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Project Orchard brought together 25 municipal police services alongside the OPP to arrest child offenders before they can harm children. In a mini-documentary released by the OPP, Marion, the mother o...

Rideau Lakes council's passed their 2025 budget with a 5.78% tax rate increase. The township says this is the first year since 2018 they've passed a balanced budget without borrowing funds. This'll re...

A serious crash near Elgin has left two drivers with life-threatening injuries and led to drug and weapon charges for a passenger. Leeds OPP responded around noon on May 2 to a head-on collision on Hi...

The Co-Founder of Secondhand Stories Chicken Sanctuary is upset with Smiths Falls council's decision to greenlight a one-year backyard hen pilot project. The non-profit takes on abandoned chickens in ...

As part of our continuing focus on Mental Health Week, we spoke to Constable Kim Stapleton of the OPP's Mobile Crisis Response Team. These teams were created in 2018 to answer the increasing needs acr...

The work on the new-look Alexander Park in Smiths Falls is underway. Town staff will be installing a new swing set, picnic tables, mini soccer nets and more. Construction began May 5th and it is expec...

Drivers in Lanark County should expect delays as construction begins on two major roads. G. Tackaberry and Sons Construction is working on County Road 10 (Scotch Line Road), from Glen Tay Road to Otty...

Smiths Falls council passed the by-law to allow backyard hens in a 4-3 vote Monday night. The vote came following two delegations earlier in the night speaking both for and against the motion. Secondh...

Deputy Mayor in Rideau Lakes Paula Banks thinks strong mayoral powers is a dangerous precedent to set. Speaking to myFM, Banks said it would be particularly bad in their township. The provincial gover...

Renfrew OPP are investigating a fatal collision at the nearby Calabogie Motorsports Park Sunday. Police say a single vehicle collision occurred around 3:30 p.m and took the life of the driver, the lon...