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

Dhaval Prajapati Dhaval Prajapati believes Amherstburg is at a crucial point and he wants to be part of the decision-making process. Prajapati is seeking a seat as a councillor in the Oct. 26 municipal election and while he didn’t move to Amherstburg with plans on entering local politics, he now feels the need to. “This is my home,” he said. “Everyone I’m hearing from is so welcoming and has great things to say about the town.” Prajapati sees growth as inevitable and how that

Amherstburg artist Bobbi Wagner is presenting “Looking in a Rear View Mirror” until July 26 at the Gibson Gallery. Amherstburg artist Bobbi Wagner is taking a look back at her long career in art through her latest exhibit. “Looking in a Rear View Mirror: Art Reflections by Bobbi (Barbara) Wagner” has opened at The Gibson Gallery in Amherstburg with the exhibit running through July 26. A reception will be held July 19 from 2-4 p.m. Wagner, who recently published a book with mu

Despite the heat and the major storm from the previous day, festival goers were lined up for rides, food, the beer tent and the vendors. Despite the heat and the major storm from the previous day, festival goers were lined up for rides, food, the beer tent and the vendors. Katie McGuire-Blaise and Kim Verbeek took a quick break from the heat with some of the volunteers. What could have marked an early end to one of Essex County’s signature summer celebrations instead became a

Canada dropped a 3-0 decision to Morocco with about 30 people watching it outdoors under tents in front of River Bookshop and Evelyn’s Candy House.