LOCAL HEADLINES

A Woodstock man is facing more charges as a result of an investigation by Mounties in Eastern Canada.

The 2026 Town of Ingersoll budget was adopted at the Jan. 12 council meeting, authorizing total spending of $62,330,283, including a $24,430,283 operating budget and a $37,900,000 capital budget.

Cases of influenza continue to rise across the Southwestern Public Health Unit area, as hospitals report an influx of patients presenting with flu-like symptoms.

It was seven days before Christmas and Eddie Patterson had already wrapped up his holiday shopping.

Family Literacy Day and the new reciprocal borrowing program hit the shelves at the Woodstock Public Library.

The Woodstock Police Service (WPS) is hoping to attract more women to a career in policing and has scheduled an information session for Jan. 29.

Employees at a business on Dundas Street discovered two individuals inside a vehicle belonging to the business on the morning of Jan. 8.

An individual has been charged after an incident in Ingersoll where an officer was assaulted.

Discover a variety of Canadian stories, authors, and illustrators at your local library branch with the largest recreational reading program in Canada.

The Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre (ICAC) kicked off the new year on Jan. 10 with a new exhibition titled Refurbished Art: Bringing New Life to Something Forgotten, highlighting the work of local artist Robert Norrie.

Woodstock stepped into a world of glamour and indulgence as guests gathered at 434 Dundas Street for the Gatsby New Year’s Eve Gala Glitz, presented by Good Times Restaurant on Dec. 31.

Woodstock welcomed the new year in unforgettable style as hundreds of guests packed the Woodstock Polish Hall for the New Year’s Eve Retro Pop Video Dance Party, a high-energy celebration featuring the biggest hits and music videos from 1985 to 2005.

The Woodstock Chamber of Commerce has a new home at 21 Market Street.

The new kids on the Thames Valley Regional Athletics Southeast junior boys’ basketball block have announced their intentions with an undefeated 4-0 run through the pre-Christmas portion of the season.

The St. Mary’s Warriors junior girls’ volleyball team chased 12 consecutive momentum-changing Mikayla Sevewright aces to victory Tuesday, December 16 at Tillsonburg Glendale.

There was no rest for the very committed Ingersoll DCI Blue Bombers boys curling vice Ben Timleck.

The hockey sisters in blue are happy their ‘band’ has been put back together. “Fun. Really fun. Really, really fun,” smiled Woodstock St. Mary’s Warrior Dani Breen after being challenged to sum up her Thames Valley Regional Athletics girls hockey experience in three words. “Lots of development and skill and lots of different girls I wouldn’t have talked to without this,” added teammate Gracie Shumka.

55 teams participated in 125 games last weekend at the 28th annual Wildcat Rep tournament held in Woodstock and surrounding areas. Close to 900 girls hit the ice, including 13 Woodstock teams and two teams from Michigan

The Woodstock Navy Vets were well represented on Sunday afternoon in Tavistock at the South Conference All-Star Game.

Instead of tossing out a torn or otherwise damaged item, consider taking it to the St. John’s Repair Café in Eastwood.