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Tomorrow marks the last day of the accomplished career Lanark County OPP inspector Karuna Padiachi has had. The detachment commander is retiring after 30 years in policing. Padiachi came to the Lanark...

Staff and students within the Upper Canada District School Board continue to celebrate Black History Month all February long with lessons, activities, field trips and more that emphasize ongoing learn...

The second of three events discussing basic income is coming up. Lanark Basic Income Network is a group of citizens advocating for basic income as an essential pillar for fostering community well-bein...

Perth town council's committee approved a Trillium Foundation grant application for $200K to refurbish the mezzanine area of the town's arena. As town director Cathy McNally explained, it could provid...

We're learning more about the local presence at the annual Rural Ontario Municipal Affairs Conference took place in Toronto late last month. Mississippi Mills Mayor Christa Lowry says her municipality...

Lanark County is providing the public with an in-person update on the Blakeney Bridge replacement design and schedule. The existing single-lane bridge is more than 100 years old and crosses the Missis...

Open Doors for Lanark Children and Youth continues to offer no-barrier services throughout the county. Counsellor Katie Torresean spoke to 88.1 myFM about the trends they're seeing in the younger gene...

Smiths Falls council approved its community grant allocations for 2024. This year there were 31 applications, far and above the eight requests seen in each of the past two years. That demand is what t...

Tay Valley Township received $60,000 through a provincial Inclusive Community Grant for its accessible age-friendly sports & recreation activities programs. Reeve Rob Rainer said this is a good st...

Lanark County OPP made a significant drug bust in Missisippi Milles leading to multiple arrests and a large seizure last week. Investigators seized over 60 grams of suspected cocaine, nearly 800 metha...