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Golf cart driver charged with impaired operation

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GODERICH – A St. Clements man has been charged by police after allegedly driving a golf cart while impaired. Huron County OPP said officers stopped the 40-year-old golf cart driver on June 22 just after 1:20 a.m. on Victoria Street North in Goderich after observing the cart was being driven without lights on. Police allege […]

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New online illness-tracking tool was developed in Huron County

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GODERICH – A new company founded by three Huron County residents recently launched an online dashboard that tracks illnesses in Ontario communities. Goderich residents Michael Daley, Alexandra Kasper and Chapin Korosec launched episense.ca on July 2, an online tool that uses publicly available health data and analyzes online trends to monitor illnesses, including COVID-19, measles, […]

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How Michigan is trying to stop the box tree moth

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Michigan boxwood trees are in danger this season because of the invasive box tree moth, which can completely defoliate a plant in just a few weeks. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has issued a quarantine for 13 districts in southeast Michigan to try to prevent the moths from spreading. To reduce the spread of the moths, people should dispose of the plants safely by double-bagging infested plants and bringing them to municipal waste sites.