Diane Strickler is a community contributor to the Observer with a focus on covering the Maryhill community. Strickler writes about history, church, school and local events.

A group of concerned Woolwich residents is drafting an alternative budget to show the mayor and councillors how to tackle a ...

Rounding out a longstanding development in the south end of Elmira, the fifth phase of the Southwood subdivision would add up ...

Motorists can’t get tickets from Region of Waterloo speed cameras by going only slightly faster than the limit, the authority admitted, as it revealed only a fraction of those caught are fined. The mu ...

There was a visible shudder at the sight of an udder as farmer Brad Brenneman offered to squirt warm milk straight into the ...

The Wellesley Applejacks head coach said he is proud of his players’ determination to win, after digging another overtime victory out of an otherwise poor performance before comprehensively thrashing ...

A punk-rock band and a children’s choir might seem incredibly different, but they do have at least one thing in common, says ...

The calendar said it became autumn on Monday, but this weekend’s Apple Butter and Cheese Festival in Wellesley really makes ...

The Woolwich Fire Department this week partnered with Wounded Warriors Canada, which aims to deliver innovative mental health ...

A lemonade stand is the staple of a young entrepreneur’s résumé, but St. Jacobs’ Matthew Shoemaker and his friend Steven Bedynski had something else in mind. Opting for something a bit more lasting, ...

Waterloo Region is updating its long-range plan for dealing with waste for the first time in more than a decade, and it’s ...