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Blake Ellis/The Independent The Civic Holiday weekend brought out the Lumberjacks in Thedford for the village’s annual festival. Highlights of the weekend event included a packed house at the Legacy Centre Friday for pro wrestling. An antique car parade Saturday which wound its way through the village to the arena where there was a Kid Zone and Entertainment throughout the

Blake Ellis/The Independent About 300 farmers converged on Rutherford Aug. 7 to see just what their equipment does to the soil. The St. Clair Region of the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association hosted its first ever Compaction Day. Farm equipment was driven onto sensors to see just what impact they had on the land beneath their wheels. The John

Blake Ellis/The Independent Cornfest was a family affair for the Nutma family of Watford, as siblings Eleanor, 7 Reuben, 10; Cousin Teddy Deelstra, 4, of Dresden; and Lorelai, 8, enjoyed some corn during festivities on Saturday. The First Watford Cub Scouts were busy husking corn trying to keep up with demand, as many enjoyed free corn at Cornfest in Watford

PHOTOS BY SYDNEY GOODREAU AND HEATHER WRIGHT Eight LCCVI Lancer track and field athletes are heading to the provincial championships. Jack Helps led the team at the West Region Championship in Windsor Friday and Saturday, winning Gold in the Men’s Senior Javelin. He beat the field with a throw of 55.94m to earn his place at the championships in London

PHOTOS BY SYDNEY GOODREAU/THE INDEPENDENT Jack Helps of LCCVI is one of several Lancers advancing to the provincial track and field championships in Day One of the West Regionals in Windsor. Helps earned gold in Javelin with a throw of 55.94m. James Grant of LCCVI won Silver in the Junior Men’s 1500m race at the West Regionals earning his berth

The main street of Forest is full of colour. Students from the area were invited by the Lambton Film and Food Festival to create chalk art drawings on the street in front of the Kineto Theatre where the festival is taking place this weekend. Here’s a few scenes from the day.

Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MP Liane Rood and Warwick Township Mayor Todd Case look out over the ice at the East Lambton Community Complex from an accessible viewing area Friday. Rood was in Watford to formally acknowledge the $100,000 grant provided by the federal government to make the ELCC accessible. The viewing ramp, a new accessible change room and accessible doors are among

Kaitlyn Ellwod and Sarah Land of LCCVI’s Earth Heroes club were out in Victoria Park Friday cleaning up garbage. Ten of the club’s 26 members cleared debris from the school grounds, at the club’s community garden on Glenview Drive and in Victoria Park as part of its Community Service Day. Next week, the club will be doing the first pickup

Goalie Nolan DeKoning was recognized as the most valuable player by the Alvinston Killer Bees as the team held its end of the season banquet Saturday. He was given the award by General Manager Brett Case, and Head Coach Joe Rombouts. The Killer Bees placed seventh in the nine team Western Ontario Super Hockey League with six wins, 17 losses

Heather Wright PhotoPetrolia’s Acting Mayor, Joel Field, was talking to one of Petrolia’s youngest soon-to-be voters during a Town Hall meeting April 26. Town council members spread out around Victoria Hall to listen to concern from about 75 taxpayers who came to raise issues ranging from development charges to taxes. Field was talking to members of the Petrolia Child Care

From Environment Canada: Special weather statement in effect for: Freezing rain and strong winds Monday and Monday night. A messy mix of wintry precipitation is forecast to develop Monday. Precipitation may begin as a brief period of snow or ice pellets before transitioning to freezing rain and then rain showers or drizzle as temperatures rise above zero. A few millimetres

As Lambton prepares for freezing rain, Lambton Public Health has issued a cold alert. Environment Canada has a freezing rain warning in effect for the county with snow and ice beginning to fall this afternoon. Officials say there will be a prolonged period of freezing rain leading to significant ice build up in some areas of up to 20 millimeters.