The Banded Goose brew pub in downtown Kingsville has a lot of things going for it: good location, good service and great beer. But it has one attraction that sets it apart — an Irish bartender. Seamus Cunningham not only dispenses beer, wine and spirits, he also dispenses generous measures of charm, wit and blarney.…

RUTHVEN — The Union Water Supply System has reached the point where it can’t supply water needed for future greenhouse expansion in Kingsville and Leamington. The situation is so severe it could halt expansion in its tracks if steps aren’t taken. “There needs to be a decision, do we want all this growth they are…

Kingsville council is pursuing a bid to expropriate a four-acre parcel of land leased by an aggregate company at the town harbour. Part of a longstanding battle between the town and Southwestern Sales Corp., the municipality wants the land as a buffer strip between Mettawas Park and the aggregate operation. It also wants to use…

Normally Canadian snowbirds like Adrian and Marilyn Farnworth of Kingsville would be thinking about heading south to their place in Florida. But this year it may be only that — a thought. “Right now everything is on hold,” said Adrian Farnworth. The Farnworths usually leave for Clearwater at the end of October and time their…

Leamington and Kingsville need to work together and stop “finger pointing” over efforts to reduce light pollution from local greenhouses, says Leamington Mayor Hilda MacDonald. MacDonald said she was disappointed by a Kingsville councillor’s suggestion that Leamington isn’t doing enough to deal with the problem. “Guess what, I live near the Kingsville border, I live…

Residents of Huron, Ohio, began complaining to local politicians and city administrators two years ago about light emissions from an area greenhouse operation. They said the light and glare made it difficult to get a sound night’s sleep. They were angry. The city acted quickly and told the greenhouse operator it could take the necessary…

Ethan Abdul-Massih of Ruthven is “pretty happy” about the $8,000 raised last month during the sixth-annual Super Ethan’s Steps for childhood cancer. Ethan, 8, said the money raised will be used for “games” and “electronics” for kids going through the same illness he had — acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a type of cancer in which the…

Three days after being threatened with a lawsuit, Kingsville council reversed course and approved a second storey for a controversial Main Street East medical centre. Developer Tay Inc. had threatened legal action against the town and three council members — Deputy Mayor Gord Queen, Laura Lucier and Kimberly DeYong — who voted against a site…

KINGSVILLE — Kingsville’s fire chief and his deputy went on indefinite leaves of absence about a week after a rescue of three stranded boaters went awry, but Mayor Nelson Santos declined to say if there is any connection. “It’s a personnel matter and we’re supporting the two individuals involved,” Santos said. “I can’t speak to…

The Town of Kingsville and former fire chief Robert Kissner, who was convicted in 2019 of sexual offences against three teens and a town firefighter, are being sued for nearly $4 million by one of the victims. In a statement of claim, the plaintiff — who worked at the fire department to fulfill his high…