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One of the most exciting traditions at the annual Huron County Plowing Match is the Queen of the Furrow (QotF) competition, which pits agriculturally-minded local women against each other in an all-day pentathlon...
Jillian Simpson from Zurich is the new Huron County Plowmen's Association Princess for 2024 after being crowned last Thursday at Vermue Farms, just outside of Bayfield.
The Huron County Plowing Match (HCPM) is always a star-studded affair, and the 96th edition of the annual agricultural celebration was no exception.
Mere weeks before the 10-year anniversary of the murder of 70-year-old Don Frigo at the Hullett Provincial Wildlife Area, Boris Panovski, the man who was convicted in 2018 of the Sept. 13, 2014...
Ted Johns, a Canadian theatre legend and the most-produced playwright in Blyth Festival history, will be giving a trio of presentations and question-and-answer sessions at the Festival's Phillips Studio this September as part of the Festival's 50th...
Tonight, Friday, Aug. 16, Onion Skins and Peach Fuzz: The Farmerettes opens at the Blyth Festival's Harvest Stage - a long journey to the stage for a story that began as a book co-written by Exeter's Bonnie Sitter.
The Brussels Legion Pipe Band was the first group to hit the road on Saturday as the Bluevale 170th Homecoming parade made its way through the community's streets.
The Goderich Celtic Roots Festival (GCRF) has come and gone for another year, and all the musicians and visitors who gathered in Lions Harbour Park have returned to their far-flung corners of the world infused with a profusion of new memories.
Central Huron Council has not made a final decision on the creation of a new sports pad in Clinton, but did hear a number of location options on Monday night from Facilities Manager Steve Duizer for a project that could be included in next year's budget.
At Monday night's meeting, North Huron Council announced the appointment of Chad Kregar as its next fire chief. This won't be Kregar's first time in the hot seat - he's been acting as Interim Director of Fire and Emergency Management since March...
Seven years ago, all the way back in 2017, Huron County hosted one of the most successful International Plowing Matches in recent history.
Central Huron Mayor Jim Ginn has a long family history with local plowing matches. His municipality is now, once again, hosting the Huron County Plowing Match and he's happy to bring people home for a celebration of all things agriculture.
Since winning the Huron County Princess competition last summer, St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School student Rachel Wilts has had the opportunity to positively engage with the local community...
Rachel Gras has learned a lot during her time as the Huron County Queen of the Furrow, and it doesn't look like she has any intention of slowing down once her energetic reign comes to an end.
At this year's Huron County Plowing Match, six young women will be competing to succeed Rachel Wilts as the next Huron County Plowing Match Princess.
At this year's Huron County Plowing Match, five young women will vie for the title of Huron County Queen of the Furrow, following in the footsteps of recent queens...
Huron County Plowmen's Association President Steve Hallahan has a touching, two-generation history with the organization and serves as president and his daughter, Grace, is known as a former Plowing Match Princess.
Huron County Plowmen's Association (HCPA) President Steve Hallahan is just about ready for the annual plowing match, which will be held on the Vermue family's farm near Bayfield this year.
The 96th annual Huron County Plowing Match is taking place near Bayfield this year, and this year's host is the Vermue family, of Vermue Farms Ltd.
Every year, the Goderich Celtic Roots Festival (GCRF) brings performers from all over the world to Huron County. While the opening ceremonies at Lions Harbour Park take place on Friday...
They may have only been performing together for a short period of time, but the intercontinental quartet Fiárock has arrived in Goderich with a considerable amount of musical experience in tow.
Soon, Irish-singer Karan Casey will be packing her bags and coming to Huron County for a weekend of sharing her voice with the guests of the 32nd annual Goderich Celtic Roots Festival (GCRF).
As the Blyth Festival marked its Bonanza Weekend, the Margaret Stephens Stage was also officially dedicated in Memorial Hall. Artistic Director Gil Garratt, left, and members of the Stephens family were on hand for the occasion.
Beverley Cooper's latest play, The Trials of Maggie Pollock, debuted at the Blyth Festival last week. The show offers a fictionalized account of the real-life trials and tribulations of a Huron County woman...