The Herald

10/29/2025

One young woman was abducted from downtown Thamesville in 1997 Heather Wright/The Herald OPP are calling it a major breakthrough in a decades-long investigation into four violent sexual assaults in Lambton and Chatham-Kent - including one in Thamesville. After 28 years, the OPP has used Investigative Genetic Genealogy to arrest a BC man, who is a former southern Ontario resident, in the abductions and sexual assaults....

One young woman was abducted from downtown Thamesville in 1997 Heather Wright/The Herald OPP are calling it a major breakthrough in a decades-long investigation into four violent sexual assaults in…

10/10/2025

From the Municipality of Chatham-Kent CPKC Railway is completing emergency track maintenance repairs at the crossing on Kent Bridge Road. Kent Bridge Road will be closed to all through traffic between Longwoods Road and Smoke Line starting Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Detour signage will be posted and access to all properties on Kent Bridge Road will be maintained at all times. For regular road closure updates, please visit the Chatham-Kent Weekly Traffic Report website at

From the Municipality of Chatham-Kent CPKC Railway is completing emergency track maintenance repairs at the crossing on Kent Bridge Road.Kent Bridge Road will be closed to all through traffic betwe…

09/25/2025

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09/08/2025

The Herald Savanna Smith of the Delaware Nation at Moraviantown won the junior women’s championship and was fourth overall at the Ontario Indigenous golf tournament earlier this month at Six Nations. She had rounds of 86, 80 and 87. It’s the fourth straight year the sophomore at Michigan’s Adrian College has won the junior title. She began playing golf during the pandemic with her dad. Cheryl Mitchell of Walpole Island won the overall championship for the second straight year with rounds of 76, 77 and 73.

The Herald Savanna Smith of the Delaware Nation at Moraviantown won the junior women’s championship and was fourth overall at the Ontario Indigenous golf tournament earlier this month at Six Nation…

09/06/2025

Sydney Goodreau/The Herald Artists in Motion, above, wowed the crowd with their dance moves while Garnetta and DaGroovmasters, below, got people on their feet as they filled the Josiah Henson Museum with funk, soul, and R&B music at Emancipation Day. Hundreds came to the museum to celebrate with live performances from black musicians, dancers, cooks, and speakers.

Sydney Goodreau/The Herald Artists in Motion, above, wowed the crowd with their dance moves while Garnetta and DaGroovmasters, below, got people on their feet as they filled the Josiah Henson Museu…

09/06/2025

BLAKE ELLIS/The Herald About 300 farmers converged on Rutherford Aug. 7 to see just what their equipment does to the soil. The St. Clair Region of the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association hosted its first ever Compaction Day. Farm equipment was driven onto sensors to see just what impact they had on the land beneath their wheels. The John Deere X9 combine was the biggest piece of equipment that went over the sensors set up at Jackson Seeds....

BLAKE ELLIS/The Herald About 300 farmers converged on Rutherford Aug. 7 to see just what their equipment does to the soil. The St. Clair Region of the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association …

08/29/2025

The 100 MW Botany Wind Project one of two seeking approval in the region Heather Wright/The Herald There is word of another possible wind project in the region and this one will be very close to Thamesville if it is built. EDF Power Solutions wants to build a 100 megawatt project which would have towers in an area bounded by Thamesville, Ridgetown and Harwich Road....

The 100 MW Botany Wind Project one of two seeking approval in the region Heather Wright/The Herald There is word of another possible wind project in the region and this one will be very close to Th…

08/29/2025

EDF Power Solutions plans a 100 megawatt project Heather Wright/The Herald There is word of another possible wind project in the region and this one will be very close to Thamesville if it is built. EDF Power Solutions wants to build a 100 megawatt project which would have towers in an area bounded by Thamesville, Ridgetown and Harwich Road. The so-called Botany Wind project is one of two in the area being pitched to the Independent Energy System Operator....

EDF Power Solutions plans a 100 megawatt project Heather Wright/The Herald There is word of another possible wind project in the region and this one will be very close to Thamesville if it is built…

08/28/2025

Heather Wright/The Herald The Ministry of the Environment says Chatham-Kent will have some say on what happens to the Dresden dump. York1 Environmental has plans to turn the derelict dump into a construction and soil waste recycling centre and rebuild the 20-acre landfill. Up to 700 trucks a day could be headed to Irish School Road site if the project moves ahead as the Mississauga company originally planned....

Heather Wright/The Herald The Ministry of the Environment says Chatham-Kent will have some say on what happens to the Dresden dump. York1 Environmental has plans to turn the derelict dump into a co…

08/28/2025

No health risk to drinking water FROM THE MUNICIPALITY OF CHATHAM-KENT Customers of the Bothwell water distribution system may see slightly discoloured water coming from water taps in the next few days. The safety of the water is not affected by this colour issue. The discolouration will last for a brief period of time and will clear naturally as the system replenishes with new water....

No health risk to drinking water FROM THE MUNICIPALITY OF CHATHAM-KENT Customers of the Bothwell water distribution system may see slightly discoloured water coming from water taps in the next few …

08/27/2025

Sydney Goodreau/The HeraldNew industrial wind turbines may be coming to Chatham-Kent in the coming years thanks to Capstone Infrastructure, a group that proposes that a wind turbine complex called Crossfield be built east of Chatham, south of Thamesville, north of Ridgetown, and just south of Moraviantown. A group of people who have some experience with wind projects in North Kent wanted to let Ridgetown residents know the problems they have had with the projects in their community....

Sydney Goodreau/The HeraldNew industrial wind turbines may be coming to Chatham-Kent in the coming years thanks to Capstone Infrastructure, a group that proposes that a wind turbine complex called …

08/27/2025

Sydney Goodreau/The HeraldIn 1998, a group of concerned citizens in Dresden realized the youth in town were not “hanging out,” said Lori Ouellette. “The kids said they had no cars to go and nothing to do.” Two years later, in 2002, the Dresden Sidestreets Youth Centre opened to fix that.“Its mission and goal are to make sure the kids are provided with a safe environment, a place that they can call their own,” said Ouellette, a volunteer with Sidestreets since 2004 and current board president. ...

Sydney Goodreau/The HeraldIn 1998, a group of concerned citizens in Dresden realized the youth in town were not “hanging out,” said Lori Ouellette. “The kids said they had no cars to go and nothing…