Category Archives: Lake 88.1 News

The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit are offering tips to stay cool and safe during the weekend heat wave making its way through the area. Nighttime temperatures are expected to eclips...

Award-winning writer Iris Winston talks about her career and some of the people she has interviewed over the years.

There are positive numbers in the latest COVID-19 surveillance report from the Health Unit. There are now just five virus-related hospitalizations in Lanark, Leeds, and Grenville and just one in an IC...

Staff at local hospitals are doing everything they can to ensure the best service possible to the people they serve during the province-wide staff shortage. We spoke with the President and CEOs at the...

The OPP says there were five road fatalities over the Civic Holiday weekend on roads they patrol. The deaths came as officers taking part in a road safety campaign laid more than 69-hundred traffic-re...

If you're looking for something local to do this weekend, the Perth & District Library's latest art exhibit is now open and is an option. It's called "Pictures of Perth" and features community art...

Some local communities will see expanded and improved high-speed internet access, covering more than 260,000 underserved homes. That includes many in our listening area. The province calls it another ...

Lanark County OPP and Crime Stoppers are hoping you can help find an ATV thief. It was stolen from Perth Motor Sports on Highway 7 sometime between Wednesday July 27th, and Friday July 29th. The thiev...

The town of Smiths Falls is shortening the time you'll see campaign signs around town this municipal election season. A by-law amendment proposed by councillor Chris McGuire and co-signed by his colle...

We're talking special Bike Helmet Stickers with the Smiths Falls Police Service's Aaron Tompkins and the Kinsman Club's Andy Davis. Learn all about this great safety program and what it has to offer k...