Category: Owen Sound
Police seek witnesses after female motorist strikes man on 2nd Avenue East
Police are looking for witnesses and dashcam footage after a female driver clipped and dragged a pedestrian several feet along 2nd Avenue East Friday afternoon. According to a police media release, a man was exiting his vehicle in the 900 block of 2nd Avenue East just before 3 p.m. when a white car travelling northbound […]
SweetWater Gala concert Wednesday kicks off festival
The SweetWater Gala chamber music concert at Grey Roots kicks off this year’s Sweetwater Music Festival concert series Wednesday, Sept. 11. The festival runs through Sunday, Sept. 15 with some paid-admission concerts, while other concerts and events will be offered for free. Thursday’s concert at 7 p.m. at the Harmony Centre in Owen Sound features […]
Baysox bats explode in winner-take-all game, Owen Sound to play for the NDBL championship
The Owen Sound Baysox are one series away from a championship. On Labour Day Monday, the ‘Sox won a winner-take-all Game 6 in New Lowell with a late offensive explosion, beating the Knights 12-0. After a scoreless first four innings, Owen Sound’s bats came alive. Kirk Gibson sparked the onslaught with a three-run home run […]
City police say wanted man trying to evade them
Owen Sound police asked for help Friday to find a suspect in an Aug. 18 assault in which a victim remains in critical but stable condition. Police asked for help finding David Ward, 31, of no fixed address and released a blurry picture of him. Police said in a news release that if anyone sees […]
Weather change slows fishing at Salmon Spectacular, but fun continues
It was a lazy day at the salmon derby Wednesday, when a brisk north wind chased fishermen off the bay in the morning and afternoon. Fewer fish were weighed in than usual and by early afternoon there had been no change on the leaderboard over the past 24 hours, organizers said. It was overcast and cool […]