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.
Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington raise $3,250 at shredding event
MOUNT FOREST – Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington (CSGW) board members, friends of Crime Stoppers and Wasteco Canada staff teamed up to raise $3,250 at the Sept. 14 Mount Forest shredding event.
Record number of spectators at fifth Moorefield Grass Drags
MAPLETON – The fifth annual Moorefield Optimists’ Grass Drags, held on Sept. 28 at Driscoll Farms, included race categories for all ages.
Drayton’s Bruce Schieck died, surrounded by family, Sept. 16
DRAYTON – Bruce Schieck spent his whole life living in the Drayton area.
Home fire escape
Just like in school, practicing fire drills at home is a good way to ensure you and your family will know what to do in the event of a fire emergency.
Over 15,000 Ontario college faculty to take strike mandate vote Oct. 15-17 amid contract conflicts
The Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) has announced that over 15,000 Ontario college faculty will be participating in a strike mandate vote between Oct. 15 and 17.
Wellington County awards 10 scholarships to local students
GUELPH – Ten students from Puslinch, Guelph/Eramosa and Centre Wellington will receive $1,000 from the county to help with school expenses this year.
Local school boards honour truth and reconciliation
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Students are set to recognize Truth and Reconciliation Week from Sept. 23 to 30 with the Upper Grand District School Board and the Wellington Catholic District School Board.
Police beat: Florida man last seen in May is still missing : OPP
WELLINGTON NORTH – Police are still looking for a Florida man who went missing in May.
U11 Arthur Twisters girls softball team place second in Arthur Fall Fair parade
ARTHUR– The U11 Arthur Twisters (White) girls softball team recently added another victory to their season – this time at the Arthur Fall Fair parade.
Minto treasurer receives Suzanna Dieleman award
MINTO – Minto treasurer Gordon Duff, centre, was awarded the Suzanna Dieleman award at the Municipal Finance Officers’ Association (MFOA) meeting earlier this month.