Environment Canada has issued a Special Air Quality Statement for Bancroft, Hastings Highlands and Denbigh as wildfire smoke blankets the region. The agency says smoke is expected to cause poor air quality and reduced visibility through today and possibly into Friday. Residents are being advised to limit time outdoors, especially vulnerable...

“It’s game on,” says Kelly Wallace of local conservation group Think Turtle Initiative. According to Wallace, turtle nesting season is about to kick into high gear now that warmer weather has arrived. "Because the nighttime temperatures are finally going to be double digits and consistently like that, and the turtles like...

The first-ever 50/50 raffle draw in support of Hospice North Hastings has wrapped up with a big win — both for the jackpot winner and the community. Dianne Martin of Bancroft took home the $5,910 jackpot after the draw was completed Monday. The May raffle marked the launch of a new...

Lane Humen from North Hastings High School has been named the senior recipient of the 2025 MP Youth Leadership Award. Humen, a Grade 11 student, was selected in the Grade 10–12 category of the annual award, which is presented by Hastings–Lennox and Addington MP Shelby Kramp-Neuman. The award recognizes young leaders...

Track and field season is officially underway, with students from across the region taking part in events at both North Hastings High School and York River Public School this week. The intermediate track and field day at North Hastings High School was held Monday, June 2, with Grade 7 and...

OPP are looking into the theft of diesel fuel from a fire station in the hamlet of Foymount. The Upper Ottawa Valley OPP say the theft was reported on June 3. Sometime over the past month, someone stole diesel from an outdoor storage tank at the Bonnechere Valley Fire Department building...