EDWARDS — Looks can be deceiving even to the most experienced fruit producers. When Jon Rochon entered his 16-acre pick-your-own strawberry patch on York’s Corners Road Monday morning, he heaved a sigh of relief.
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RUSSELL — Masked and distanced, the executive of Vintage Iron & Traditions of Eastern Ontario (VITEO) gathered around a North Russell campfire Thursday night to plan three tractor parades, two of them in honour of fallen comrades.
EMBRUN — On Saturday, May 22nd, officers from the Russell OPP detachment and the Embrun fire station attended a fire burning at a recreational facility on Blais Street. While the fire was extinguished without injury,…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News EDWARDS – Tulip lovers might assume that Green Corners Flower Farm would be importing its starter stock from the Dutch Motherland where the iconic bloom is big national business….
OTTAWA — A shooting last night on Highway 417 near the Anderson Rd. overpass sent an 18-year-old Ottawa man to hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Ottawa OPP and the Russell County OPP Crime Unit…
EMBRUN — Russell County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are asking for the public to help identify a suspect who was allegedly involved in an altercation at a local business on Notre-Dame Street in Embrun. The…
RUSSELL — Located on a municipal easement across from the local Legion branch, a 40-50-year-old problematic silver maple is gaining support from residents who want it spared although a majority of Russell Township council is…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News RUSSELL – It’s like the plot of mystery novel a member might borrow from the Russell Public Library. A large, mainly social media movement is growing to “Save the…
RUSSELL — In a recent press release, the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported that officers responded to 381 calls for service during the week of April 5th to April 11th….
EMBRUN — Provincial police from the Russell County detachment say they responded to 323 calls for service during the week of March 29 to April 4th. Most notable of which took place on March 31st,…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News RUSSELL — Like so many other companies and individuals these days, Russell’s premier fundraiser has taken much of her business online. Her business? Although she doesn’t get paid for…
Over the long weekend, members of the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police will be participating in a Provincial Traffic Safety Campaign with an emphasis on Seatbelt Compliance. Road users should expect to…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News RUSSELL — Cochrane’s Dairy has changed names… and owners. While the old signs are gone, no new ones have yet been erected. When they are, they’ll identify the landmark…
HAWKESBURY — The United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) officially celebrated the groundbreaking of its new long-term care residence yesterday afternoon. Although construction began last February on the replacement Prescott and Russell Residence, the…
EMBRUN — Provincial Police from the Russell County detachment report that they responded to 322 calls for service between March 15th to March 21st. Most notable of which were two separate single-vehicle collisions. The first…
