Category Archives: 88.1 myFM News

Nominations for the Perth Medal close Friday, May 31st at 4 p.m. The Perth Medal is a Mayor's Award, presented annually to a deserving volunteer in the Perth community. If you someone who is the perfe...

Police divers were in the water yesterday at the site of Saturday's deadly crash in Buck Bay in Bob's Lake. But it's not clear what they're looking for. They continue to try to piece together what hap...

Here's your daily look at local gas prices courtesy Gas Buddy as of 9:00 am. Perth MacEwan - 157.3 Esso - 158.0 Canadian Tire - 157.7 Ultramar - 157.7 Shell - 160.9 Smiths Falls Drummond's - 152.9 Ess...

The Rideau Lakes Grassroots Group delegation last week led to rising tensions. The citizen-led group has been openly critical about council decisions and took issue with Councillor Paula Banks calling...

A recent blitz by the Perth Fire Department saw them visit close to 350 homes to check they're smoke and CO alarms. Perth Fire Chief Trevor Choffe said the results were not as impressive as years past...

Members of Harmony 162 Seniors Club in Smiths Falls are looking to stretch their legs. President Bud Fawcett says their membership has far outgrown the original use for the seniors activity centre. Fa...

It's an exciting time in Perth as the new play structure at the Mill Street playground will be installed on Monday (May 27). The new-look structure includes accessibility enhancements, including a com...

Nearly 2300 charges were laid during Canada Road Safety week by the OPP across the East Region. Of the charges laid, 55 were for impaired driving, there were 96 seatbelt offences and 1,522 speeding ti...

There's a new community competition aimed at encouraging your writing skills. It's called the LANARK LIT Writing Competition and it celebrates works of original writing by local literary artists of al...

Lanark OPP is investigating after two incidents in Carleton Place in which a male in a vehicle has approached young girls. It happened Tuesday on Lansdowne Ave between 2 and 230 pm and on Coleman St a...