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There are all kinds of things to do at the Plympton-Wyoming Fair, including wrestling.   Lesley Brumwell admits she’s not a farm girl but the president of the Plympton & Wyoming Agricultural Society says she loves the fall fair. “It brings the town together,” says Brumwell of the annual event, which begins Friday night. “Everybody gets to socialize…when you go

Public works crews are making good progress clearing up debris from Wednesday’s storm. Joe Adams, director of operations for the Town of Petrolia, says they spent most of Thursday removing tree branches which fell during the wicked storm. About a half dozen trees toppled, including one onto a house on Princess Street, during the storm which knocked out power to

There will be no classes for about 100 primary school students in Petrolia again Friday after a severe storm caused water damage in an elementary school which is under renovation. Lambton-Kent District School Board Director of Education, Jim Costello, says 100 mile per hour winds ripped some temporary roofing off of Queen Elizabeth Public School Wednesday night. The storm, which

There is a big hole around the Petrolia Council table. Councilor Helen Havlik has been absent from two council meetings since Aug. 14 after having a stroke. Mayor John McCharles says Councilor Tim Brown called Havlik to see if she needed a ride to that night’s council meeting. There was no answer. McCharles and town staff have been trying to

Oil Springs leaders want OPP to deal with drug problem The assault of an elderly woman in her Oil Springs home has sparked renewed concerns about drugs in that small town. On Sept. 1, police say the home of an 88-year old woman was broken into early in the morning. Forensic identification officers were on the scene most of the

There were a number of close calls but no known injuries after a wicked storm ripped through Petrolia Wednesday night. Around 7:20 pm, a rainstorm with high winds blew into the area toppling trees and knocking out power. Residents in Petrolia, Watford, Alvinston and Oil Springs were without power for about three hours. Petrolia Enniskillen Fire Department Chief Lawrence Swift

The president of the Lambton Federation of Agriculture says farmers shouldn’t require a permit to take care of their woodlots. Ron MacDougall recently told Lambton County Councilors the LFA has some concerns about the controversial changes to the woodlot bylaw. County staff presented changes to local farmers last year causing an uproar. The county’s only remaining sawmill said at the

Lambton County may join a Charter of Rights challenge against wind turbines. And if it doesn’t, Plympton-Wyoming could take on the legal bill itself to try to stop the flood of projects in the area. A group called SWEAR is trying convince municipal and regional governments to join a court battle started by a Goderich couple. They want to use

Lambton County’s Medical Officer of Health has issued a heat alert and opened cooling stations across the region. According to Environment Canada temperatures are expected to reach the low 30s with a humidex of 40 and above. The hot weather is expected to stay in the area until Wednesday. Officials with Community Health Services say heat effects everyone but older

Organizers of the Petrolia Enniskillen Fall Fair are smiling today after strong attendance and record breaking entries for the 2013 edition. President Judy Krall says the weekend started off with a bang as hundreds of people came out for the opening night. “Friday night was the shocker,” she says “the beer tent sold out by 10:30. How do you know?

The job of deputy mayor is being eliminated in Plympton-Wyoming. The deputy mayor is elected by all taxpayers and is paid slightly more than councilors – about $1,400 more per year in salary and $20 more per meeting than other councilors. Councilor Netty McEwen says many people believe the deputy mayor should automatically take over the top job if something

Petrolia Enniskillen Fall Fair Ambassador, Emily Syer, helps shield her court ambassador, Leena Bourne, from the rain Saturday afternoon at the fair. The rain held off for the parade, but drizzle kept some people way from the fair in the afternoon. Sunday is expected to be a little cooler but the sun will shine on the days’ events including the