Reflections on getting the vaccination

March 30, 2021

By Chris Drost I have been vaccinated against a variety of diseases throughout my life, but never before did I feel the same gratitude I ...

Director of education discusses school board’s response to COVID-19

By Nate Smelle Over the past year Ontario’s education system has undergone several fundamental changes in an attempt to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 ...

Ringing in hope

By Chris Drost Since the beginning of the pandemic, the bell at St. Paul’s United Church has been rung almost every evening at 6 p.m. ...

UPDATE: Suspect arrested after attempted murder of OPP member

Early Sunday morning around 4:30 a.m. the Ontario Provincial Police issued an Amber Alert to warn the public of an armed and dangerous man at ...

Amber Alert issued after OPP member stabbed near Foxboro

By Nate Smelle Early Sunday morning around 4:30 a.m. the Ontario Provincial Police issued an Amber Alert to warn the public of an armed and ...

History of green beer on St. Patrick’s Day

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter St. Patrick’s Day has a lot of symbols attached to it like shamrocks, leprechauns, green clothing and eating ...

COVID-19 pandemic one year later

By Nate Smelle Thursday, March 11 marked exactly one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Since then, more than 120,100,000 ...

Rockhound Gemboree cancelled for second year

By Kristena Schutt-Moore The Town of Bancroft has announced that the Rockhound Gemboree will be cancelled this year due to COVID-19. It is unknown if ...

Council considers seeking legal advice on county’s bylaw template

By Nate Smelle Hastings Highlands Councillor Alex Walder has submitted a notice of motion appearing on the agenda at council’s March 17 meeting which, if ...

Locals take up hobbies during COVID-19

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, two lockdowns and many health and safety restrictions, some people have had more ...

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