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A complaint about a suspected impaired driver in Carleton Place led to a woman being charged by Lanark OPP on Monday, June 15. According to a Tuesday media release, officers responded to the complaint just after 4 p.m.On Monday; they observed the vehicle on Mill Street and, with the assistance
Read MoreChrista Lowry, mayor of Mississippi Mills, has announced she will seek re-election in the October 2026 municipal election, citing a continued commitment to representing and strengthening the eastern Ontario community. In a statement issued on Friday, May 1, 2026, Lowry confirmed she has officially entered the race after picking up
Read MoreLanark OPP say they’ve laid charges after investigating alleged historical sexual offences dating back to 2019. According to a Friday, April 17 media release, officers began an investigation on Thursday April 2, 2026, regarding allegations involving a child that began in 2019 while the suspect, now of Brockville, lived in
Read MoreTwo youths are facing charges following a Leeds County OPP investigation involving the distribution of intimate images. The investigation began on March 31, 2026, after a local school administration reported that intimate images of a young person had been shared, according to an April 13 media release from OPP. As
Read MoreA Perth woman is facing drug and theft charges after members of the Brockville Police Service responded to a theft at Giant Tiger on Wednesday evening. Officers arrived on scene at about 8:30 p.m. on March 25. Police say the accused fled the scene in a vehicle, but was located
Read MoreLanark OPP is urging residents in Smiths Falls and area to stay alert after a reported cougar sighting on Poonamalie Sideroad. Officers say people with small children or pets should take extra care while outdoors. Police say the Ministry of Natural Resources has been notified and is monitoring the situation.
Read MoreCatholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario chair Chris Cummings was acclaimed for a second straight term as board chair. Cummings represents Brockville, Smiths Falls, and Leeds County at the trustee board. Cornwall and Glengarry County Trustee Karen Torrie-Racine was elected as vice chair of the board. Both elections were
Read MoreThe CPKC Holiday Train will be chugging into the area this coming week with several stops in the Lanark, Leeds and Grenville area. The train will roll into Merrickville from 5 to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 28. It’ll stop on the south side of the Broadway Street railroad crossing
Read MoreA Smiths Falls man has been arrested and charged in connection with the 2023 death of Elizabethtown-Kitley resident Giles Dagenais. On July 31, shortly after 7 a.m., Leeds County OPP officers were called to a home in the Toledo area, where they found the 66-year-old deceased. After what police describe
Read MoreA collision on Highway 15 near Elgin has taken the life of a Kingston man. The Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently investigating collision, which was between an SUV and a pedestrian. The victim, 43, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the
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