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Another COVID-19 related death has been reported in Lanark, Leeds, and Grenville. The total now sits at 91 since the pandemic began in March 2020. The number of hospitalized has risen sharply from 7 t...

Independent MPP for Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston Randy Hillier has surrendered to Ottawa Police. He told reporters gathered at Ottawa Police Headquarters that he expected to face counts related to the Fr...

Ontario published its sunshine list on Friday, a report on public sector employees earning over $100K. Here are some of the local numbers. Carleton Place's CAO Diane Smithson took home almost $193K to...

A now-defunct subsidiary of Smiths Falls-based Canopy Growth is fighting against the Canada Revenue Agency in court after being fined almost half-a-million dollars in November of 2020. The fine was fo...

Debate continues over a possible trail built by and for local anglers to have easier access to Bottle Lake. The Lanark and District Fish and Game Conservation Club says an area homeowner installed a p...

Local Upper Canada District School Board students have created beautiful pieces of art that are now on display at the new Tay River Health Centre in Perth. The new facility reached out to area schools...

Lanark County OPP charged a local man after a firearm was allegedly pointed by a driver at another in an alleged road rage incident. It happened last Thursday afternoon at about 5:30 on County Road 43...

It's tax season and that means the free volunteer tax program is up and running at ConnectWell. Program Coordinator Maureen Hampton says first you call and leave a message, then their volunteers take ...

Local food grower, educator and biologist, Alberto Suarez-Esteban, tackles climate change by practicing regenerative farming.

Federal Minister of Rural Economic Development Gudie Hutchings spoke with us about rural affordable housing - a large problem for many in Lanark, Leeds, and Grenville. Hutchings says the government un...