Data of some students and staff at the London District Catholic school board was compromised in a breach involving software used by schools across North America to store student information. The board notified staff and students Friday about the data breach of the PowerSchool Student Information System, a program used by boards in Canada and […]

A 58-year-old from Bluewater is dead after a snowmobile crashed in a farm field north of Exeter, Huron OPP said. The crash happened Wednesday before 4 p.m. near Mill Road west of Brucefield, police said. The snowmobile and its operator were found in a farm field south of Mill Road. Paramedics took the person to […]

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he is all right but the vehicle he was travelling in got “hammered” when it was hit by another car Wednesday on Highway 401. The collision happened as Ford was on his way back from an announcement at Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in Bowmanville. The vehicle got “sideswiped,” Ford said. […]

The Lucknow Legends are once again supporting area girls in the sport of hockey through their annual Women’s Hockey Day event.  “This will be the 14th year that the event will run,” current Legends player Laura Jakobsen said. “As you can imagine, we have had a few generations of Legends now, and we are grateful […]

The Tom Thomson Art Gallery exhibition spaces are to close until spring as aging HVAC systems in the facility are replaced.  But while the exhibition rooms will be closed as of Monday, the tourism desk at the gallery will remain open to the public Monday to Friday to purchase merchandise, movie tickets and Supporter’s Circle […]

All are invited to the Lucknow Agricultural Society’s upcoming annual general meeting (AGM). The Jan. 14 event is taking place at the Lucknow Community Centre beginning with a dinner at 6:30 p.m. Dinner tickets are available for $25 each. The meeting, which includes important bylaw updates, begins at 7:30 p.m. To register, email lucknowff@gmail.com or […]

Registration has begun for Wingham’s Coldest Night of the Year. Coldest Night of the Year walks are hosted in more than 170 cities across Canada, raising vital funds to assist individuals and families experiencing hunger, homelessness, and other hardships.  The Wingham event takes place on Feb. 22 with check-in beginning at 4 p.m. The start […]

The December snows haven’t arrived. We’ve had green Christmases before and still celebrated Jesus’ birth just fine. As I descended the stairs, I thought about the depiction of the shepherds guarding their flocks in the cold and snow. Was it cold and snowy in that part of the world? I didn’t know, but I doubted […]

A local woman’s passion for preservation has led to the restoration of 271 headstones — and counting — at South Kinloss Cemetery in Lucknow.   “A lot of these were pioneer children. They died here and then their parents picked up and moved on, so there’s no one left for them,” explained Cherie Brogreen. “I […]

A bit of winter in the country did not hold back Brookside Public School from holding its annual holiday concert. Perfectly titled, “Winter in the Country,” the kindergarten to Grade 3/4 classes performed a variety of winter holiday-themed songs, dances, and acts. Some of the performances included titles such as “Holiday on the Farm,” “The […]