HUNTSVILLE — Police arrested a man within hours of gas bar robbery here this morning with the public’s assistance. They say the suspect in the reported robbery was identified and arrested thanks to community assistance after reading a media release early this morning. The investigation is continuing. But as a result Donald Carpenter, 52, of […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — The District of Muskoka has decided not to pick up thousands of tons of your downed tree limbs or branches at your doorstep. Instead, they are telling tired home and business owners devastated by last week’s ice storm to take chip-able wood to their own landfill — and they […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — A Gravenhurst man was in bail court this morning after being arrested and charged following a series of business break-ins here last week. Police charged a Gravenhurst man after an investigation involving local OPP with the assistance of the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU). The investigation involves break, […]

GRAVENHURST — A missing woman who was last seen Thursday morning at 8 a.m. has been found. Police said at 5:15 p.m. Saturday that Leanne was located and can confirm that she was in “good health.” The 44-year-old Gravenhurst woman was reported missing April 4. Police would like to thank members of the public for […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — Two people who can’t wait for summer are Greg and Colleen Knapp. They’re done with winter, tariffs — and sadly — their business. Knapp’s Gravenhurst Furniture and Appliances is closing and going out of business after 76 years. “We don’t have a definite date,” Greg said Thursday. “We’re not […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com GRAVENHURST — If you haven’t got a job cleaning up trees, head to the Gravenhurst Seniors’ Active Living Centre Friday afternoon for the opportunity of a lifetime. More than 30 employers — and one cool robot — are setting up shop to meet job seekers at the Muskoka Job Fair. The […]

BRACEBRIDGE — A driver who landed his car on its roof after hitting a tree has been charged with dangerous and impaired operation after an accident here Thursday night. Police called the accident on Manitoba Street a “dangerous situation.” On April 3, just before 11 p.m, emergency service responded to 911 calls about a single-vehicle-collision. The […]

Mark Clairmont | MuskokaTODAY.com MUSKOKA — A week after what the District of Muskoka is calling the “most devastating and widespread damage since the ice storm of 1998,” clean-up and recovery work is still underway with areas still without power and some rural roads blocked. Luckily no serious injuries were reported. The weekend weather looks […]