This is the last week to throw your hat into the ring in the municipal election. Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock is the deadline to file nomination papers for this fall's election at the clerk's office. There's a nomination filing fee of $200.00 for the head of council and $100.00 for...

Stratford/Perth Shelterlink is searching for volunteers to join its board of directors. The organization provides youth ages 16-24 in the region who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless with shelter, basic needs, support, community aid and advocacy services. Along with volunteers from the housing, homelessness and youth sector, Shelterlink also...

Over 380 families, farms, and businesses in Perth County will eventually have access to high-speed internet. Perth-Wellington MPP Matthew Rae says the governments of Canada and Ontario are investing nearly $1.6 million to bring the service to the communities of Slabtown, Bornholm, and Willow Grove. Both levels of government have each...

Another area hospital is temporarily closing its Emergency Department because of staffing shortages. The Seaforth Community Hospital will close its department at 5 p.m. on Tuesday. It will reopen at 7 a.m. on Wednesday with regular hours then resuming. Anyone requiring immediate medical attention should call 9-1-1 and paramedics will re-route to...

Home sales were down in our region last month compared to the same time a year earlier. The Huron Perth Association of Realtors says 162 units sold in July, down 27 percent from July 2021. HPAR officials say eroding buyer sentiment and affordability continue to have an impact on home sales...

You're being warned about a possible telephone scam in Perth East. Officials say it's been brought to their attention that there is an automated phone call requesting the person on the other end to answer a survey from "Tell City Hall". They say this isn't from the township and it could...