Rachel Hammermueller

Freelance Writer and Editor at Freelance

Writer for @EARMILK & self-proclaimed cheese judge - she/her/hers

Featured in: Favicon

hercampus.com Favicon

earmilk.com Favicon

midwesternnewspapers.com

Articles

North Perth Dog Park working group hosts open house

1 week ago | midwesternnewspapers.com | Rachel Hammermueller

LISTOWEL – The North Perth Dog Park working group hosted an open house at Steve Kerr Memorial Complex on May 14, providing education on their design and plans for the town’s first official dog park. The park’s proposed location is mapped out north of Steve Kerr M.C. North Perth Council approved the location and fundraising…To access this post, you must purchase Digital Subscription - Monthly or Digital Subscription - Yearly.
OPP say thanks with sixth annual Police Week BBQ

2 weeks ago | midwesternnewspapers.com | Rachel Hammermueller

LISTOWEL – To celebrate Police Week, Perth County OPP hosted their sixth annual barbecue, handing out hotdogs and drinks, courtesy of Erie Meats, on a sunny afternoon at North Perth OPP’s downtown Listowel detachment. To access this post, you must purchase Digital Subscription - Monthly or Digital Subscription - Yearly. Gain full access by subscribing - Subscribe NowAlready a member? Please login to get full access.
Morris-Turnberry backs Howick on frustrations with new utility poles

3 weeks ago | midwesternnewspapers.com | Rachel Hammermueller

MORRIS-TURNBERRY – Council here approved a motion to endorse a letter from Howick Township addressed to multiple government officials, including MPP Lisa Thompson and Premier Doug Ford, concerning the installation of new utility poles for high speed internet. Howick council’s apprehension, towards not the infrastructure for supplying internet to more township residents, but rather the…To access this post, you must purchase Digital Subscription - Monthly or Digital Subscription - Yearly.
Crime Stoppers Huron Perth looking for board members

3 weeks ago | midwesternnewspapers.com | Rachel Hammermueller

HURON-PERTH – Crime Stoppers is on the hunt for new board members, and more representation from across the two counties. Crime Stoppers is a non-profit, community-based program that incorporates partnerships between the community and the police. The program works by providing an anonymous line for the public to report information about crimes that have been,…To access this post, you must purchase Digital Subscription - Monthly or Digital Subscription - Yearly.
Morris-Turnberry addresses repairs to major damage on Salem Road

3 weeks ago | midwesternnewspapers.com | Rachel Hammermueller

MORRIS-TURNBERRY – At its May 6 meeting, council here heard from Director of Public Works Mike Alcock about damage to Salem Road, and options for repair. In February of this year, a “considerable amount of damage” was done to Salem Road by an area resident hauling manure between farms. Alcock explained four repair options to…To access this post, you must purchase Digital Subscription - Monthly or Digital Subscription - Yearly.
Morris-Turnberry authorize internet, phone voting for 2026 election

1 month ago | midwesternnewspapers.com | Rachel Hammermueller

MORRIS-TURNBERRY – Council here passed a bylaw authorizing internet and telephone voting for the 2026 municipal election, during its April 22 meeting. As stated in a report from CAO/Clerk Trevor Hallam, Huron County municipalities implemented these methods of voting for elections in 2018 and 2022 with no reported complications. As for security, the report continues…To access this post, you must purchase Digital Subscription - Monthly or Digital Subscription - Yearly.
F.E. Madill hosts information night on human trafficking of youth

1 month ago | midwesternnewspapers.com | Rachel Hammermueller

Online threats, vulnerabilities identified WINGHAM – As part of the latest push to raise awareness around the locally rising threat of human trafficking, F.E. Madill Secondary School held an information night on Apr. 29, with gymnasium seats filled with listeners across age demographics. OPP Detective Sergeant, West Region OPP Team Lead with the Anti-Human Trafficking…To access this post, you must purchase Digital Subscription - Monthly or Digital Subscription - Yearly.
Listowel distillery releases commemorative bottle for town’s 150th anniversary celebration

1 month ago | midwesternnewspapers.com | Rachel Hammermueller

LISTOWEL – On May 2, the Listowel 150th anniversary steering committee gathered inside the newly opened JM Hutchison Distilling Co. in Listowel’s south end. On tap for the evening was a special bottle of the distillery’s barrel-aged whisky – released and sold to mark the town’s upcoming 150th celebrations. The whisky, with sweet notes of…To access this post, you must purchase Digital Subscription - Monthly or Digital Subscription - Yearly.
Fort44 in Teeswater is focused on the local connection

1 month ago | midwesternnewspapers.com | Rachel Hammermueller

TEESWATER – On Clinton Street, Fort44 Inc.’s office sits just beyond the 44th parallel – a geographical nod to the IT company’s local mentality. The business has been in Teeswater for four years now, started in President and Founder David McDonald’s house, moved upstairs in a rented space in the Teeswater arena, and now in…To access this post, you must purchase Digital Subscription - Monthly or Digital Subscription - Yearly.
A glimpse of The Great War through the headlines of Perth County

1 month ago | midwesternnewspapers.com | Rachel Hammermueller

PERTH COUNTY – Newspapers deliver the news week-by-week, but they also contain it for centuries after in the archives. In the case of Perth County during the years of The Great War, multiple newspapers reported on what was happening with their locals fighting overseas, or put out the desperate call for food rationing from countries…To access this post, you must purchase Digital Subscription - Monthly or Digital Subscription - Yearly.