NORTH HURON – On April 4 just after 12pm, Huron County OPP officers conducted a traffic stop for a suspected prohibited driver on Amberley Road, just outside of Wingham.
Patrice Baker and Nancy MacNabb featured in Headwaters Arts Gallery exhibit
ALTON – Headwaters Arts presented its first Member Proposal Show of the year featuring acrylic abstract paintings by Nancy MacNabb and mixed media works by Patrice Baker.
Dr. Paul Hebert honoured with Benjamin Franklin medal
GUELPH – University of Guelph (U of G) scientist Dr. Paul Hebert won the Benjamin Franklin medal for earth and environmental science; an award that was to be presented on April 18.
Teen hit by car then charged
GUELPH – A teenage girl got hit by a car and handed a ticket last week.
Erin watermain break repaired, service restored
ERIN – A watermain break that affected the Stanley Park industrial area in Erin on April 24, and left some with little to no water flow at the tap, has been repaired.
Police: woman approached girls, offered them bikes
GUELPH – Police here are investigating after three young girls were approached last Wednesday evening by a woman who offered them bicycles.
Trespassing ATV riders assault, threaten couple
ERIN – Police are looking for help to identify two people who assaulted and threatened a couple on a local trail earlier this month.
Man charged after hit, run
GUELPH – A Puslinch male faces dangerous driving and other charges after fleeing a collision last Friday.
Police beat: Four charged in area drug bust
CALEDON – Four people from Brampton, Mono, Caledon and Mississauga have been charged in a drug bust following a two-month investigation involving several OPP detachments, including Wellington County.
Mount Forest teen, Alma woman dead after serious three-vehicle crash
MAPLETON – Two people are dead following a serious three-vehicle crash here on Sunday evening. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of 12th Line and Sideroad 16 in Mapleton at about 7:30pm on April 14.
Police looking to identify source of calls for help in Harriston
HARRISTON – There was a large contingent of first responders here on Sunday afternoon searching for the source of what sounded like distressed calls for help from an unidentified woman.
OPP: five large trucks worth over $1 million stolen from yard near 401
PUSLINCH – Police are investigating the theft of five "semi-tractors" worth over $1 million from a trucking yard here about a month ago. Wellington County OPP officials say the trucks were stolen from a property "near Highway 401" on March 14 at about 9pm.
Oakville man charged in fatal Mapleton crash last fall
MAPLETON – An Oakville man has been charged with dangerous and careless driving in connection with a crash last fall that left one person dead.
Anand Kaur shines as fire chief for a day
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Anand Kaur, a Grade 1 student at Victoria Cross Public School in Mount Forest, attended the Fergus fire station on April 10 to claim her prize as "Fire Chief for a Day."
Paws and Relax: U of G studies mental wellness among hospital staff
GUELPH – As health and wellness programs have become part of work life, companies have turned to animals to provide rest and reprieve from the demands of the job.