Chief Jordan ‘over and out’
Raiders tally two over Port Lambton
June 5, 2023
The Petrolia Raiders picked up two wins on the road in Port Lambton.
In Game 1 the Raiders offense was lead by Eric Lupton in the 15-3 win. Lupton had four hits three singles and a triple with six RBI’s.
Steve Gray had five strong innings on the mound giving up four hits. Tim Martin threw one inning in relief giving up one hit and striking out two.
In Game 2, in an 11-9 victory over the Raiders sent Lupton to the mound for five innings giving up nine runs on 10 hits striking out three.
In the sixth inning, Brady Melton delivered a clutch base hit scoring two runs securing the lead.
Raiders tallied 14 hits in Game 2 with Martin closing the game out on the mound throwing two scoreless innings
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Chief Jordan ‘over and out’
June 8, 2026
Blake Ellis/The Independent Plympton-Wyoming’s Camlachie District Fire Chief Scott Jordan gave his final ‘over and out’ as dispatch honoured him after 47 years of service with the Camlachie fire department. An open house was held last Saturday in honour of Jordan at the Camlachie Community Centre. Jordan started in 1979 as one of the first members of the Camlachie fire
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Preserving nature in Bradshaw
June 8, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Mary Laur has spent many happy hours camping with her family and friends on her 99-acre farm south of Brigden. “We’ve had camp outs where there’d be five or six tents and trailers in here,” she said, standing in the neatly trimmed grass amongthe hawthorns and a crowd of people gathered there Saturday. There have been “countless
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Reconstruction of Reece’s Corners to Wyoming trail to begin this summer
June 8, 2026
The Independent Part of the Reece’s Corners to Wyoming trail will be under construction this summer. The trail is more than a decade old and staff say it is beginning to show its age. They plan to reconstruct at least 500 metres this summer. Town council approved a $101,000 contract to begin widening the trail on the west side of
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New Petrolia festival draws a crowd downtown
June 7, 2026
The Independent The streets of Petrolia were filled with people Saturday as Eats, Beats & Boutiques took over Petrolia Line. Visitors made their way through the downtown, visiting storefronts and vendors who were set up on the street. There were lots of things for kids to do including pint-sized cornhole, mini soccer nets and bouncy castles. Adults met up with
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