Bancroft this Week

Walking without boots

By Nate Smelle As the snow vanishes into the warm air of the approaching spring, the landscape comes to life with a wave of movement ...

UPDATE: Suspect arrested after attempted murder of OPP member

Early Sunday morning around 4:30 a.m. the Ontario Provincial Police issued an Amber Alert to warn the public of an armed and dangerous man at ...

Amber Alert issued after OPP member stabbed near Foxboro

By Nate Smelle Early Sunday morning around 4:30 a.m. the Ontario Provincial Police issued an Amber Alert to warn the public of an armed and ...

History of green beer on St. Patrick’s Day

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter St. Patrick’s Day has a lot of symbols attached to it like shamrocks, leprechauns, green clothing and eating ...

North Hastings Public Library launches ‘Mystery Bags’ initiative

By Mike Riley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter North Hastings Public Library unveiled a new initiative on their Facebook page on March 9 called “Mystery Bags.” ...

Free Ontario Park passes now available at local libraries

By Chris Drost Libraries across the province, including those close to home, the North Hastings Public Library, Hastings Highlands Public Library, Wollaston Public Library and ...

Here comes the sun

By Nate Smelle Of all the months in the year, March bears the most signs of seasonal change. When the icicles start dripping, the water ...

COVID-19 pandemic one year later

By Nate Smelle Thursday, March 11 marked exactly one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Since then, more than 120,100,000 ...

Rockhound Gemboree cancelled for second year

By Kristena Schutt-Moore The Town of Bancroft has announced that the Rockhound Gemboree will be cancelled this year due to COVID-19. It is unknown if ...