Local News
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Thamesford Lions to host Easter Breakfast
This Sunday, the Lions will be hosting a full breakfast at the Thamesford Recreation Centre.
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Oxford Tourism Innovation Grant Winners Revealed
Three people won the 2025 Oxford Tourism Innovation Grant.
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Tillsonburg Easter Egg Hunt Returns!
Everything will get underway in Memorial Park at 11:00 a.m. this Saturday
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UPDATE: Deceased Identified as Road Reopens
One person has died after car and a commercial vehicle collided east of Hickson.
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Oxford County Cheese Trail Celebrates 10 Years
It has been 10 years since the Oxford County Cheese Trail was first introduced.
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Shining a Light on Gender Based Violence in Oxford
DASO and Ingamo Homes will launch a podcast and a series of workshops about gender based violence.
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Interview with Mayor Jerry Acchione - Apr. 14th 2025
It was another morning show interview on Heart FM with Mayor Jerry Acchione. Many topics were discussed during the show.
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Oxford Crash Connected to Munsee-Delaware Fatality
It's a case that involves three crashes, two stolen vehicles and one fatality.
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UPDATE: A Missing Woodstock Woman has been Located
Woodstock Police have located a missing woman.
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The Easter Bunny is Coming to Ingersoll
The Rotary Club is hosting their annual Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday.
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OPP Briefs - April 14th, 2025
The Oxford OPP charged three people with impaired driving recently.
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Devonshire Construction Project Begins Today
It will be carried out in several phases over the next three years.
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Green Party Candidate Profile: Cheryle Baker
Cheryle Baker would fight for affordable rent and accessible health care if she becomes the next MP for Oxford.
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Oxford OPP Investigating a Robbery
Officers responded to an address in Ingersoll this afternoon after getting a report of a robbery.
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WITAAR's Latest Report is Here
There's an increase in house listings, but fewer people are buying houses.
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CAMI is Entering Temporary Shutdown
General Motors has informed Unifor that a shutdown is coming for the CAMI Plant in Ingersoll.
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Local Mother Shines a Light on Bullying
Close to 77,000 people had viewed Josee Doan's Facebook video as of Friday morning.
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Interview with the Warden - Apr. 10th, 2025
In the latest interview with Warden Marcus Ryan, Heart FM inquires about key issues from the County's most recent council meeting.
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Measles Cases Rising Province Wide
Ontario reported 155 new cases in the past week, including 32 in the Southwestern Public Health region.
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Woodstock Bar Receives Liquor Licence Suspension
AGCO says two incidents took place at My Friends Place and one of them was fatal.
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Ongoing Investigation After a Theft at Rexall
A woman was caught on camera stealing from a Rexall in Paris.
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Break-and-Enter in Paris
A convenience store was broken into in Paris last Saturday, Police are asking for the publics help.
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Easter Egg Hunt Returns to Harold Bishop Park
The Optimist Club of Norwich and District will be hosting its Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday April 19th.
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Race Against Darkness Supporting Mental Health
It's a 152 kilometre trek from CAMI in Ingersoll to the St. Catharines GM plant.
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I Am Enough Comes this Weekend
A musical and story telling production hits the stage at Thistle Theatre in Embro this weekend.
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The OCFA has Announced their Hall of Fame Recipient
After dedicated his life to agricultural sustainability, Steve Veldman has been recognized with the 2024 Agricultural Hall of Fame Award.
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Strong Mayor Powers are Expanding
Strong Mayor Powers will be coming to East-Zorra Tavistock, Ingersoll, South-West Oxford and Tillsonburg.
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Markham Man Charged in South-West Oxford
The 30-year-old was pulled over on Highway 401 early Sunday morning.
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One Killed in Three Vehicle Crash
The crash involved two cars and an SUV on Highway 24 in Norfolk County.
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CHP Candidate Profile: Jacob Watson
Jacob Watson would like to support local farmers and help ease the tax burden if he becomes a CHP MP for Oxford.
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Trevor Birtch Trial Daily Recap - Case 1
**WARNING! CONTENT IN THIS STORY IS GRAPHIC AND SHOULD BE READ AT THE VIEWERS DISCRETION!
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Oxford Reads 2025 Voting is Open
5 books, both fiction and nonfiction have made it to the finals. Voting goes until May 23 and the winner will be announced in June.
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UPDATE: Travel Advisory Ends
A winter weather travel advisory was in effect this morning.
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Runway of Stars Returns this Spring
Tickets are selling fast for this year's Runway of Stars in support of WDDS.
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OPP Enforce Half Load Restrictions in SWOX
Thirteen vehicles were stopped on Thursday and eight of them were weighed.
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Multiple Charges Laid in Thames Centre
A Thamesford man is facing a half dozen charges after being pulled over in Thames Centre.
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OPP Conclude ‘Stay Focused’ Campaign
Over 200 Charges were laid for distracted driving during this one-month blitz.
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3 Vehicles Stolen in Norfolk
A pickup truck was stolen in Vanessa, and 2 SUVs were stolen from Waterford over the weekend.
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Reuseapaloozaha is Back
The giant swap meet is taking place on April 26 at the Sweaburg Ball Park Pavilion.
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Fundraising Raffle for Woodstock Wolverines
The Woodstock Minor Football Association is sending a lucky football fan to an NFL game.
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Ovechkin Surpasses Gretzky for NHL Goals
The Great 8 scored his 895th career goal yesterday.
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Ingersoll Parking Survey Closes Today
An online survey about the downtown parking situation in Ingersoll is about to close.
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SWOX CAO Announces Retirement Plans
South-West Oxford will have a new CAO in 2026.
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WFD Presents 2024 Report to City Council
The Woodstock Fire Department was at the latest Woodstock City Council meeting and presented their 2024 report.
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Council Awarded Organizations with Community Grants
13 Organizations took home a combined amount of $46,100 after the latest Woodstock Council Meeting.
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Battle of the Badges this Weekend
The puck will drop at 3:00 p.m. at the Tillsonburg Community Centre.
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OPP Reminding Drivers to Stay Focused
The West Region OPP is reminding everyone about the dangers of distracted driving.
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Reduced Load Campaign Continues in Oxford
Twenty vehicles were weighed with 61 charges laid and 42 warnings were issued as a result.
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Five Impaired Drivers Charged in Oxford
Two of them were from Woodstock, two were from London and the fifth was from Ingersoll.
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UPDATE: Missing Girls Located
The girls were last spotted at CASS Wednesday morning.
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SWPH Reports 18 New Measles Cases
SWPH says over 71 percent of the cases were under the age of 18.
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Brant Parks Closed Due to Flooding
All the rain has shut down two parks in Paris and an access point in Glen Morris.
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Sip and Sample is Back
The Sip and Sample Social begins April 8 and features 40 exhibitions available for sampling.
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New Minimum Wage vs. Living Wage
The new minimum wage will be $1.90 short of the living wage in Oxford, Elgin and London.
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WITAAR Announces 2025 Charity of Choice
The Woodstock Ingersoll Tillsonburg & Area Association of Realtors will support DASO in 2025.
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Online Spring Auction Underway for OCAR
Over 90 items are included in the online auction and the bidding closes at 4:00 p.m. this Sunday.
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Measles Exposure Reported at TDMH
It was in the emergency room from 10:55 a.m. to 1:17 p.m. on Monday.
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WPS Investigating Harding Court House Fire
No one was hurt, but the home was significantly damaged in the fire.
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Enrollment Cuts Coming at Fanshawe College
Woodstock's Fanshawe Campus will see fall enrollment cut for four programs starting in the fall.
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Charges Laid in Paris Assault
Police say it was a case of intimate partner violence.
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BBBS Oxford Welcomes MEGABike to Tillsonburg
The 30 person bike will be at Indigo Lounge on Wednesday. May 28th.
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CASS Presents: The Wedding Singer
A broken hearted wedding singer falls in love with a waitress who is engaged to another man.
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Val Kilmer Dead at 65
The actor died of pneumonia on April 1st.
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Trevor Birtch Trial Daily Recap - Case 2
**WARNING** CONTENT IN THIS STORY COULD CONTAIN MATURE AND GRAPHIC DETAILS. PLEASE READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.
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Woodstock Celebrates Art Exhibition in Washington D.C.
An exhibit at the Embassy of Canada Art Gallery in Washington D.C. has a connection to the Friendly City.
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Recipe Submissions Needed for DASO Cookbook
You have until the end of August to submit your favourite recipe for the DASO cookbook.
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Oxford County Now Seeking 2025 Budget Input
A new survey has been posted to the Speak Up Oxford website, all about the Budget for 2025.
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UPDATE: WPS Make More Arrests in Weapons Investigation
Woodstock Police were involved in an active investigation in the area of Upper Thames Drive between Pittock Park Road and Arthur Park Avenue.
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UPDATE: Charges Laid in Single Vehicle Collision
A 17-year-old is facing two counts of dangerous driving causing death as a result of the single-vehicle collision on Cornell Road. The incident happened on August 4th.