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WELLINGTON COUNTY – While local school boards are anticipating an in-person return to school at this time, with cases on the rise, that may not necessarily be the case.

TORONTO - The province announced on Dec. 15 that COVID-19 booster dose eligibility is expanding Dec. 20, free rapid antigen tests will soon be available and capacity limits are back for high-capacity venues.

OTTAWA – A quiet fell over the Red Chamber during Canada’s 44th federal election, but Senator Rob Black isn’t wasting any time getting back to work.

PALMERSTON -  The County of Wellington’s new EarlyON Child and Family Centre in Palmerston will open its doors to local families on Jan. 4.

ALMA – Students at Alma Public School have taken up a letter writing initiative, labeled the Alma delivery system, that highlights kindness and positivity in the school community.

A&W donation – A&W in Fergus supported this year’s Remembrance Poppy Drive by donating…

Parade of lights - Residents braved the snowfall and flocked to the streets on the evening of Dec. 9 for the annual Rockwood Farmers’ Santa Claus Parade of Lights.

Minor hockey – Over the weekend of Dec. 11 and 12, the U10 A Centre Wellington Fusion team…

Meeting Mrs. Claus – Maeve Mieske receives a sticker from Mrs. Claus as Hayden Westendorp…

CLIFFORD - President Vic Palmer welcomed 25 members and guests to the Clifford and District Horticultural Society annual general meeting on Nov. 23 at the Clifford Community Centre.

Shortly after People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxine Bernier tweeted “Both the vaccinated and unvaccinated can spread the virus” on Dec. 9, a hashtag started making the rounds on Twitter.

District champions – The Wellington Heights Secondary School (WHSS) junior boys volleyball…

ARTHUR - The Arthur Vipers U13 team had a very successful Nov. 20-21 weekend winning a regular season game on Saturday 5-4 versus Kincardine and then going undefeated at a tournament in Durham on Sunday to win the top prize.