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ERIN – Local figure skater Ella Stamenkovic took home the gold medal for the second consecutive year at the Skate Ontario Provincial Championships.

MISSISSAUGA – The province's Special Investigations Unit has ruled that no charges will be laid against the Wellington County OPP in the death of Nathaniel Schofield, who died in police custody last summer.

MOUNT FOREST – The Mount Forest Louise Marshall Hospital (LMH) Foundation celebrated its 35th anniversary with an open house at the Mount Forest and District Sports Complex on March 22.

PUSLINCH – ­Councillors here have learned it’s complicated to switch from the provincial offences system to an administrative monetary penalty system, but they remain convinced the effort will be worth the savings in both time and money. 

GUELPH – On March 27, county council voted 9–7 to reject larger signs for the automated speed enforcement pilot program, which to date has generated $1.18 million in gross revenue.

GUELPH – The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a complaint from a woman who claimed COVID-19 masking requirements at the Palmerston library in 2020 discriminated against her deaf child.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Elora waste facility will temporarily close from April 5 until December for the construction of a $2.89-million county project. 

PUSLINCH – While they appreciate the “break” from construction mayhem after a year of traffic detour mayhem, residents on Sideroad 10 South in Puslinch want the township to pave the road as soon as possible. 

FERGUS – What’s it like to have autism? As World Autism Day (April 2) approaches, 11-year-old Matteo Di Cintio gave it some thought. “It’s like having a super power,” he said in an interview. “I have a super brain that makes me really smart.”

PUSLINCH – Puslinch councillors and the mayor were paid a total of $147,196 in 2024 in honorariums, benefits and expenses.

FERGUS – Centre Wellington District High School (CWDHS) is inviting the public to view the UGDSB Excellence in Visual Arts Show and CWDHS Art Show and cheer artists on in the board's second Annual Battle of the Brushes at Centre Wellington District High School on April 3 from 6 to 9pm.

HARRISTON – The town’s business exploration hub, LaunchIt Minto, has found a new home in the downtown core of Harriston at The Old Post. 

MAPLETON – The cost of remuneration for Mapleton council members totalled $164,099 in 2024. 

MOUNT FOREST – Wellington North resident Kay Ayres was presented with the prestigious King Charles III Coronation Medal on March 26. 

FERGUS – Police are looking for help to identify the man responsible for lewd conduct involving a child in a bathroom, presumably at the Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex.