Shot put. © Can Stock Photo Inc. / herreidShot put. © Can Stock Photo Inc. / herreid
Midwestern

Five Local Athletes Headed to National Track and Field Championships

Five Saugeen Track and Field Club athletes are heading to Edmonton this week to compete in the Canadian National Track and Field Championships.

The event serves as the Olympic Trials, Paralympic Trials and also the National Junior Championships

Representing STFC are parathletes Josh Farrell in Shot Put, Rick Carr in High Jump and Long Jump. And junior athletes Molly Boley will compete in discus, Hannah Diebold in hammer and Aaron Gebhardt in shot put.

The meet runs from July 7-10.

Read More Local Stories

New military crosswalk rendering. (Image courtesy of the Sarnia Legion Branch 62)

New military crosswalk in Sarnia to be unveiled

As part of a partnership between the Sarnia Legion Branch 62 and City of Sarnia, an unveiling ceremony will be held at the corner of Christina Street and Wellington Street on Sunday, June 7, at 2 p.m.

Members of the Sarnia Police Service entering a Tashmoo Avenue residence on June 4, 2026. (Photo courtesy of the Sarnia Police Service)

Two men arrested in Tashmoo Ave. standoff

Sarnia police said the investigation began on May 29 after the victim was allegedly attacked by acquaintances at a residence near Tashmoo Avenue and Christopher Drive at Aamjiwnaang First Nation.