A Free Press reader says Weldon Park is going to waste because of a short-sighted decision by Middlesex County to charge a parking fee.
May is always a particularly busy month for the Ripley and District Horticultural Society (RDHS) as members plant the large tubs of annuals that appear around the village, clean up public gardens and host a plant sale on the long weekend. The cool spring has forced the group to put some planting on hold and […]
Interlochen Public Radio
Attorney General Dana Nessel's office dropped trespassing charges against students charged with trespassing during a May 2024 raid on an encampment on U of M's campus.
It was the $5-million mystery that gripped people across Southwestern Ontario: Who bought the winning lottery ticket that nearly hit its one-year expiry date before being cashed in? The question appears to have a happy answer. But high-profile lottery mega-wins don’t always have such positive endings. LFP’s Brian Williams looks back on other fascinating Southwestern […]
Kincardine News
The City Nature Challenge is an international, friendly competition to see who can make the most observations of nature, identify the most species and engage the most people using biodiversity apps and platforms, like iNaturalist. Observations were made April 25 to 28 and the competition closed May 4 with the extra time used to upload […]
London’s unemployment rate jumped by half a percentage point in April as the local economy shed nearly 2,000 jobs and the toll of the U.S.-Canada trade war came into sharper focus. Statistics Canada reported Friday the jobless rate for the region, which includes St. Thomas, Strathroy and portions of Elgin and Middlesex counties, hit […]
As measles cases continue to rise, the London-area health unit urges parents to seek early vaccination for children under the age of five
Huron County 4-H’s first Farm Display Club was a hit. Since mid-January, a group of 15 young carpet farmers met biweekly to design and create a two-foot by three-foot farm on a Styropor base. The boys and girls build houses, barns, sheds, silos and much more with lots of recycled materials like shoe boxes, chip […]
Great Lakes Commission
Next month, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Metroparks Toledo will dedicate Girdham Road Sand Dunes in Oak Openings Preserve Metropark as Ohio’s next nature preserve. Read the full […]
A man who pleaded guilty to slaying his wife with an axe was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison with no chance of parole for 12 years
April is the perfect time of year to celebrate nature. In a week packed with activities to celebrate Earth Day, it was fitting that the local nature club, Huron Bruce Nature (HBN), should also celebrate a milestone anniversary. Founded by Point Clark residents Joe and Crystal Burgess, the club held its first meeting in April […]
Police taped off a large chunk of a downtown London block late Saturday as officers investigated after a person was shot. The probe appeared to be focused on a parking lot on the south side of Queens Avenue, just east of Wellington Street. Yellow police tape closed off a large section as investigators used flashlights […]