The biggest employer in Lawrence has decided the current tough economic climate is exactly the right time to invest in its future.
Three South Otago men heading out for the opening of the duck-shooting season on Saturday morning were processed for drink-driving and may face other charges.
A proposal to knock down Balclutha's public bird aviary has ruffled feathers.
Two key roles in the South Otago community are under threat with the Clutha District Council's draft long-term council community plan recommending its total contribution for both be removed.
Plans to impose a water levy on major Southland users may have its detractors in Gore but the authority introducing the move is staunchly defending the idea.
Three key bridges in Clutha may need to be replaced within the next five years, possibly costing taxpayers and ratepayers millions of dollars.
Telford Rural Polytechnic received a glowing endorsement yesterday from Agriculture Minister David Carter, who said it would play a vital role in ensuring more young people took up farming as a career.
The sounds of chirping birds may disappear from Balclutha's Naish Park, with the Clutha District Council considering demolishing the aviary at the popular spot.
Cyclists of all ages and abilities wanting to tackle the kind of terrain escaped prisoners may themselves face get their chance this month.
Tapanui ratepayers face the largest hike to their Clutha District Council rates bill while those living in Kaka Point and Stirling may experience a rate rates decrease in the coming financial year.
Plans for a new recreation centre in Balclutha could get a $1.2 million boost from ratepayers - but only if the group steering the project secures 70% of the money it needs.
Lawrence will be asked next week if its community swimming pool should sink or swim.
Clutha's rural women are being urged to clear their calendars for mid to late May and indulge once again in an event designed for them.
Efforts by the West Otago Vintage Club to set a world record at an event held more than a year ago have stalled because of a 21st-century glitch.
Lawrence is claiming a world first by becoming the first town to offer visitors free international phone calls to anywhere around the globe as locals think outside the square about how to attract tourists during tough economic times.
Rehearsals start this week for the South Otago Theatrical Society's version of a popular 1970s television show.
The hard line taken by Clutha police against drugs and drug dealers continued yesterday when six large cannabis plants were seized near Clinton.
Features of Gore will be on show inside the new McDonald's restaurant set to open in the town later this year as the fast-food giant was warmly welcomed into the community by the Gore District Council.
Stranded Tuapeka Mouth residents, cut off from Clydevale and Balclutha because of major repairs to their main bridge, should be able to cross the river on foot soon as the Clutha District Council yesterday agreed a temporary solution was needed immediately.
Police in Balclutha say two young people were lucky not to have died after sniffing liquefied petroleum gas (lpg) earlier this week and say the incident should serve as a warning to anyone looking for a cheap high.