Seven out of ten community newspaper readers report that they read or look at the automotive ads that appear in their printed paper.  

Newspapers continue to be a key driver in the automotive path-to-purchase, even with today’s reliance on the internet.

The westbound lanes of Highway 417 near the Ontario-Québec border are closed following a collision involving two trucks.

The collision occurred when a westbound transport truck collided with a vehicle known as a "Truck Mounted Attenuator (also commonly referred to as Crash Truck)" which was stopped on a portion of the roadway where repair work was being conducted. The drivers of both involved vehicles have been transported to hospital with serious injuries.

Detours have been set up re-routing westbound traffic at the provincial border. Motorists are asked to avoid the area if possible.

Because we are closed Monday, The News is moving up our deadline for our May 24 edition up to noon May 19.

A sweet shipment was trucked from Lancaster to Nova Scotia last week. Read about it in the May 17 edition of The News.

A 64-year-old North Glengarry man is to appear in Alexandria court June 7 to face a charge of invitation to sexual touching.

Robert Leroux was arrested May 15 by Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Ontario Provincial Police officers who responded to a report that a man on Derby Street had attempted to lure two girls.

No contact or injuries resulted.

A 56-year-old North Glengarry man has been charged following an ongoing investigation into incidents of voyeurism.

Roderick Welburn has been charged with two counts of voyeurism and one count of criminal harassment, reports the Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Ontario Provincial Police detachment.

The investigation indicated that between March and April, 2017, the man had attended a residence on County Road 24, North Glengarry Township and peered through a window of the home on two occasions.

Investigators are seeking people who have been victimized by Kingston-based Next Level Investments, the subject of a police investigation that resulted in five people being charged with fraud.

The investigative team, which includes detectives from both the Kingston Police and the OPP, is now in a position to hear from people who may believe that they are a victim of this company or may have invested with them and either received or were promised a return for their investment. This link will provide direction of how to report and provide your information to police.

The victim of a head-on collision on Highway 138, north of Willy Allan Road in South Stormont, May 10, has been identified as Azizullah Assadzada, 27, of Ottawa. He died when his northbound 2010 Toyota collided with a transport truck at about 6 a.m. yesterday. The truck driver, a 63-year-old man from Chelsea, was not injured. Police continue to investigate the accident.

Georgia Reed, 18, from Monroes Mills, was dressed as Rosie the Riveter for a look at 150 years of fashion in Williamstown Sunday.

In The News this week, there are also wheels, a nano brewery, sports of all sorts, the trade fair, weapons charges, a $3 million investment, and $100,000 winners.

County Road 23 in Glen Robertson has been closed after a truck struck a hydro pole and downed power and phone lines at the Dashney Street intersection.

Police are redirecting traffic.

While many communities have been battling flood waters, Glengarrians awoke to a dusting of snow Monday morning.

Yes, it is May 8.

It is wonderful weather for ducks but most other creatures are dreading the wet forecast for the weekend.

Water levels continue to rise as saturated soil becomes even more soaked with persistent showers that are expected to continue for at least the next 24 hours.

Nobody was injured when a firearm was discharged in a Lancaster home Wednesday night.

However, Robert Chapman, 23, of South Glengarry, was charged with careless use and storage of a firearm and unauthorized possession of a gun. He was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Alexandria June 7.

Joseph (Adrien) St. Louis of Apple Hill is celebrating after winning $100,000 with ENCORE. Adrien matched six of the seven winning numbers on his ENCORE selection.