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No serious injuries were reported after a school bus carrying 40 elementary school students left a rural roadway and crashed into a ditch last week. The bus was on the way to East Oxford Elementary.

In what could be described as somewhat of a procedural mess, a notice of motion read at Oxford County Council two weeks ago that could have reduced bag tag costs was ruled out of order.

On Feb. 15, the Town of Ingersoll celebrated Random Acts of Kindness Week (RAK Week), featuring an exclusive social media campaign.

Echo correspondent Jeff Tribe recently released his first novel, “Accountant with Benefits.”

The Woodstock Police Service is advising residents of reports involving suspicious phone calls from individuals posing as City of Woodstock employees or city contractors.

An incident that began in Burford ended in Woodstock with the arrest of a 33-year-old male. Brant County Provincial Police said they responded to a report in Burford of a person being struck by a vehicle in the early morning hours of Feb. 12.

The owner of Woodstock’s United Taxi recently presented to city council, highlighting his concerns over the emergence of rideshare companies in the Friendly City.

There’s plenty of 80s nostalgia when walking by the Ingersoll Theatre of Performing Arts (ITOPA) building and passing by the window display. It features elements of 80s fashion and music, a crucial part of ITOPA’s latest production, Bingo!

On the heels of South West Oxford Township (SWOX) Mayor David Mayberry’s and Coun. Jim Pickard’s retirement announcements, Coun. Valerie Durston has confirmed she will not be seeking re-election.

Commonplace Books in Ingersoll will be celebrating the beloved children’s classic The Paper Bag Princess, by the late Robert Munsch.

Laughter, lively conversation, and the comforting aroma of chili filled St. David's United Church in Woodstock on Saturday, Feb. 21, as the One Act Players Community Theatre presented its Chili and Baked Potato Buffet.

Laughter, conversation, and the aroma of freshly flipped pancakes filled the hall at Old St. Paul's Anglican Church on Tuesday evening as the church hosted its annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper.

Jordan Tiegs has been too focused on his job to take it all in.

Surviving the unavoidable contrast between victory and defeat is endemic to the Finbow family’s divided athletic house.

The Woodstock College Avenue (CASS) Knights ran out the clock on the St. Thomas St. Joe’s Rams in a Thames Valley Regional Athletics (TVRA) Southeast AA junior boys basketball semi-final ‘game of runs’ Tuesday, February 17 in Woodstock.

The Ingersoll DCI junior Blue Bombers are headed into the Western Ontario Secondary Schools Athletics Association AA girls volleyball championships as the top Thames Valley Regional Athletics Southeast seed.

Ingersoll DCI Blue Bombers curling coach Mike Bryson does hear his share of teenage slang. But he doesn’t employ it, at least not seriously.

Woodstock is in the driver’s seat in its Provincial Junior Hockey League first-round series, leading Dorchester three games to none. Game four is scheduled for Friday night at home.

Football may not seem to be as popular as hockey or soccer in the city, but one look at the Wolverines social media channels paints a picture of a growing association.

The Woodstock Oxford Rotary kicked off its new monthly evening series, Dining and Dialogue, with an inaugural event held on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at Chartwell Oxford Gardens Retirement Residence.