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…
RUSSELL — The ace continues to prove elusive in the Kin Club of Russell’s lottery fundraiser, with a jackpot now exceeding $244,000 — second largest in the province. That’s the upshot of the draw conducted…
EMBRUN — The Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police report that they received 252 calls for service during the week of March 1st to March 7th. Most notable, they say, took place on…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News LIMOGES — Does Rejean Pommainville like local history? The lifelong farmer and regional director with the Ontario Federation of Agriculture is building his own personal pioneer settlement on the…
RUSSELL — The Kin Club of Russell’s Catch the Ace lottery jackpot has yet to be won — with over $225,000 up for grabs at this point. That’s the upshot of yesterday’s regular draw, which…
RUSSELL TOWNSHIP— The OPP made a significant drug bust last week (Feb 26.) in Vars after responding to an ambulance assistance call at a business on Burton Road. A motorist there had been using drugs…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News EMBRUN — Starting tomorrow (March 3) potential users are being invited to provide suggestions and opinions on a multi-phased Russell Recreation Complex which among early amenities will include a…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News ST. ALBERT — It could have been so much worse, said the manager of St. Albert Cheese Factory Monday after the regionally famous production plant reopened following a four-day…
HAWKESBURY — A collaborative project is underway across Prescott and Russell to prepare and distribute more than 10,000 meals for distribution through several regional food banks. The goal is to share nourishing, comforting and convenient…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News CARLSBAD SPRINGS — Veteran Russell-based journalist Candice Vetter is looking forward to expansion of CJRO Community Radio into Russell Township because, as an on-air reporter and announcer, she…
EMBRUN — Russell County OPP report 1073 calls for service between December 14th and January 11th. Boxing Day saw 42-year-old John Christopher David Lavoie from Almonte celebrating the first day of the provincial lockdown by…