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10/20/2023

A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared on the 1st floor of the Listowel Memorial Hospital. Please take precautions when visiting this department.

09/07/2023

This week's issue of the Listowel Banner is on newsstands now!
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08/25/2023

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EXCELLENCE has been seen!
Congratulations to Listowel Banner | Midwestern Newspapers for being nominated into the annual Business Excellence program and thanks to Peggy, Marie and Jackie for sharing the news with a photo!
"They are always up to date with the news and my paper always arrives on time."

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08/16/2023

Dan McNee Photo
The Perth East Fire Department is at the scene of a large barn fire on Perth Road 129 just south of Newton on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 16. Motorists in the area are asked to use an alternate route as that section of road remains closed.

08/16/2023

“If a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is.”
Perth County OPP are offering tips to prevent falling for the latest scam to hit North Perth - unfinished paving projects and extremely poor-quality jobs.

NORTH PERTH – “If a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” Those are the words of advice coming from the Perth County OPP, who say they have been receiving an increase in reports of unfinished paving projects and extremely poor-quality jobs in North Perth. “This familiar scam puts...

08/10/2023

Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, has decided to pull news from its sites, but online news will still be available by going directly to the sources that create it. The reaction to Bill C-18 won't impact Midwestern Newspapers' operations.

MIDWESTERN ONTARIO – In the next few weeks, readers may notice the newspaper has a reduced presence on social media. Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, has decided to pull news from its sites in response to the Canadian government’s passing of Bill C-18, the Online News Act. But Da...

08/09/2023

Police have laid several charges against a Huron East man following an incident on Turnberry Street in Brussels on Aug. 5.

BRUSSELS – Police have laid several charges against a Huron East man following an incident on Turnberry Street in Brussels on Aug. 5. Members of the Huron County OPP, West Region Tactics and Rescue Unit and West Regional Emergency Response Team responded to an address on Turnberry Street that afte...

08/04/2023

For the second straight year, Kadylack Farm is raising both spirits and funds for a number of worthy causes through what is becoming a very popular local attraction.

NORTH PERTH – For the second straight year, Kadylack Farm is raising both spirits and funds for a number of worthy causes through what is becoming a very popular local attraction. Steve Terpstra and Dianne De Jong organized their Sunflower Walk east of Newry last August, and the response from the ...