Huron East will be replacing its Kinburn Line bridge at Front Road, known internally as the T13 bridge, but council is moving ahead to ensure that while it might be gone, its historical value won't be forgotten.

While Huron East Council's decision to remove the ice from its two community centres was disappointing for both councillors and user groups, most agree it was the right thing to do.

Bruce Power has donated a freezer unit to Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH) to assist in the safe and timely roll-out of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

Jim Armstrong is as well known a man as you'll find in Brussels, so it was only fitting that he was the first resident at Huronlea Home for the Aged in Brussels to receive his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine last week.

With the recent announcement that students in Huron County will be participating in remote learning indefinitely, staff, students and parents are figuring out how to make it work.

Though Central Huron Mayor Jim Ginn's concept for a rotating event schedule throughout Huron County turned out to be poorly timed, some of his fellow Huron County councillors want the idea shelved, not dismissed.

With a fast-moving outbreak declared at Huron East's Seaforth Manor, COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Huron and Perth Counties with 1,173 confirmed cumulative cases reported.

North Huron Township Council has approved its 2021 budget in principle with a $213,084 increase, or 3.47 per cent, in spending over the 2020 budget.

The Huron Hygge initiative, designed to show what Huron County residents can do while enjoying their own backyard for the winter, kicked off its virtual concert series last week.

The Huron County Beef Producers held their annual meeting on Jan. 13, virtually via Zoom, to discuss 2020 and look ahead to 2021.

This past fall, the Huron-Perth Junior Farmers launched its new "Who Let the Hogs Out?" campaign. Instigated by Lauren Bos, with support from the Huron County Pork Producers and the Perth County Pork Producers

While many cities and municipalities across Canada thought their finances would be in tatters as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Treasurer Paula Michiels says that in Huron East, things have been better than anticipated.

Huron East's ambitious project to keep Seaforth's Main Street businesses busy during extensive construction has been recognized by the Economic Developers Council of Ontario.

Seaforth author David Scott has spent the last five years of his life writing and decades before that planning Huron County Hockey Heroes, a codex of the most successful ice hockey players and professionals from the area.

Morris-Turnberry Council started setting the direction for the 2021 budget process on Jan. 13 with a special budget meeting held via Zoom.

As part of its first budget meeting of the year, Morris-Turnberry Council held several discussions related to ongoing negotiations with North Huron or an unidentified "other party" in regards to its funding levels.

The overnight closure of the emergency room at Clinton Public Hospital will continue at least through the second quarter of 2021.

Central Huron Mayor Jim Ginn wants to brighten up the winter for Huron County residents and he'd like to see all nine of the county's municipalities do their part to help make that happen.

Blyth Cowbell Brewing Company is the focus of the latest episode of the Craft Beer Connoisseurs podcast, which began broadcasting last year.

Reeve Bernie Bailey says 2021 will be a year of residential development for North Huron with the groundwork for several projects being laid in the first two years of the current term of council.

Morris-Turnberry Council will be focusing on both municipally-led and privately-led development, while also continuing to deal with COVID-19 restrictions in 2021 according to Mayor Jamie Heffer.

Huron East Mayor Bernie MacLellan says that while the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to be felt in the municipality, there is plenty to look forward to in 2021.

While 2020 has been a challenging year for many residents locally and around the world, Central Huron Mayor Jim Ginn says there are brighter days ahead in his municipality.

Huron County Council is considering a 2021 budget that includes a 4.33 per cent levy increase for a total of over $45.6 million.