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Horse in Lanark County tests positive for EEEV

SUBMITTED Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV) is normally found in wild birds but can occasionally spread to horses and humans through the bite of infected...

Fire levels Costello and Company Monuments on Highway 43 near Smiths Falls

LAURIE WEIR A fire broke out at Costello and Company Monuments on Highway 43 near Smiths Falls Monday afternoon, causing a total loss of the...

Repeat offender wanted: Public help needed in locating Benjamin Buda

SUBMITTED The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting the public's assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as...

Jodi Empey is the new Chief of Police in Smiths Falls

LAURIE WEIR The Town of Smiths Falls has its first female police chief. Jodi Empey, who has been acting as the Smiths Falls Police Service (SFPS)...

‘Behind the scenes’: Acting police chief shares insights to barricaded male incident in Smiths Falls

LAURIE WEIR When it comes to keeping the community safe, that’s the primary role of the Smiths Falls Police Service. Acting police Chief Jodi Empey shared...

‘Several firearms offences’: Smiths Falls police arrest male on domestic mischief charges

HOMETOWN NEWS STAFF On June 26, 2024, shortly after 6 a.m. Smiths Falls Police responded to a disturbance at a residence on William St E.  While...

‘Incident is contained’: Heavy police presence on William St. E. in Smiths Falls

LAURIE WEIR The Smiths Falls Police Service have been dealing with an “active situation” on William Street East, between Market and Beckwith streets, this morning. “For...

Perth to initiate fire break policy on developments

LAURIE WEIR The Town of Perth is experiencing an increase in development, and because of that, there is also an increased risk of fire.  “There is...

Public help needed to find federal offender Tyrell Piercey wanted on Canada wide warrant

SUBMITTED The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting the public's assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as...

Arrest made after report of armed man in Carleton Place

SUBMITTED A 36-year man faces numerous charges after reports of an armed man in Carleton Place. Officers of the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial...

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