Lisa Marie Voegeli (née Dufour) January 17, 1963 – June 28, 2026 Surrounded by the love of her family and friends, Lisa passed away on June 28, 2026. She leaves behind a beautiful legacy of love, faith, and countless memories that will be cherished forever by all who knew and loved her. Lisa was predeceased by her father, David Dufour, her brother, Christopher Dufour and her brother-in-law Chris Ouellette. She will be deeply missed by the love of her life and devoted husba

Victoria Angeline Brooker (Nee Hocevar) November 25, 1937 - June 23, 2026 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, Victoria Angeline Brooker (Vicky). On Tuesday, June 23, 2026, Vicky passed away peacefully at home with family by her side. She was devoted to her cherished husband, the late Robert Joseph Brooker. Together they shared 64 wonderful years of marriage, building a life centered on love, family and unwavering commitment to one another.

A violent storm came through the area last Friday evening, causing trees to come down and hydro to be lost for many residents for a portion of the weekend. A large tree was uprooted in front of the Belle Vue property and the roof was damaged as a result of the storm. A powerful thunderstorm rolled through Windsor-Essex County last Friday evening, and left damage and power outages in its wake. The storm came through around 6:30 p.m. and resulted in high winds and heavy rain. A

The Windsor Police Service states it is conducting an arson investigation following a fatal house fire on Texas Road last Friday night. According to Windsor police, officers responded to an active residential fire in the 100 block of Texas Road shortly before 9:30 p.m. July 3. The Amherstburg Fire Department were also dispatched and successfully extinguished the blaze, police say. Firefighters located a 47-year-old man during a search of the residence. He was pronounced dece

Royal Canadian Legion Fort Malden Br. 157 installed three people to its executive at its most recent general meeting. Laurie Hughey(left) was inducted as immediate past president. Rev. Lisa Poultney (left) was inducted as branch chaplain. Sgt.-at-Arms Tim Girard (left) will continue in those duties. Legion Br. 157 president Shawn Wilkie is at right in all photos. Legion installations

Michigan artist Kevin Burdick works on a mural in "Art Alley," along the south side of the Downtown Espresso building. The Amherstburg Art Crawl returns July 11-12 and an artist from Michigan will once again have his work featured. Kevin Burdick was in Amherstburg recently and painted “The Stories We Tell” on the side of Downtown Espresso. That is directly across from the mural “Art is the Answer” in what is known as “Art Alley” in the downtown core. Much of the design of the

The board of directors of the Amherstburg Freedom Museum went over its most recent year as part of their annual community meeting. The Amherstburg Freedom Museum went over a busy 2025 operating year at its recent community meeting. The museum’s board of directors gathered in the top floor of the museum building where they went over their annual business, with much of the meeting reviewing the last year. Board chair Monty Logan said part of the meeting was to reflect on what t

The Diageo bottling plant in Amherstburg closed in February. Photo by Windsor Aerial Drone Photography The process to sell the Diageo plant in Amherstburg has taken a step forward. The plant at 110 St. Arnaud St. appears to have a new buyer, but the identity of the buyer is not yet known. “We can confirm that a purchase sale agreement for the Amherstburg facility has been signed. The process remains confidential and we are not currently in a position to share details regardin