File photo of a Woodstock police cruiser. (Photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News.)File photo of a Woodstock police cruiser. (Photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News.)
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Police Lock Down Residential Area In Woodstock

Police were forced to lock down a residential area in Woodstock for almost five hours for a weapon investigation.

Woodstock police are not releasing much information at this time but officials said on Tuesday around 3:10pm, officers responded to the area Russell St. and Parkinson Rd.

Officers secured the area and remained at the scene until around 8pm when the location was deemed safe.  Police say there is no risk to public safety.

 

 

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Owen Sound Library session gets cyclists ready to roll

Dust off those handlebars and pump up those tires because cycling season is officially upon us! If your trusty two-wheeler is looking a bit more "rusty" than "ready," the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library has just the thing to get you back on the road safely.