in Ontario education when it comes to mental health, addictions and homelessness. They are also worried about the mental health of candidates hitting the pavement on the campaign trail.

“Your vote. Your choice. Your convenience.” That’s the message from five Oxford County municipalities utilizing the same voting system for the upcoming municipal election.

Woodstock is Mark Schadenberg’s hometown, and he says it remains a wonderful place to raise a family.

The emergence of Artificial Intelligence in literally every facet of life is upon us amid warnings of how powerful the technology could become. Now, there are warnings AI has landed in municipal election campaigns.

Residents across Oxford County were invited to take part in the annual Hike for Hospice, held on Sept. 19 at Roth Park in Woodstock.

Woodstock’s Museum Square became a powerful place of remembrance, learning, and unity on Sept. 27 as hundreds of residents gathered for the 2nd Annual Truth and Reconciliation March, hosted by Two Row Culture and Community Centre.

There are few better places to kick off the 2026-27 Thames Valley Regional Athletics Southeast season than a Woodstock CI Devildome packed with a student buyout in support of The United Way.

London Fanshawe Falcons guard Isabella Bertucci enjoyed a look back as she continued to pay it forward at the 7th Annual Oxford Pink Ribbon Basketball Challenge Saturday, Oct. 3 at Woodstock St. Mary’s.

One’s opponent celebrating a field hockey game’s first goal and the umpire’s whistle signalling the end of the match are not sounds one hopes to hear in close proximity.

The Woodstock College Avenue (CASS) Knights senior boys volleyball team winning a regular-season match is not a usual thing.

Tubthumping’s 1997 release preceded any of the current Woodstock St. Mary’s Warriors junior football team members’ birth dates.

Woodstock Navy played three Greater Ontario Hockey League games in three days and came away with two points after a 4-2 home-ice victory over Listowel on Minor Hockey Night at Southwood Arena.

For the first time, the Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre (ICAC) is partnering with the Royal Canadian Legion for the community’s “Poppy Project.” The project has already received an overwhelmingly positive response from the people of Ingersoll.