Local green thumbs gathered despite heavy rain and mud to celebrate the success of a community garden bringing people together and helping to support social causes: ow.ly/SuAH50WJ9mF

John Campbell is calling this year’s 80th Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland games his last. He began volunteering with what was then just the Fergus Highland Games in 1967, and helped keep Scottish heritage and culture alive here for 58 years. ow.ly/ctX850WJT3U

The Grove Hub in Palmerston is a popular place for Mapleton teens with almost 20,000 visits to the location reported in 2024-25: ow.ly/LAwX50WJWF7

The beach at Conestogo Lake Conservation Area is closed for the rest of the summer following a blue-green algae bloom and reduced water levels: ow.ly/vleb50WKF0Z

Brady Martin has signed a three-year entry level NHL contract with the Nashville Predators, who drafted the Centre Wellington native 5th overall in June. ow.ly/ibMS50WMPwg

Residents want more done to deter copper thefts after a telecommunications cable was recently cut near Arthur. Bell Canada says there have been ‘more than 80 incidents’ of copper theft in the area since 2024. ow.ly/JCZW50WMXS9

ICYMI: Community members and activists gathered at MacDonald Square in Elora on Saturday to voice opposition to Bill 5. ow.ly/yJ5X50WN6LZ

'You’re not just doing things for your community, you’re doing things for the world': Clifford Rotarian Larry Grummett looks back on 55 years of volunteering. ow.ly/SNNc50WN8Rz

The beach at the Belwood Lake Conservation Area, part of a one-acre spring-fed quarry, has been closed due to the presence of blue-green algae. ow.ly/ZnQJ50WNBp4

On Tuesday, Saugeen Connects and Minto officials celebrated dozens of young entrepreneurs who started businesses this summer. ow.ly/4FEW50WNIBt

The Fergus and Elora Legions would like the township to consider painting two crosswalks near local cenotaphs to honour veterans. ow.ly/VhAW50WQoV7

Siblings Hansen and Julie DeBoer, who attend Emmanuel Christian High School in Fergus, recently competed at the Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships in Calgary. Hansen brought home two medals. ow.ly/JgEL50WQEhU

At Grand River Public School in Fergus, yesterday marked not just the start of a new school year, but the opening of a new school altogether. ow.ly/MAP150WRo5I

No one was injured in a boiler fire at the Palmerston Industrial Park yesterday. ow.ly/ExqQ50WUBE1

Pearle Hospitality has begun restoration of the Walser building, the final piece in its eight-building heritage revitalization as part of the Elora Mill redevelopment. ow.ly/pba250WUJuY

Two local hot sauce companies, both based in Puslinch Township, are vying for the same Ontario Made award. ow.ly/858Y50WUN36

'Bringing families together, bringing friends together': Arthur Fall Fair deemed a great success. ow.ly/QQaz50WUO9A

Several local communities will be participating in Terry Fox Runs on Sunday to honour Fox’s legacy and raise funds for cancer research. ow.ly/LYow50WVcXS

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The county has proposed a $1.4-million winter response plan to keep about 75 homeless people off the streets this winter. ow.ly/bQVn50WVUtu

Wellington Terrace resident Reta Allan has turned a creative art project into a fundraiser for Diabetes Canada. ow.ly/5GsW50WW90e