Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — So, how’s it feel having a six-inch q-tip shoved up your nose? “It wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be,” Judy Hart said Thursday, from the front seat of her SUV, after her quick drive-through COVID-19 test at the Gravenhurst Community Centre/arena. “It’s nothing to be afraid […]
Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — History buffs, rail and transportation advocates are lauding a town decision this week to preserve the old Railway Station — with much-needed repairs to its three roofs and window replacements. Work should start soon on the Ontario Heritage-designated triplex. After a clarion call went out to Gravenhurst residents this […]
HUNTSVILLE — A young Huntsville man is charged with luring and other sex crimes after police executed a warrant at his home yesterday following an online child sexual exploitation investigation. The provincial police Child Sexual Exploitation Unit and Huntsville OPP detachment officers arrested and charged the 20-year-old after a digital forensics investigation. They say that on […]
At the height of the season, living the pandemic takes ingenuity and joi de vive. That joyfulness, delight, zest and pleasure is evident everywhere, as the world kicks up its heels and trying times. Like Julia and Rachel Taylor who were hangin’ out on a tree at the Gravenhurst High School yesterday. The 12-year-old grade […]
UPDATE: The Town of Huntsville has been notified by the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit that the swim advisory issued July 21 has been lifted for Port Sydney Beach . Port Sydney swim lessons will resume at Port Sydney Beach as scheduled. Registered participants will be contacted by Aquatics. For information on beach water testing […]
TORRANCE — The Torrance Barrens in Muskoka Lakes Township is becoming a regular stop for police this summer. They say that on Sunday, July 19, at 3:15 a.m., OPP from the Bracebridge detachment responded to several 911 calls regarding a man who was beating another man. Officers arrived and found the assault underway and immediately […]
HUNTSVILLE — Police are looking for a trailer-load of plows stolen in a pair of thefts. They were stolen Saturday night, July 18, on Bickley Country Drive. The trailer was a black, dual axel, 16-foot Gator, model MAD, with both rear and side beaver tail ramp. It is worth about $4,500. They say the suspect(s) […]
HUNTSVILLE — An early morning robbery and minor assault on Mary Lake — which resulted in an extensive police search — has led to charges against a pair of local men in custody. Provincial police from the Huntsville detachment and the Muskoka Crime Unit are investigating last Monday’s break and enter at a residence located […]