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Sep 11, 20 •
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Rehabilitation of the Pain Court water tower is near completion. The $2.3-million rehabilitation of the elevated water tower involved the replacement of the interior and exterior coatings of the 24-year-old structure. Work on the project began in January for...
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Jul 8, 20 •
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A house fire near Pain Court Tuesday claimed a dog’s life and resulted in a Chatham-Kent firefighter having to be taken to hospital. Battling the fire in extreme heat, firefighters tackled the blaze on Pain Court Line shortly after 3 p.m. The fire remains...
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Jul 7, 20 •
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Robert Bechard of Pain Court matched six of seven Encore numbers back in March to win $100,000 on Encore. Bechard played the March 13 Lotto Max and filled out the Encore. Bechard, a 63-year old married father of two, discovered his win when he used the Ticket...
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Jun 2, 20 •
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Sometime over the past couple of months, stole the S.S. #4 Dover School Bell from École Secondaire de Pain Court. It is believed that the 250-pound cast iron bell was at least 100 years old. The bell was donated by a local family and was an integral piece...
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Sep 19, 19 •
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Canada’s third largest seed corn company has reached a significant landmark. Pride Seeds officially kicked off its 70th anniversary recently with a cake cutting at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock. Doug Alderman, vice-president of sales and...
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Nov 27, 18 •
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A trio of daring daylight break-ins yesterday in Chatham-Kent saw one man arrested and police looking for the public’s help in solving the others. On Monday afternoon, police responded to a break-and-enter report on Pine Street in Chatham. Police say the...
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Oct 3, 18 •
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There were lots of happy tears at this year’s Habitat for Humanity Chatham-Kent’s 2018 home dedication. Cindy Krutasky received the keys to her new Pain Court home on Friday and is proud to be able to call herself a homeowner. This is the fifth house...
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Sep 25, 18 •
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The final day at the 2018 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo in Pain Court, Chatham-Kent, saw families by the thousands attend for BMO Kid’s Day, with free entry, a pancake breakfast, and children’s activities. Plowing competitions wrapped up...
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Sep 17, 18 •
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The 2018 International Plowing Match & Rural Expo begins just outside Pain Court Tuesday. To give you an idea of the size of the event, here are two views of the 850-acre site from the air. The first is a view looking northward, the second to the south...
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Sep 11, 18 •
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With upwards of 100,000 people expected to enter the gates of the International Plowing Match (IPM) between Sept. 18 and 22 in Pain Court, organizers are gearing up with services to take care of the huge crowds. At a Media Day event last week at the IPM site...
