Wednesday's CWOSSA south wrestling championships may have been Connor Flinders's coming out party. After placing second or third in the first nine wrestling tournaments of his short career, the Grade 9 Brantford Collegiate Institute student finally got over the hump to capture his first gold medal.[...]

Nineteen inspirational stories about 19 amazing people: That's the result of the Education Works Alliance's call for nominations of local people whose personal stories show the value of education and training.[...]

It may not have shown on the game sheet, but defenceman Gerald Moriarity had an instant impact in his Brantford Blast debut during Sunday's 4-2 win over the Norwood Vipers.[...]

League investigating alleged incident at restaurant in Bloomington, Minnesota The National Lacrosse League has suspended five Rochester Knighthawks players who were arrested following an incident at a restaurant in Bloomington, Minn., on Monday.[...]

ST. GEORGE – Brant councillors want the county to prod for action in a dispute between TIMCO Foods Ltd. and residents who are complaining about odours from its edible fat processing plant in a business park in the village.[...]

The provincial government should close one of its two casinos in Niagara Falls, according to a long-awaited report Dalton McGuinty's Liberals commissioned to get advice on getting Ontario's financial house in order.[...]

The Niagara Parks Commission has reversed its original decision and will allow Nik Wallenda to walk across the Niagara gorge on a tightrope. “Persistence pays off,” Wallenda said after being given the green light.[...]

PARIS – Brant's police services board would like the OPP detachment to pay more attention to trails throughout the county. The request arose when Insp.[...]

PARIS – Brant police services board members are declaring themselves reluctant participants in a study into the possibility of the county and the city sharing policing.[...]

PARIS – Criminal activity surged in Brant County in January. A statistical report delivered to the Brant police services board shows that total overall charges dropped nearly 41% in January compared to the same month in 2011, but it also shows that criminal charges leaped by 52%.[...]

Alert citizen spots man attempting to steal car at Lynden Park Mall. On February 14, 2012, at approximately 1:30 p.m., a citizen observed a man smash a window of a car parked at the Lynden Park Mall. The man entered the car and the witness contacted the police.[...]

PARIS – If you have a home or farming operation near municipal drinking water wells in Brant County, this is a good time to repair or upgrade your septic system with a little help from the Ontario government.[...]

Ace, a black cocker spaniel owned by Marlene Ness of Brantford, Ont. was a big winner at the Westminster Kennel Club Show at Madison Square Garden, New York on Tuesday.[...]

Marcus Jones didn't let a cut to his head stop him and his North Park Collegiate Trojans teammates.[...]

Were the Trojans expecting a challenge in Game 1 Tuesday of the Brant County high school senior girls volleyball finals? Yes, said Trojans coach Sandra Beedham. "We expected good competition, and that's what we had from them," Beedham said of the Assumption College Lions.[...]

Adrian Mendoza and his St. John's College Green Eagles teammates want to win the Brant County high school junior boys basketball title for Jamie Buchanan.[...]

It wasn't the pace of life with two children under the age of four that woke Leanne and Tom Matthews around 3 a.m. Tuesday.[...]

Councillors voted Monday to continue providing Mohawk Chapel with free water and sewer service, after the city learned in 2010 the building was on the municipal system.[...]

OHSWEKEN- Unspecified problems at Community Living Six Nations caused the elected band council to step in Tuesday and take over the social agency. "The community just said, 'Enough is enough'," said Jan Longboat, a community activist who had heard complaints about the agency.[...]

Brant County Man Dies in Fatal Collision on Wetmores Road Provincial police in Brant have released the identity of the man killed in a single vehicle accident Tuesday morning. Leslie John Dinsmore died at Brantford General Hospital where he was taken following the accident.[...]