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London

• Public health officials probe dog bite inside London big box store
  Southwestern Public Health is appealing for information about a recent dog-bite incident that happened inside a London Winner’s store. 
• St. Thomas Mayor Joe Preston reflects as he rules out re-election run
  Joe Preston has announced he will not seek a third term as mayor of St. Thomas. The businessman-turned-politician will be leaving office after October’s civic election, ending two terms in the city’s top political job that followed a decade-long stint as the community’s federal member of parliament. “It’s a relief to make the decision after […]
• Downtown monument's repairs drag on, now set to take eight months
  A downtown London monument's restoration, slated to wrap up last month, will now take until the end of May to complete, city hall officials say. 
• Ex-captain torches London Knights in rival Kitchener's 5-2 win
  KITCHENER – The London Knights have a self-created Sam O’Reilly problem. The former captain torched his old team again for two goals – including a back-breaking shorthanded tally – and four points in a 5-2 Kitchener victory before 6,891 Tuesday at the Memorial Auditorium. That gives the Tampa prospect four goals and seven points in […]

Mitchell

• Huge snow fort a labour of love for Mitchell man
  Many of us have wondered what to do with all the snow this winter.  Pete Haramule is not one of them.  Haramule has spent countless hours building a huge snow fort on the front yard of his 83 Waterloo St. home in Mitchell, starting in earnest in mid-January.  The fort, built in solid square blocks, is at […]
• Second-half explosion leads U16 Stingers to big win
  A six-goal second half was more than enough offence for the Mitchell Ironwood Custom Framing & Carpentry U16B ringette team to blank visiting Tillsonburg 9-0 in Lower Lakes Ringette League regular season action on Feb. 8.  Abby Paulen scored three goals and added two assists for the Stingers while Violet Brace and Lilly Murphy both […]
• Meteors' teams open playoffs on good note
  A four-minute third period letdown was all that prevented the Mitchell Eidt’s BMR Express U15 girls’ hockey team from recording three Western Ontario  Girls Hockey League (WOGHL) Division III North/East playoff victories.  After an opening defeat to Saugeen Shores in round-robin action on Jan. 18, the Meteors got back in the swing of things thanks to three games in […]
• Intimate partner violence awareness being shared across Perth County
  Instances of intimate partner violence are 75 per cent higher for women in rural communities than in large urban centres.  That was just one revelation shared by Dr. Jennifer Olenewa, a member of the Stop Violence Against Women Coordinating Committee of Perth County, during a recent community learning session in Mitchell — and a key […]

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