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The James Barker Band consists of James Barker, a native of Woodvile in the City of Kawartha Lakes, along with Taylor Abram, Bobby Martin, and Connor Stephen. (Publicity photo)

James Barker Band up for two Junos

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Band fronted by Woodville native nominated for Breakthrough Group of the Year and Country Album of the Year.
Award-winning Albertan singer-songwriter Corb Lund is presenting his solo acoustic show, described as "an evening of western conversation, songs, and stories", at the Market Hall in Peterborough on February 13, 2018. (Photo: Denise DeBelius)

Corb Lund performs solo acoustic show at Peterborough’s Market Hall on February 13

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Award-winning country-western singer-songwriter's intimate and interactive show is first stop of sold-out Ontario tour.
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Slingshot vandal faces 14 additional charges

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Omemee teen allegedly used slingshot to launch marbles at Peterborough homes, businesses, bus shelters, and one person.
"Wonder Woman" (Andi van Koeverden, President of the Rotary Club of Peterborough), "Batman" (Trevor Copeland, President of BEL Rotary), and "Rotary Man" (Len Lifchus, President of the Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha) take the Polar Plunge at the annual BEL Rotary event on February 4, 2018. The event raised more than $20,000 for local charities and organizations, including $1,765 for The Warming Room in Peterborough raised through Lifchus' participation. (Photo: Lynne Chant / Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha)

Local Rotary Clubs raise more than $20,000 at this year’s Polar Plunge

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All three Rotary Club presidents take the plunge, including Len Lifchus who raised funds for The Warming Room.
The Spades (James McKenty, Josh Robichaud, and Tommy Street) performing "On My Mind" in a new Bandwagon video that screened after the premiere of "The Radius Project" at Market Hall in Peterborough on February 3, 2018. "On My Mind" was also the final song the band performed at their farewell show at The Hootenanny on Hunter Street in August 2013.

New video sees The Spades reuniting to perform three songs

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First episode of seventh season of Bandwagon screened after premiere of The Radius Project on February 3, 2018.
The Lindsay & District Chamber of Commerce celebrated the grand opening of its new office space at 180 Kent Street West in Lindsay on January 31, 2018. (Photo: Lindsay Chamber / Facebook)

businessNOW – February 5, 2018

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Featuring the Lindsay Chamber's new offices, a new business growth program in the City of Kawartha, the new Peterborough Musicfest board, GE career fair, upcoming business events, and more.
Jonathan Hall and Mike Judson are opening "The Twisted Wheel" at 379 Water Street in downtown Peterborough. (Photo: Bruce Head / kawarthaNOW)

New live music venue opening soon in downtown Peterborough

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The Twisted Wheel is a joint venture of Jonathan Hall and Mike Judson.
Police are reminding the public to be aware that no ice is safe ice and to avoid driving on frozen lakes and rivers.

Two separate incidents of vehicles breaking through ice in Haliburton on Friday

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No major injuries, but police temporarily suspend one driver's license for consuming alcohol.
Snow-covered country road in winter

Expect up to 15 cm of snow in the northern Kawarthas this weekend

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Environment Canada issues special weather statement for northern Peterborough, northern Kawartha Lakes, and Haliburton.
Some of the 20,000 pills seized by the Northumberland Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). The pills are stamped 'A215', a designation attributed to oxycodone 30mg, but actually contain fentanyl. (Photo: Northumberland OPP)

OPP warns of presence of fentanyl in Northumberland County

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Police seized 20,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills that tested positive as fentanyl.
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