FERGUS – Volunteer firefighters from Fergus and Elora stations responded to a residential fire on St. David St. South in Fergus at 2:30am on Aug. 11. A recently renovated, historic two-storey home, ...

The skirl of bagpipes rang through the grounds of the Fergus sportsplex this weekend, as the annual Scottish Festival and Highland Games returned for its 81st year. People come from all over to attend ...

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Visitors hoping to wander the vibrant blooms at the Mapleton Sunflower Festival will have to wait another year as organizers ...

It may be “Shark Week” on the Discovery Channel, but one Fergus resident prefers to devote far more than seven days per year ...

Following a brief illness on Monday July 27th, 2026 Daphne Giddy (nee: Beard) passed peacefully at The Wellington Terrace in ...

Eden Mills, Alma, and most recently Kitchener, passed away in the afternoon on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, surrounded by family. He leaves behind 3 sons, Darryl, Chad, and Nick and 4 grandchildren.

PALMERSTON – No one was injured but a tractor and baler were destroyed by fire here on Friday. Palmerston firefighters ...

CENTRE WELLINGTON – The local farming community came together on Wednesday to help stop the spread of a significant field fire that destroyed 160 straw bales. A fire that started in a baler, towed by ...

ELORA – For her 60th birthday, Sophie Hogan invited some friends and gave them each a hand-written letter expressing how important they are to her. She had spent a great deal of time thinking about ...

Farmers often sell land for development to fund retirement, but a proposed initiative would encourage municipalities to purchase farmland for conservation instead. Photo by Caden McCann WELLINGTON ...