Category Archives: Lake 88.1 News

The Smiths Falls Bears made a flurry of moves in the week leading up to the trade deadline in a bid to shore up their roster for the playoffs. General Manager and Head Coach Pat Malloy made perhaps th...

Carleton Place veteran Gord Standing will be presented his commemorative banner that will hang downtown this November. Standing's a 102-year-old World War II veteran and will have his family by his si...

Good Morning! Here's what's going on in Lanark and Leeds for the next 48 hours. If you have something you'd like to feature here, or on our events calendar, then please send a 40-word submission to ev...

About 30cm of snow fell in the Town of Smiths Falls during the recent storm. Crews continue to work to clear the sidewalks over the next couple of days. Public Works Director Paul McMunn acknowledged ...

The County of Lanark's passed along their support of the Town of Midland's call to send a letter to the federal and provincial governments asking for "meaningful improvements" to the legal justice sys...

Last Wednesday Smiths Falls Police responded to a theft call at a local business on Lombard St involving two females and a male. The caller then said the suspects were engaged in a disturbance at anot...

The weather is colder than it has been so far this season. That has Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit Medical Officer of Health Dr. Linna Li offering some helpful advice. Gloves or mitt...

The OPP has released pictures of two people accused of murder and sexual assault in Carleton Place. 50-year-old Rose Kerwin's body was found in Packenham back in November around the same time the sexu...

The Perth Heritage Downtown BIA is looking forward to continued growth in the town as a way to support local business. As we hear from their John McKenty, well thought out, responsible housing develop...

The Lanark OPP Detachment is celebrating a quintuple retirement. Five officers, Paige Whiting, Trish Varrin, Judy King, Glenda Timmins and Carrie Schaffer have each completed 30 years of service to th...