MOUNT FOREST – The Wellington Heights Secondary School LINK Crew students and staff have been working hard for several weeks to organize activities to help incoming Grade 9 students transition to high school, including an orientation day at the school on Aug. 28.
Police beat: Assault charge
FERGUS – A Fergus man has been charged with assault in connection with an incident here last week.
Halloween Happenings at the Wellington County Museum and Archives
FERGUS – The Wellington County Museum and Archives has prepared a ghoulish lineup of Halloween events ahead of the holiday.
Sexual assault on trail
GUELPH – Guelph Police are investigating after a young woman reported being sexually assaulted by a stranger last Tuesday while using a south-end trail.
Guelph/Eramosa man, 95, charged in pedestrian’s death
GUELPH – A 95-year-old man has been charged with careless driving in connection with a collision last month that resulted in the death of a Guelph woman.
Fergus resident loses $60,000 in cryptocurrency scam: police
FERGUS – Police are once again warning residents to watch out for scams after a Fergus resident was bilked of tens of thousands of dollars and a Guelph man lost over $111,000.
Centre Wellington’s first Community Supports Fair slated for Oct. 18
FERGUS – Centre Wellington organizations are coming together to show the community what supports are available and to provide resources through a collaborative event.
Police looking to find two vehicles linked to fire that destroyed Erin homes
ERIN – Police say they hope to find and identify the owners of two "suspicious motor vehicles believed to be linked to the investigation": a 2023 black Honda CRV EX-L and a grey "Land Rover-type" vehicle.
Minto committee hosts Indigenous celebration
HARRISTON – Minto’s diversity, equity and inclusion committee held an Indigenous celebration at the Harriston and Minto Community Centre on Sept. 25.
Pedestrian dies in collision
GUELPH – The Guelph Police Service is investigating after an elderly female died after being struck by a vehicle Thursday afternoon.
Police beat: Intimate partner violence calls continue in county
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local police continue to lay intimate partner violence charges across the county.
Practice safe home heating
1. Have a three-foot (one-metre) “kid free zone” around open fires and space heaters.
Floradale 4-H Sheep Club Achievement Day
DRAYTON – Mark Martin Dairy Sheep Farm hosted the Floradale 4-H Sheep Club Achievement Day on Sept. 22.
Home smoke alarms 101
Working smoke alarms save lives and minimize the risk of fatalities in a home fire by half. Smoke alarms should be installed and maintained in every home.
Wellington North surveys residents on Fergus Street North reconstruction
MOUNT FOREST – Wellington North is preparing for the next phase of the Fergus Street North reconstruction project, and is collecting community feedback on its plans.