ARTHUR – A young man from Arthur is dead after he was thrown off a dirt bike here on Thursday night. Emergency crews responded to a parking area along Eliza Street, south of Tucker Street, in Arthur at about 8:30pm on May 2.
Chief says fire that destroyed 8th Line home not suspicious
ERIN – An early morning fire on April 27 resulted in a family’s home being totally destroyed west of Erin village on the 8th Line.
Coroner’s office clears itself of wrongdoing after review into seizure of reporter’s property
GUELPH – The provincial coroner has investigated and cleared itself of any wrongdoing in the seizure of a Guelph Today reporter’s personal property in December.
Teen charged with assault
FERGUS – Police have charged a local teenager in connection with an attack with a weapon that sent a victim to the hospital.
Prohibited driver charged
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.