Huron East Treasurer Paula Michiels has presented the first draft of the municipality's budget with a proposed general municipal levy increase of 6.5 per cent.

Despite a campaign and petition to reinstall the ice surface at the Seaforth and District Community Centre, a failed partnership means things will remain status quo in Seaforth.

With the Huron Clean Water Project celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2020, it offered those behind the project an opportunity to reflect on all that has been accomplished in the county over that time.

Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund Founders Patrick Armstrong and Dave Matheson will be embarking on a 100-kilometre challenge this May in hopes of raising money for the organization.

The Citizen has been nominated for one 2020 Better Newspapers Competition Award by the Ontario Community Newspaper Association for its work last year.

Huron County Council is moving forward with a budget that includes a levy increase of 1.99 per cent, or $872,927, over the county's 2020 budget, resulting in a total budget figure of just under $45 million.

Central Huron Council held its second budget meeting last week -- the first of the new year -- to discuss its fire, public works and fleet, environment and water and wastewater budgets for 2021.

Blyth native Justin Peters, who spent over 15 seasons in various levels of professional hockey, has decided to retire, earning a job as the goaltending coach for the Belleville Senators of the American Hockey League (AHL).