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Thames Valley District School Board Chairman Matt Reid appears to have taken it onto himself to dismiss appeals from Elgin County and Central Elgin for reconsideration of the ordered closings of New Sarum, Sparta and Springfield public schools. The agenda for Central Elgin council’s meeting on Monday afternoon, Aug. 28, includes a reply from Trustee…

Duff’s Garage in Aylmer is holding its 10th annual Car Show and Open House tonight, Wednesday, Aug. 16. Attractions include a variety of vintage and muscle cars, a pig roast and live music from Uncertain Children and Nite Train. Proceeds from the event will be given to the Aylmer Shrine Club and the Salvation Army…

Runners 3 through 8 years old competed in a “water race” during special competitions for children at Aylmer Fair on Friday afternoon, Aug. 11. The goal was to get to the finish as quickly as possible while spilling as little as possible. The fair continues through Sunday.

Khanan Hernandez, left, Sammy Bartch, Reid Unger and Hollis Fehr drew out patterns that could be used for temporary “henna” tattoos during a workshop that was part of Springfield library’s Summer Reading Club meeting on Thursday morning, Aug. 3. The theme for this year’s club is “Canada 150,” and members of the St. Thomas Elgin…

The Siemens wind blade manufacturing plant in Tillsonburg will close by early 2018 with all 340 workers eventually losing their jobs. As of Tuesday morning, July 18, 206 workers were immediately let go with severance packages. They found out about the closure during a meeting held the same morning at the Tillsonburg Community Centre. The…

Hundreds of motorcycles waited to be judged in a “show and shine” that was part of the 12th annual Rotten Road Ride organized by DG Custom Cycles of Malahide, this year for the first time held at the St. Thomas Raceway Park in Sparta, Saturday, July 15. The event involved 375 participants, this year including…

Alexa Shackelton, 10, left, Christopher Blakely, 11, Mark Kloosterman, 11, Chris Damen, 10,  and Lucas Underhill, 7, painted canoe paddles to their individual tastes during the first meeting of this year’s summer reading club at Springfield library, Thursday, July 6. The theme for 2017 is Canada 150. The club meets Thursday mornings starting at 10:30…

Local residents attending the annual Aylmer-Malahide celebration of Canada Day at East Elgin Community Complex Saturday night, July 1, about 6:30 p.m., had their pick of three inflatable amusements, along with facepainting, an animal display, cotton candy, food booths and live music.

Scores of youngsters on decorated bicycles paraded through Belmont in an annual Canada Day procession on Saturday, July 1. They made their way to Don Yeck Park for a barbecue, Canada Day cake, facepainting and games.

The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating after a 57-year-old man drove his vehicle off of the cliff at the end of Springfield Road into Lake Erie southeast of Aylmer on Friday afternoon, June 23. Members of the Ontario Provincial Police’s Underwater Search and Recovery Unit started the effort to retrieve the man’s body from the…