Since June of 2024, the Mildmay Town and Country Crier has been published under the Midwestern Newspapers’ logo, along with other venerable titles such as the Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times, Listowel Banner, Kincardine Independent and the Independent Plus.
It was an important day for the company when Crier became a part of our publishing family and continue to proudly carry on the traditions of local coverage adhered to by the newspaper’s previous stewards. Today’s Crier includes many of the same columns and community contributions featured under former owner Susan Bross and her father, the newspaper’s founder John Hafermehl, along with a diverse selection of local news and photographs compiled by our team of reporters.
The local office on Elora Street in Mildmay has also been maintained to provide local residents with a physical link to the newspaper. However, in an increasingly digital world, the foot traffic to our downtown doorstep has decreased, as emailed correspondence takes the place of hand-delivered submissions and customers take advantage of quicker means of subscribing or bill payment via telephone or online.
As of March 27 the Town Crier’s Mildmay office will be closed and readers and customers will be served through our Walkerton Herald-Times office at 10 Victoria Street North (519-881-1600) in that nearby community. Local residents can also continue to contact us through existing email addresses: thecrier@wightman.ca; editor@midwesternnewspapers.com and jkelly@midwesternnewspapers.com.
Your weekly issue of the Crier will continue to be delivered to your mailbox or available in our usual outlets and our staff will continue to be available to serve you from our Walkerton location.
We look forward to continuing to serve Mildmay, South Bruce and the surrounding area through publication of your community newspaper.
– Midwestern Newspapers
