OPP look for missing Crime Stoppers sign in Thedford
Cattlebarons in the OBA Senior AA semi final
August 25, 2024
The Wyoming Cattlebarons are heading to the semi finals of the Ontario Baseball Association Senior AA finals.
The host team beat the reigning champions from Kincardine 4-2 in nine innings in front of a hometown crowd which circled the diamond for the 8pm game Saturday.
Wyoming has yet to lose at the double knockout tournament even with a loss at 10 am, Wyoming still has a shot at being in the 4 pm finals Sunday.
Sunday’s semi final game against New Lowell is at 10 am at Canton Park in Wyoming. The other semi-final will be played in Petrolia at 10am.
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OPP look for missing Crime Stoppers sign in Thedford
July 9, 2026
The Independent It may not be a good sign for Crime Stoppers. Lambton OPP were called to the intersection of Highway 70 and Arkona Road after a large Crime Stoppers sign at the entrance of the community was stolen. It’s valued at $800. Police are investigating, adding if you have tip about the stolen Crime Stoppers’ sign, you can call
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Whoops: Local plowing match officials back track, confirms Brigden will host 2027 IPM after all
July 9, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent The Lambton 2027 International Plowing Match Committee says they were wrong; the 2027 event will be in Brigden. A local committee landed the International Plowing Match and Rural Expo in April 2025. The group attracted hundreds of volunteers and planning was well underway. In late May, Ontario Plowmen’s Association (OPA) officials came to Brigden, working with the
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Integrity Commissioner dismisses complaint against Dennis’ ‘woke’ art tirade
July 9, 2026
The Independent The Integrity Commissioner says a Sarnia councillor’s comments about an Indigenous mural at City Hall were “a political argument” and has dismissed the complaint. In March, Sarnia unveiled a mural depicting the relationship between Sarnia-Lambton and The Council of Three Fires Confederacy; the Ojibway, Odawa, and Potawatomi people. The project included the $5,000 mural, a new wall honouring
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Inn of Good Shepherd drops plans for Sarnia affordable housing
July 9, 2026
Board says its needs to focus on organizations long-term sustainability The Independent The Inn of the Good Shepherd says it won’t build a 56-unit, six-storey affordable housing complex on the site of the former Laurel Lea Church in Sarnia. The Inn’s board announced the decision July 9, saying the difficult decision “reflects the significant changes in the organization’s financial position
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