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Cabin Fever received Creative County grant to record video Heather Wright/The Independent The printing press at Huron Web is usually a noisy place with dozens community newspapers rolling off the presses weekly. But Feb. 19, music filled the Wyoming plant as Cabin Fever worked on a video for the alternative folk/roots trio’s song No Back Page. It’s a song about

The Independent The Independent of Petrolia and Central Lambton has been nominated in six categories, including for best newspaper, in the Ontario Community Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Competition. The Independent has been nominated in the General Excellence category for best newspaper in the 1,500 to 8,000 circulation category with the Eganville Leader and the New Liskeard Temiskaming Speaker. Reporter Tara

The Independent A Chatham man has been charged with careless driving after an accident in St. Clair Township. Lambton OPP were called to the intersection of Kimball and Courtright Saturday around 5:30 pm. They found a SUV and a sedan collided. One person was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A 22 year-old from Chatham has been charged.

Blake Ellis/The Independent The pending amalgamation of all conservation authorities in Ontario hung in the air as the St. Clair Region Conservation Authority held what could be its last annual general meeting. Ontario’s Bill 68, the Plan to Protect Ontario Act moved to create the new Ontario Provincial Agency, to oversee and potentially consolidate the existing 36 conservation authorities into

Barry Wright/The Independent The LCCVI Lancers gained a measure of revenge with a 3-1 victory over Lambton Kent Composite in the LKSSAA boys’ A/AA hockey final Thursday at Greenwood in Petrolia. The Dresden school had beaten LCCVI in a shootout in the final last year. After Marc Simmons had given the visitors a 1-0 lead, Jace Hall and Sam Hayter

Barry Wright/The Independent Corunna’s Blake Barnes has recorded his first Ontario Hockey League goal. He scored with 9.8 seconds left in the third period to give the Saginaw Spirit a 2-1 win over Sudbury last Thursday in Michigan. Barnes is a graduate of the Lambton Jr. Sting program. He was drafted by the Spirit in 2024. ••• The Lambton Attack

Heather Wright/The Independent Chris Verrall never expected he’d help a bald eagle down from a tree. But that’s exactly what the City of Sarnia arborist did Feb. 11 after an eagle was caught in a tree nearDresden. An eagle-eyed resident spotted the bird in distress hanging from its leg in a tree and called the Bluewater Centre for Raptor Rehabilitation

The Independent LCCVI lost a heartbreaker in the Sr.Boys’ basketball final. The Lancers lost to John McGregor 63-60 Friday in Chatham. Brandon Lester had 18 points in LCCVI’s loss and Jamison Helps had 16.

The Independent John McGregor is the Jr Boys basketball champions. The Panthers topped LCCVI 74-50 Friday in Chatham. Remi Gorry had 14 points and Joey Edgar had 12 for the Lancers in the AA final.

The Independent The LCCVI Jr. Girls are Lambton-Kent volleyball champions. The girls beat Wallaceburg 3-1 before a hometown crowd in Petrolia Thursday. The Lancers won the first set 25-23. Wallaceburg battled back to take the second set 25-19 before LCCVI came back in the third and fourth set 25-17 and 25-21.

The Independent It will be an all LCCVI/John McGregor final in basketball this year. The LCCVI Jr and Senior boys are heading to the Lambton-Kent finals. Both secured their spot with wins Wednesday. Both will take on John McGregor in the final. Remi Gorry had 24 points and Joey Edgar had 16 as LCCVI topped North Lambton 62-41 in the

The Independent The LCCVI Lancers are Senior Girls’ volleyball champions. The team won the AA Lambton-Kent title Wednesday in Wallaceburg in four tight sets. The Lancers took the first set 25-23. The Tartans bounced back to win the second 27-25. Petrolia then captured the title with wins in the final two sets 25-22 and 25-16. The SWOSSA final will be