The Upper Grand District School Board has been named in two separate but related $5-million lawsuits surrounding allegations of abuse by a former school principal. ow.ly/CGrx50WCfYY

'Everybody respects him': Roy Hurlbut retires trumpet after 66 years with Fergus Brass Band. ow.ly/21zl50WCinP

Groves hospital officials opened a copper time capsule yesterday that was found last year in the cornerstone of the original 1954 wing of the old hospital in Fergus. ow.ly/yclR50WCk5Y

The 80th Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games is underway. A "Scottish Saturday Night" of live music — featuring the Bay City Rollers, Red Hot Chilli Pipers and Albannach! — begins at 7pm.

GRCA officials are urging caution after discovering blue-green algae on Conestogo Lake in Mapleton Township. They say a July 24 notice about algae on Belwood Lake also remains in effect. ow.ly/aegL50WE9qy

'It’s steeped in so much history': final tallies are not yet in, but officials say they wouldn't be surprised if more than 25,000 people attended the 80th Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games on the weekend. ow.ly/pHBN50WEb5h

Five years after a passerby found the body of Ottawa resident Mohamed Amin Ismail on Watson Road in Guelph-Eramosa, police are again asking for clues to help them solve the murder case. ow.ly/754m50WEaJy

There is a partial burn ban now in effect in Minto, Mapleton and Wellington North. It applies to agricultural burns, brush pile burns and any other burning unrelated to recreational cooking or camp fires. ow.ly/l8mV50WERvy

A motorcyclist from Drayton is dead following a two-vehicle crash in North Perth this afternoon. ow.ly/Zqzj50WESTp

Contractor repaints Elora water tower after lettering snafu. ow.ly/5sUI50WFcpo

Guelph/Eramosa residents will once again vote by mail in next year's municipal election. wellingtonadvertiser.com/guelph-eramosa…

A bat in Centre Wellington has tested positive for rabies, marking the first confirmed case of a rabid bat this year in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health region. ow.ly/hS9w50WFqgv

Guelph/Eramosa council has voted unanimously to provide support and supplies to the Eden Mills Writers’ Festival, which takes place Sept. 7. ow.ly/miby50WFuFg

‘Exactly what the tartan should be’: the story behind the tartan design for the 80th Fergus Scottish Festival and Highland Games. ow.ly/kh8550WFv84

Fergus author Sonia Day brings home gold medal from GardenComm International for her latest novel. ow.ly/H8K850WG1LX

Several parents of Black children are speaking out about repeated racism they say has been directed at their kids in Fergus, both online and in public spaces. ow.ly/2rCY50WG868

The Clifford Community Hall may be home to a 70-space child care facility sometime in the near future. ow.ly/u4nS50WGgC0

'We are not a large urban centre and don’t really have any desire to be': mayor, councillor defend Wellington North’s bylaws after recent spate of proposed amendments from housing developers. ow.ly/EV6M50WGEbw

Ontario Veterinary College professor Dr. Shane Bateman decided to take a stand against animal abuse/neglect and now empowers the next generation to be the voice for the voiceless. ow.ly/OZwA50WGF5k

Guelph General Hospital celebrated a milestone yesterday: 150 years of serving the community. ow.ly/5Uey50WGP5V