3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1695+ words) A candidate open house featuring numerous mayoral and council candidates, organized by the newly created Chatham-Kent Growth Alliance, attracted more than 250 people. Five of the seven mayoral candidates running in Chatham-Kent took part in a fireside chat format Wednesday night…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (555+ words) Long-time Wallaceburg resident John Murray celebrates 100 years of a full, active life on Sunday. As he reaches the century mark in age, Murray is finally starting to slow down a little, but only recently. He still was golfing regularly two…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (258+ words) Chatham Daily News Ward: 1, 2, 3 Why are you running to be a school board trustee? I believe education is the most important investment we can make in our youth and communities. I grew up on my family’s flue-cured tobacco farm, graduated…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (307+ words) The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is reminding candidates and residents about the rules for placing election campaign signs near roadways. Candidates are allowed to place campaign signs on some municipal property. All signs must follow the municipality’s election sign bylaw. “Municipal…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (302+ words) Investigators confirmed an EF1 tornado, as well as a downburst, came through Wheatley during last week’s storm that wreaked havoc throughout the region. On the afternoon of Sept. 3, there was damage to a large barn and multiple trees in the small…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (149+ words) Questionnaires have been completed by some council candidates in the upcoming municipal election. Tom Askew (no submission) Hassan Tariq (no submission) Matthew Pietens (no submission) James Plunkett (no submission) Kirk Hooker (no submission) Bill Arends (no submission) Brendan Authier (no…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (223+ words) The Municipality of Chatham-Kent has its first mosquito pool to test positive for the West Nile virus of the season. West Nile virus has been confirmed in a Chatham-Kent mosquito pool for the first time this season, public health officials…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (233+ words) An ATV poker ride which drew in 220 riders brought in $32,000 for the Chatham-Kent Hospice Foundation. The third-annual Craig’s Cruise for Comfort raised money to support end of life care navigation, grief and bereavement support and residential hospice care in Chatham-Kent....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (267+ words) Police remind residents that while e-scooters are becoming popular, the municipality has not opted into a provincial pilot program. Chatham-Kent police remind residents that while electric scooters are becoming increasingly popular and readily available for purchase, the municipality has not…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (501+ words) It remains to be seen what will happen with a planned recycling and landfill project on the edge of Dresden, but those opposed are not giving up the fight. A peaceful protest was held at the main intersection in Dresden…...