When it comes to venting our collective spleen, there are few targets easier than politicians and the tax collector. Orangeville ratepayers were handed the news that their overall tax bill for 2008 would jump 3.32 per cent. This means that a homeowner with a house assessed at $200,000 will have to come up with $2,960. More...

A north Mulmur Township man has been sentenced to five years in prison and prohibited from driving for the rest of his life, following convictions for impaired driving causing death and driving while disqualified. Gregory Drake, 48, pleaded guilty before Justice Bruce Pugsley in Ontario Court last Friday. More...

Saying he "couldn't be sure" that a sexual assault had taken place, Superior Court Justice Emile Kruzick has acquitted a Melancthon Township senior citizen of a charge involving a granddaughter of the accused's wife. The judge went into a depth of detail about the need to be convinced "beyond a reasonable doubt" that a defendant is guilty. More...

While controversy may still swirl around a proposed retirement community complex at 60-62 First Street, a series of meetings between Heritage Orangeville and the developers have ended with both sides in an upbeat mood. This contrasts with the situation earlier when the mood was often one of anger and frustration. More...