KINGSVILLE — Bob Kissner, the disgraced former Kingsville fire chief, has been placed on day parole and is residing in a halfway house outside of Windsor and Essex County. Kissner, who was found guilty of multiple counts of sexual abuse in 2019, had a six-month parole extended in July 2021, according to a Parole Board…

KINGSVILLE — Citing confidentiality rules, local board of education officials are refusing to say why construction of the new $48-million school in Kingsville has been delayed. Scott Scantlebury, spokesman for the Greater Essex County District School Board, said the board has closed requests for tenders and is reviewing the bids from contractors — a process…

KINGSVILLE — The Town of Kingsville has granted planning approval for a new ambulance station near Division Street North and Road 2. The three-bay station will replace the current location at the town fire hall on Division and will open in late 2022 or early 2023. The current station at the fire hall has only…

KINGSVILLE — Town council passed its 2022 budget Wednesday, increasing municipal taxes by 2.3 per cent but keeping the final hike lower than expected by boosting some of its revenue projections and dipping into reserve funds. The municipal tax increase on a home assessed at $250,000 will be $40.27 — down from the $45.83 originally…

The lawsuit launched against former fire chief Bob Kissner and the Town of Kingsville by one of Kissner’s sexual assault victims was dismissed by consent earlier this month but each side of the legal dispute is refusing to say if a financial settlement was reached. “No comment,” said London lawyer Rob Talach, when asked if…

KINGSVILLE — Town council will consider a 3.5 per cent tax increase as part of this year’s draft budget that would also see major spending on road repairs and an expansion of the municipal workforce. The increase would mean a $62.35 hike in the municipal portion of the tax bill based on a home with…

KINGSVILLE —The COVID vaccination rate in Kingsville is comparable to the rest of Windsor and Essex County, but public officials expressed frustration Wednesday that the region’s averages were lower than other areas of the province. Statistics provided by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) show the vaccination rates for Windsor-Essex County residents above the age…

Kingsville council has approved amassing land for a collector road that will link Heritage Road with Road 2, a moved aim at diverting traffic away from an increasingly congested downtown. Much of the property is owned by three developers who will cede land to the town so a road and accompanying watermain can service the…

Marilyn Farnworth has worked tirelessly for the Terry Fox Run for more than 40 years and was instrumental in establishing the annual fundraising run in Kingsville. But planning September’s run was different from past efforts: She organized the event knowing she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. It was a shock, Farnworth said. She thought…

KINGSVILLE — Town council has said no again to the hiring of an economic development officer. And it marks the second time this year that Dennis Rogers, co-owner of Green Heart Kitchen, has been frustrated in his efforts to have the town hire someone to promote local tourism and help local business recoup some of…