LOCAL HEADLINES

At the Feb. 25 St. Marys council meeting, councillors voted to have staff update the town’s existing 10-year capital plan.

The St. Marys Stonetown Heritage Festival has lots of activities in store this year, from beloved, historical tours to new musical acts.

At the Feb. 25 council meeting, councillors approved a recommendation by the town’s strategic priorities committee.

Matthew Rae will once again be heading to Queen’s Park as Perth-Wellington’s MPP.

It would be understandable if the results of the St. Marys Lincolns’ most recent two games have given fans whiplash.

The wait is over for Deanna and Craig Jacobs and staff as they held their opening Feb. 21 for Jacobs Liquidation at its new location.

The St. Marys Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser saw 145 walkers and 30 teams raise more than $45,155 for important local causes.

Ahead of the provincial election on Feb. 27, four candidates went head-to-head in a debate

“Start the Presses!” was the big headline in the Saturday, Feb. 15 online edition of The Paris Independent.

St. Marys council has approved a partnership between the town and the AMBSB's specialist high skills major program.

The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s (CBHFM) class of 2025 will consist of six new inductees.

Good things happen when a plan works out. This is the case at Angela Dawn Aesthetics & Medispa on Water Street.

A longstanding dispute between St. Marys’ pickleball and tennis groups over use of the town’s courts appears to be closer to resolution.

The St. Marys Lincolns picked up three wins in four days to extend their winning streak to 13 straight games clinching a playoff spot.

Family Literacy Day takes place every January 27 to raise awareness about the importance of reading.

“As everyone is aware, there are more grants requested than there is money … There’s only so much to go around,” said Mayor Al Strathdee.

St. Marys began their busy four-day stretch on Jan. 22 when they visited the London Nationals in the team’s first visit to the Western Fair.

Claire Dunbar from St. Marys will be taking on this exciting challenge in August as she embarks on an exchange to Denmark.

Just last week our town was graced with a new family-owned restaurant. Small but mighty, Izzy’s Place is located at 36 Water Street.

On Jan. 18, a smorgasbord of chilis were available to try as the St. Marys Legion held its first-annual Canadian Chili Cookoff.