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WELLINGTON COUNTY –  A mild winter means many equine professionals are grappling with how to manage mud.  

WELLINGTON COUNTY - Bill C-234 was aimed at carving out exemptions to carbon tax charged on propane and natural gas used by farmers to dry grain and heat/cool buildings, but farmers will have to wait even longer to see what comes of it following changes to the bill in the Red Chamber.

GUELPH – Former Mount Forest resident Amber Rundstadtler was sentenced to time already served behind bars for threats, not complying with probation orders, and assaults, including the stabbing of a local woman.

PONSONBY – Connor Mahon was four-and-a-half when he showed an interest in the piano and his parents went to great lengths to find a teacher who would take a student under six, which is typically when children start piano.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – Start collecting your loonies because paid parking could be coming to a downtown near you.

BRESLAU – Sap began running quickly at Snyder Farms on Feb. 23 for the Waterloo-Wellington Maple Syrup Producers and Elmira Maple Syrup Festival’s annual ceremonial tree tapping.

TORONTO – A 67-year-old Fergus man charged with sexual offences last year has pleaded guilty in Toronto court to some of the charges against him.

ELORA – The Elora Centre for the Arts has a big dream, and a $1.2-million grant from the federal government has moved it closer to reality.

ROCKWOOD - Wellington OPP say a charge has been laid following an investigation into a reported sexual offence in Centre Wellington.

FERGUS – When Centre Wellington District High School art students created their cumulative art projects last semester, they weren’t expecting to be offered the opportunity to share their work in the community.

MINTO – Town council has adopted a strategic plan to guide the municipality through to 2028. Goals laid out in the plan focus on infrastructure maintenance, enhancing local quality of life, fostering an inclusive community and providing responsible government.

MINTO – Council here is considering a request to allow gun hunting on Sundays within the municipality. A delegation of area residents appeared at the Feb. 20 meeting to request council pass a resolution to implement the change.

CENTRE WELLINGTON - When Louise Brubacher sat at a desk in the kitchen of her Moorefield home and began writing her first published book, Captured by Gangsters, she had no idea it would be such a success.

GUELPH – Wellington Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) director of education Michael Glazier said his annual director’s report “highlights the many ... successes of our schools.”