Teen arrested three times in one day in Watford
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Somerville leads Lancers at Sarnia Invitation Wrestling tourney
January 13, 2026
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LCCVI was third in the open girls division and ninth overall of 39 teams at the Sarnia Invitational Wrestling event at St. Patrick’s in Sarnia.
Kylee Somerville won her category for the Lancers and Madalyn Martin was second in hers. Kalyn Kwarciak-Bishop, Jessa Somerville, Isaac Jahnke, Chloe King, Abbi White and Breanna Dew registered third-place finishes and Demarius Kember was fourth for LCCVI.
Meantime, North Lambton won the open boys title and placed fourth overall. Bailey Dortmans, Brody Bruce, Bryson Rose-Cole and Rhys Lewis won division titles while Jocelyn Carr, Jordan Anderson, Kayla Campbell and Noah Needham placed second. Sophia Smith-Hunter was fourth.
The host Irish team, with Wyoming’s Abby Phelan winning second place in her weight class, beat out Hamilton’s Bishop Ryan for the overall championship. Great Lakes finished third.
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Teen arrested three times in one day in Watford
August 20, 2026
The Independent A 17-year-old was arrested three times in one day in Watford. Lambton OPP were called to a Watford business around 6 am Aug. 16. Police arrested and charge a 17-year-old with shoplifting and mischief after the store was damaged. The teen was released with conditions to appear in court at a later day. Police were called back to
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Charges after an assault at a Grand Bend business
August 20, 2026
The Independent Two men are facing charges after a fight in a business in Grand Bend. Lambton OPP say Aug. 16, around 11:30 am, police were called to an assault at a business on Main Street. Police say during an interaction, the customer assaulted the employee. A 23-year-old from Mississauga was charged with assault. A 62-year-old from Grand Bend was
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Agar faces a challenger in St. Clair election, McRoberts drops out of Sarnia mayor’s race
August 20, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent The mayors races in the municipal elections are heating up with one Sarnia candidate withdrawing from the race for the top job and another person adding their name to the list to run in St. Clair Township. In St. Clair Township, there will be an election for the mayor’s chair. Incumbent Jeff Agar filed his nomination papers
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‘Absolutely ridiculous’ Lambton left in the dark by York1
August 19, 2026
Heather Wright/The Independent Dawn-Euphemia Mayor Al Broad says it is “absolutely ridiculous” that York1 Environmental Solutions isn’t communicating directly with Lambton County as it plans an expansion of the former Dresden dump. The township is one of the half dozen small communities in Lambton and Middlesex counties which will see garbage trucks rumbling through town as they head to York1’s
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