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Man jailed for fatal Sauble tree house fire four years ago
A young man found guilty of criminal negligence causing death for setting a tree house on fire while the victim slept with her boyfriend inside, was sentenced to 18 months in jail, followed by 18 months of probation. After a trial, Superior Court Justice Roger Chown found an intoxicated and disgruntled Taran Hibma, then 18, of […]
Weekend closes out with lead change at top of Salmon Spectacular
There was a new leader to start the week at the 36th McDonald’s Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular. As of noon on Monday the biggest catch so far was a 24.06-pounder caught by Brandon Strain of Sauble Beach on Sunday. He unseated Nick Mandeno of Owen Sound at the top after Mandeno weighed in a 21.82-lb. […]
Walkers pray for answers about missing Neyaashiinigmiing cousins
As Clara Smith said a prayer for those taking part in a more than 30-kilometre walk from Ferndale to Wiarton early Sunday morning, she became so emotional that at times it became hard to say the words. For Smith, it has now been almost 31 years since she last saw her grandson Leslie Jones, who […]
Salmon Spectacular has biggest weigh-in day in more than 3 decades
To say the fishing has been good to start off the 36th McDonald’s Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular would be an understatement. The 482 fish weighed in on opening day at this year’s derby was the most in one day since 1993. Another 250 more had been weighed in by the middle of the day on […]
Arrests made after male critically injured in Owen Sound assault
Two men have been charged and police are continuing to investigate after an assault and robbery on Owen Sound’s east side on Sunday that left another person critically injured. Owen Sound Police Service officers responded to an apartment building at approximately 5 p.m. in response to a male being assaulted in the parking lot and […]
Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular kicks off with good haul of fish
The near-perfect conditions on Georgian Bay Friday morning meant that when the weigh station opened for the first time at the 2024 Owen Sound Salmon Spectacular only a handful of anglers had gathered in line. But it didn’t take long for the line to grow as a steady stream of fishing derby entrants hauled their […]
Attack hope to turn the page with the start of training camp Monday
“Who the (redacted) is Bruce McDonald?” The language used by Owen Sound Attack GM Dale DeGray in his earliest scouting report of the team’s newest player isn’t fit to be published in a newspaper, but even after redacting the offending word — which starts with an ‘F’ — his message of shock is thoroughly conveyed. […]
Owen Sound Regional School of Nursing’s last class marking 50 years
A group of classmates who share a lifelong bond as the final class of the Owen Sound Regional School of Nursing are gathering together for a major milestone. Members of that 1974 class – the last for the hospital-based regional school and the first for the Georgian College Nursing Department – will descend on the […]
Bruce Trail volunteers improve fence after dog rescued from 25-foot well near trail
The owner of a dog that jumped a cedar-rail fence and fell into an old hand-dug well near the Bruce Trail in Bognor wants more done to avoid similar incidents. “I’d hope it would be done soon, and continue to be one of the best maintained and historic trails around, then end up reading years […]
Baysox draw first blood in semifinal series against defending champion Knights
The New Lowell Knights didn’t do themselves any favours in Game 1 of the North Dufferin Baseball League semifinal series against the Owen Sound Baysox Monday night. After taking a 2-0 lead in the top of the fifth inning, the defending back-to-back champions imploded as the Baysox took Game 1 of the best-of-five series by […]