Wellington Advertiser’s top online articles of 2023

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The following is a summary of the articles that received the most page views on the Wellington Advertiser’s website in 2023. 

1. ‘It’s heartbreaking’: family calls attention to suspected puppy mills

Category: News

Date: March 30

2. Mount Forest teen dead, two others injured following single-vehicle crash

Category: Police

Date: March 20

3. Centre Wellington man facing multiple sexual assault charges.

Category: Police

Date: June 23

4. Mapleton Township threatens fines for local farmer selling puppies

Category: Community News / News

Date: March 29

5. ‘My story is finally heard’: Erin man sentenced to seven years for ‘horrific’ sexual abuse

Category: News

Date: Jan. 24

6. JD Hogarth teacher facing child pornography charges

Category: News

Date: May 2

7. Centre Wellington woman sentenced for ‘shocking’ obstruction of justice

Category: News

Date: Feb. 24

8. Young Mapleton woman starts dairy farm on PEI

Category: Rural

Date: Sept. 14

9. Boy, 14, faces 17 charges involving sexual assault, child porn

Category: News / Police

Date: March 31

10. Journalist seriously injured after being struck by vehicle

Category: News / Police

Date: March 2

Top news by category

News

‘It’s heartbreaking’: family calls attention to suspected puppy mills

Date: March 30

Police

Mount Forest teen dead, two others injured following single-vehicle crash

Date: March 20

Sports

Five local girls headed to national fast pitch championship in August

Date: July 27

Arts & Entertainment

New music festival coming to Fergus Sportsplex in June

Date: March 3

Business

Drayton Kinsmen Farm show returns to PMD arena April 12-13

Date: Jan. 20

Rural

Young Mapleton woman starts dairy farm on PEI

Date: Sept. 14

Editorial

Resist the urge by Dave Adsett.

Date: Jan. 11

Column

The glowing orb by Kelly Waterhouse

Date: Jan. 11