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The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Aylmer and area doubled to six on Saturday, Oct. 24, from three the previous day, Southwestern Public Health reported. St. Thomas and area dipped slightly to two cases from three, and Tillsonburg and area remained at one. Woodstock and area also went down slightly, to five from…

One person who has a confirmed case of COVID-19 is currently hospitalized in intensive care in the Southwestern Public Health region, as of Thursday morning, Oct. 22. The health unit did not identify who or which hospital was involved. Southwestern is monitoring three ongoing cases of confirmed COVID-19 in Aylmer and area, three in St.…

Southwestern Public Health was reporting a confirmed case of COVID-19 involving a staff member at Chartwell Aylmer long-term care home on Sunday, Oct. 18. The case was the only new one reported overnight. Ongoing confirmed cases include one other in Aylmer and area, three in St. Thomas and area, one in West Elgin, four in…

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases being tracked by Southwestern Public Health doubled overnight from six to 12 on Thursday, Oct. 15, including a new one in Aylmer and area. St. Thomas and area continues to have two cases, while Tillsonburg and area increased to four from one. Ingersoll and area still have two cases…

St. Thomas Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a man who allegedly pointed a gun at a passer-by trying to intervene in an assault on a woman on Hiawatha Street near Owaissa Street in St. Thomas just after midnight on Wednesday, Oct. 6. A witness who saw a man assaulting a woman tried to…

  An Aylmer Police investigation is underway after a tractor-trailer transport truck clipped construction scaffolding at the Bank of Montreal on Talbot Street East, and then fled the scene, on Tuesday morning, Sept. 29. The right-turning lane on Talbot Street East at the intersection with John Street was blocked for several hours during cleanup. No…

A case of COVID-19 has been confirmed at Mitchell Hepburn Public School in St. Thomas, Thames Valley District School Board announced on Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 29. The board stated it had immediately notified staff members and the parents or guardians of all children attending the school Southwestern Public Health, the board said, found no evidence…

Southwestern Public Health announced Friday afternoon, Sept. 25, that it was looking into what it considered a “probable” case of COVID-19 at St. Thomas Community Christian School. The health unit, in a statement, said it had been notified by the school, and Principal Jason Schouten had contacted”members of the broader school community” about what was…

An 18-foot fishing boat ran out of fuel for its main engine in Lake Erie off Port Bruce Thursday night, Sept. 17, as waters became rough, Elgin Ontario Provincial Police Constable Troy Carlson reported. Two adults, 30 and 23, were on the boat and called for help at 9:18 p.m. In conjunction with the Joint…

Ontario Premier Doug Ford, alarmed by increasing numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases across Ontario, said that as of Friday, Sept. 18, anyone organizing a social event that exceeded local limits on such gathering would be charged and potentially subject to a $10,000 fine. That’s on top of a $750 fine that could be levied against…