Here are the top stories from this past week according to your views on LanarkLeedsToday.ca.
1 – The Ministry of Education launched an investigation into Westport Daycare on May 29 after a complaint about safety concerns.
2 – A 36-year-old man from Smiths Falls is now facing 12 charges after police looked into a series of intimate partner violence incidents across Lanark County.
Local man facing 12 charges from intimate partner violence investigation
3 – Michael White received the Ontario Medal for Bravery after recovering an unconscious body from a burning vehicle in a Toronto ceremony last week.
Local paramedic says instinct took over when pulling individual from fully engulfed vehicle
4 – The hammerhead worm, native to Southeast Asia has made its way to our area via imported plants packed in soil.
5 – The Town of Smiths Falls has lowered its flags to half-mast to honour The Reverend Gervis Beecher Black, who passed away after a life of remarkable public service.
Flags lowered in Smiths Falls to honour former councillor and minister