The Harrow Fair parade was popular the morning of Sept. 5. The 172nd Harrow Fair was held again on Labour Day weekend with the weather garnering some early headlines. When all was said and done, however, organizers and festival-goers had overcome the elements and had a good time at an Essex County tradition. Storms rolled through the region last Thursday night, postponing the events of that evening such as the opening ceremonies and popular pie auction, and saw people evacuated to...

Principal Kyle Berard and vice principal Jana LePage along with a group of peer mentors welcomed the new class of Grade 9 students Sept. 1. Grade 9 orientation day was held last Tuesday morning at North Star High School in Amherstburg. Incoming Grade 9 students at high schools around the area are getting used to their new surroundings, including at North Star High School. The Amherstburg public high school held its Grade 9 orientation day last Tuesday morning (Sept. 1) where the new students...

Storms came through the area last Thursday night (Sept. 3) with shelf clouds coming shortly before the heavy rain (above). Drivers had to navigate water on the roadway along Dalhousie St. after the “S” curve near the Canadian Coast Guard base was flooded for a short period of time (left). The Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University in London came down to investigate the storm and found an EF1 tornado hit both east Windsor and near Wheatley with an EF1 downburst also having occurred...