Sarnia police say it’s never too late to report sexual assault
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Cattlebarons have shot at OBA title
September 7, 2026
Barry Wright/The Independent
A single in the final inning of the semi-finals by Warren Boersma drove Noah Harse home and gave the Wyoming
Cattlebarons a shot at another OBA Senior Baseball title.
The Wyoming Cattlebarons qualified for the OBA Senior AA baseball championship contest– they just don’t know who they will play, where or when.
After play last weekend in Kincardine, the Barons were one of three teams left in the running and won a coin toss directly to the championship game when the final day was rained out.
New Lowell, near Barrie, and Tecumseh will play a sudden-death semifinal for the right to advance to the gold medal game against Wyoming.
Details for the final two games have not been ironed out.
Meantime, two teams from Mitchell as well as squads from Port Dover and Windsor will play semifinal games at neutral fields this week after rain washed out the final day of the OBA senior B tournament hosted by the Corunna Giants in Courtright last weekend.
A date or location for the championship game has not yet been announced.
The Port Lambton Pirates also played in the B tournament. And the host Port Hope Flyers won the C championship on the weekend. Petrolia and Dresden represented our region at that tournament.
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Sarnia police say it’s never too late to report sexual assault
September 24, 2026
The Independent Sarnia Police are pointing to the conviction of a former Sarnia Observer sports reporter to remind victims of sexual assault it is never too late to call police. Sept. 18, Miller, who now lives in Penticton, BC, was found guilty of four counts of sexual interference and one count of invitation to sexual touching. The convictions stem from
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Mural of ‘iconic Sarnia images’ on Indian Road complete
September 24, 2026
The Independent Drivers taking Indian or Plank Roads in Sarnia have something new to see – a giant mural of what Imperial Oil officials call some of the most iconic images of Sarnia-Lambton. Local artist Kennady Osborne of Seventh Rayn Design. Co created the work first on canvas. Then, the art work was transformed into a 95-foot by 30-foot mural,
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Young people urged to stay involved in municipal politics
September 24, 2026
Cathy Dobson/The Independent Getting good jobs for youth and ensuring they can afford to buy a house are top priorities for numerous Sarnia council candidates hoping to be elected Oct. 26. “I’m new and I don’t have all the answers, but my fear is that I’ll have to die in order for my children to own a house and I
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Dennis leaves all-candidates forum before it begins
September 23, 2026
Cathy Dobson/The Independent An abrupt departure by Bill Dennis at a youth-led all-candidates forum Wednesday means the five Sarnia mayoral candidates have not yet faced off during this municipal election campaign. Numerous people witnessed a verbal altercation between Dennis and a youth prior to the event held at the Lambton College events centre. He left shortly after, according to Michelle
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