Patrick Raftis

MINTO – Traffic safety issues in the town of Palmerston continue to be a concern for Minto council as it awaits a staff report on the situation.

MooreBand in concert – The first installment in a concert series featuring popular local…

GUELPH – Wellington County solid waste services (SWS) division is headed for a half-million dollar budget surplus in 2022, but those funds and more may be needed to cover increased expenditures next year.

WELLINGTON COUNTY –Local schools are open today despite the province-wide strike by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) education workers.

GUELPH – The County of Wellington will opt out of recycling collection at the first opportunity, as the provincially-mandated switch to full producer responsibility for collection and processing continues toward a 2025 deadline.

A Halloween Haunt hosted by Harriston Rising on Oct. 28 attracted over 300 people to the community’s downtown core for a night of trick or treating, games and entertainment.

MINTO – Council here has conditionally approved a minor variance to allow a reduced front yard setback on a partially constructed duplex on Queen Street in Harriston.

MAPLETON – A 15-year-old was airlifted to hospital with a serious leg injury following a farm accident here on Oct. 29.

GUELPH – A project aimed at documenting and supporting the County of Wellington’s corporate culture is entering the final stages.

GUELPH – The recipients of the 2022 Luella Logan scholarship and award were announced by Wellington County Warden Kelly Linton at the Oct. 27 county council meeting.

GUELPH – It will be a two-way race to be the next warden of Wellington County. Mapleton Mayor Gregg Davidson and Wellington North Mayor Andy Lennox have announced their intentions to seek the county’s top political post.

Poppy project – Members of St. John Anglican Church were working on the Poppy Project on Oct. 23.…

Hockey day action – Oct. 22 was Minor Hockey Day in Minto, with games scheduled at the Palmerston…