Buzz kill: brace for bad bug biting season
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
With high water levels in the County’s waterways and dense forests, residents can expect a “dynamic” biting insect...
Waiving HST on new homes to boost Highlands economy
Haliburton County-based builders, Brown + Co, said a decision by the provincial government to waive the HST for any new home purchased, to become...
Rotary set to tackle phase two of Skyline
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Haliburton Rotary Club is moving into the second phase of the Skyline Park restoration project, with a...
Add a row to combat rising food costs
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
In an effort to combat rising food costs, one organization is asking residents to add an extra row...
Protecting lake drinking water key to plan
A new drinking water source protection plan for the Halls and Hawk lakes system has...
Buzz kill: brace for bad bug biting season
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
With high water levels in the County’s waterways and...
Waiving HST on new homes to boost Highlands economy
Haliburton County-based builders, Brown + Co, said a decision by the provincial government to waive...
Rotary set to tackle phase two of Skyline
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Haliburton Rotary Club is moving into the second...
Add a row to combat rising food costs
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
In an effort to combat rising food costs, one...
Breakfast with a smile at Hal High
It’s 6:45 a.m. on a Tuesday morning and Joyce Jones is on her way to...
Hoping to get lucky on the links
Chris Near’s lease is up at Carnarvon Family Golf, and new owner, Jamie Luck, is...
Fore! high-tech golf simulator opens
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
For those in the County looking to hit the...
Dollo brothers would be proud of 70 years
David Dollo was 12 or 13 years old – skipping Christmas Eve mass in Kinmount...
Butts and cups litter park
Environment Haliburton’s Susan Hay said there were three main items volunteers collected during a litter...
Brooksong smiles after cookie campaign
After selling more than 14,000 treats during smile cookie week April 27 to May 3,...
Women’s dance to offer ‘nostalgic reset’
In the spring, Haliburton’s Nancy Brownsberger just wanted to dance. Perhaps it was to shake...
HHSS tops goal for first Relay for Life
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The track at Haliburton Highlands Secondary School will be...
Highlanders urged to get fire-ready
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
As the County begins to enter the 2026 fire...
Parents honoured in unveiling of defib
Deborah Renda wiped tears from her eyes as she and husband, Matt, were on hand...
Haliburton adds lung screening program
Haliburton Highlands Health Services (HHHS) has added to its growing portfolio of diagnostics programs, partnering...
Minden Hills shares flood clean-up plans
The township of Minden Hills has released details on its community clean-up following recent flooding....
Dysart councillor blames province for budget challenges
Dysart et al coun. Pat Casey believes financial pressure felt within the County’s four townships...
Plenty of action in Minden as nominations open
Just seven days into the nomination period for the Oct. 26 municipal election, and Minden...
More testing to be done at AH landfills
Water samples from new locations at the Maple Lake waste disposal site will be analyzed...
Raising $120K for fight against cancer
As he attends a calendar-full of appointments, stretched over days, weeks and months of uncertainty,...
Firefighter heating it up Italian-style
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A new culinary venture, Haliburton Pizza Pasta Plus, celebrated...
New therapy gets ‘right to root of issue’
No matter how far gone someone may feel mentally, Minden-based psychotherapist Kelsey Sharpless believes there’s...
Ministry choppers fish to new homes
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Haliburton Highlands Outdoors Association (HHOA) began its annual...
Moorelands Kids camp expands reach
By Adam Frisk Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
For more than a century, Moorelands has helped thousands...
Walking into senior games with purpose
County resident Sharon Ferris said she found a new lease on life after deciding to...
Drug program ‘to protect our community’
With 15 opioid-related deaths in Haliburton County between 2019-2023, it’s hoped a new County of...
Hospital CEO comes home
The new figurehead at Haliburton Highlands Health Services (HHHS), Jack Hutchison, said he intends to...
New doc starting
The County of Haliburton, in partnership with Haliburton Highlands Family Health Organization (HHFHO) physicians practice,...
Community in mourning for ‘spirit of Kinmount’
The Kinmount community is still reeling following the recent loss of one of its greatest...
Drug alert for Haliburton County
Lakelands Public Health issued an alert April 29 due to a high number of suspected...
Dysart to fix air quality at health centre
Dysart et al council has approved a near$26,000 spend to fix airflow issues at the...
First responders day
Members of Haliburton County Paramedic Service, municipal fire departments, and the Haliburton Highlands Ontario Provincial...
School’s Cool returns
After initially facing cancellation for 2026, SIRCH Community Services says its long-running School’s Cool program...
U18 Rep Haliburton Timber Mart
The team had a strong and competitive season, showing growth, resilience, and commitment from start...
U18 LL A&W
The Highland Storm A&W U18 LL team finished their season off strong, securing the Three...
SIRCH launches grow-a-row to combat rising food costs
By Adam Frisk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
In an effort to combat rising food costs, one...
Water levels subsiding in Minden Hills
The Township of Minden Hills said flooding is beginning to stabilize in the municipality –...
Council grounds airport consultant
Algonquin Highlands council has grounded plans to spend up to $122,000 on a consultant for...
Haliburton woman fined for illegal hunting
The Ministry on Natural Resources said last week that Katy-Lynn Meloche of Haliburton pleaded guilty...