OPP to set up shop in Rutherford
Wyoming’s Jackson helps South Mountain to victory
April 10, 2023
Core Jackson had two hits, including a double, a walk and an RBI to help South Mountain Community College to a 13-1 win over Arizona Western in Arizona Community College Athletic Association ACCAA baseball action Saturday.
South Mountain is in third place in the conference with a record of 19-9 and they are 33-11 overall.
Jackson, from Wyoming, has hit safely in nine of his past 11 games dating back to a season-high four hits and six RBI performance two weeks ago.
His stat line this season is .306/.401/.493 with 12 doubles, three triples, three homers, 19 RBI and 33 runs scored.
The South Mountain regular season continues until the end of the month.
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OPP to set up shop in Rutherford
August 17, 2026
Blake Ellis/The Independent The OPP won’t be setting up shop in Oil Springs. The suggestion by the Village of Oil Springs council to use the Youth Centre has been turned down by the Lambton OPP. The OPP were looking for a location for a remote workspace within either Oil Springs or the townships of Enniskillen or Dawn-Euphemia. It approached each
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Oil Springs remediation costs needed
August 17, 2026
Blake Ellis/The Independent Oil Springs’ auditor says the village has to figure out if there is hazardous materials in the five buildings the municipality owns. The request to complete the work by the 2027 financial office was brought to council Aug. 4, but wasn’t welcomed. Mayor Ian Veen suggested deferring the request to the municipality’s next budget saying the village
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Fortney, Smith win medals at Legion National
August 17, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent A Lambton high school track athlete has topped the field at the Canadian Legion Track and Field Championships. Alex Fortney won gold last Sunday. The Northern middle distance runner crossed the finish line first in a very close 800-metre final at the national championships in Regina. Fortney, representing the Sarnia Athletics Southwest Track and Field Club and
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No reports of injuries during 50th float down
August 17, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent There were hundreds of tubes, floaties, rafts and kayaks – and at least one giant pink flamingo – as hundreds of people took part in the 50th anniversary of the Port Huron Float Down Sunday. Floaters took off from Lighthouse Beach in Port Huron under cloudy skies, despite the threat of thunderstorms and warnings from both the
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