LOCAL HEADLINES

A Friendly City man is facing nine charges after following an Internet child exploitation investigation conducted by the Woodstock Police Service.

The Woodstock Home Show once again proved to be one of Oxford County’s most anticipated annual events, drawing a steady stream of visitors to the Oxford Auditorium throughout the three days. Running from March 20 to 22, the event transformed 875 Nellis Street into a bustling hub of creativity, craftsmanship, and community engagement.

A search warrant in South-West Oxford Township led to the seizure of illegal drugs, property of crime and the arrest of a local.

The Harrington and Area Community Association is hosting a concert at Harrington Hall, 539 Victoria St., Embro, on Sunday, April 19, at 2 p.m. Doors open at 1:30 p.m., and snacks, soft drinks and desserts will be served to guests.

Woodstock CI Red Devil curling coach Scott MacIntosh gave full credit to an Arva Medway Cowboys curling team, which continued an undefeated run through Western Ontario Secondary Schools Athletics Association (WOSSAA) curling championships on Monday, March 9, at the Listowel Curling Club.

The tricky part will be figuring out who the straight man is as the Thames Valley Regional Athletics Southeast 2026 Boys Captains/Veterans Basketball Games tip off Wednesday, April 1, at 6 p.m. inside the Woodstock CI Devildome.

Tavistock may have taken the first two games of their Provincial Junior Hockey League’s Doherty Division final in easy fashion, but the Navy Vets sent a message on Tuesday night they will not go down easily.

Embro Minor Hockey successfully hosted the 50th Anniversary of the Embro–Ohio Exchange from March 20 to 22, commemorating five decades of international friendship and community partnership.

The Woodstock Denture Clinic reached its first-year business anniversary on March 20 and hopes for more anniversaries and continued service.

Green beer was flowing freely on March 17, as local Ingersoll pub The Joker’s Crown filled to the brim with patrons celebrating St. Patrick’s Day.

The spirit of community was on full display March 19, as the Victoria Order of Nurses hosted its annual March for Meals event at 550 Ingersoll Avenue.

The Sweaburg Lions Club successfully hosted its multi day Pancake House Fundraiser, hosted at Jakeman’s Maple Gift Shop located near Beachville.

Teams of four to six people can explore Woodstock in a scavenger hunt akin to the Amazing Race while supporting women and their children fleeing intimate partner violence (IPV).

Known for its focus on supporting local, preparing high-quality food, and providing a warm atmosphere, Finkle Street Dining reached its 10-year mark.

Woodstock’s Kelly Paton, head coach and manager of women’s hockey operations at Wilfrid Laurier University, is the Ontario University Athletics’ (OUA) West Coach of the Year again.

SoilOptix recently joined one of the largest Team Canada trade missions ever organized, an extensive delegation that travelled to Mexico to deepen trade and economic cooperation.

Finding the best cuts of Ontario beef in grocery stores has become a challenge recently, although Australian and now New Zealand cows seem to have taken over a good chunk of the market, and at a lower price.

A former employee of the now shuttered Trillium Care Retirement Home in Norwich is scheduled to be sentenced in April.

A partnership between three organizations in Ingersoll is bringing much-needed support to people experiencing homelessness or other hardships.

This year has seen a particularly brutal pothole season thanks to fluctuating temperatures and the most precipitation we have seen in many winters.