Whether you’re tapping your toes to the music or dancing along to a variety of Big Band tunes, the upcoming Beat the Winter Blues concert will give you a break from the bitter cold and a chance to warm up with local talent.

Stop Violence Against Women (Stop VAW) is hosting a series of community information sessions across Perth County from January through May.

The Stratford Irish continued to produce mixed results as they tried to remain in contention for a spot in the Outlaw Tournament, while focusing on building chemistry for the playoffs.

During deliberations for last year’s budget, Mayor Martin Ritsma warned of “gray skies” for Stratford.

Nine years after Derek Ritz was last seen at a home in Sebringville, in the Township of Perth South, at around 1 a.m. on Dec. 31, 2016, investigators with the Stratford Police Service are hoping to entice first-hand witnesses to come forward with new information that could close the City of Stratford’s only cold case.

According to local poet Heidi Sander, the response to her national Canada Is Our Poem poetry contest was nothing short of overwhelming.