PALMERSTON – Tim Hortons in Palmerston donated $11,560 to the Palmerston MRI+ Campaign from its Smile Cookie Campaign on July 29.
Alma Optimist Club holds BBQ for community
MAPLETON – The Alma Optimist Club held a community BBQ at the Alma Community Centre on July 26.
Minto welcomes new business, Stonehouse Design
HARRISTON – Stonehouse Design celebrated its opening with a ribbon cutting on July 12.
Guelph man arrested for auto theft
GUELPH – A Guelph man has been arrested following an incident last month in which a car owner was dragged during a theft.
Got gravel in your garden? You can grow in that: master gardener
WELLINGTON COUNTY – The glaciers that formed the topography of Wellington County left areas of sand and gravel deposits that created dry, rocky areas in gardens.
Palmerston Lions Club closed formal meeting for the year
PALMERSTON – The Palmerston Lions Club has closed formal meeting for the year, but will be active in the community over the summer months with ongoing projects.
Grand reopening of Sterre Cafe and Gifts
ARTHUR – Sterre Cafe and Gifts (222 George St., Arthur), under new ownership, held a ribbon cutting and grand reopening on July 13.
Grimsby resident dead after colliding with trail gate while riding motorcycle
ERIN – Emergency crews responded to a single-vehicle crash on the Elora Cataract Trail, near the 4th Line in Erin, on July 28 at about 11pm.
New rural physician joins North Wellington Health Care
MOUNT FOREST – North Wellington Health Care and the Mount Forest Family Health Team officially have a new doctor, though she is not new to the community.
Police beat: Teen charged with dangerous, impaired driving in June crash
WELLINGTON NORTH – A Mount Forest teen has been charged with dangerous and impaired driving in a crash last month that sent a passenger to hospital with what police are calling “life-threatening” injuries.
Linwood man charged with sexual assault
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Wellington County OPP officials say police started an investigation "into a reported sexual offence at an address in Centre Wellington" on June 6.
Wellington Road 44 to close due to culvert repair in August
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – The County of Wellington will be completing a culvert repair on Wellington Road 44 between Eramosa-Milton Townline and Indian Trail in Guelph/Eramosa.
Police beat; Brampton men charged in thefts
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Four Brampton men have been charged in connection with the theft of over $3,000 worth of products from two local stores.
Assault with ‘hot beverage’
FERGUS – A Fergus man was charged with assault this spring after he threw a hot beverage on employees at a local drive-thru.
Natural gas recycling truck destroyed by fire
MOUNT FOREST – A natural gas recycling truck went up in flames in front of a home on Mount Forest's Main Street North on July 10.