Adam Burns

An array of community initiatives are continuing in the Teviot Valley as the government-funded Community Development Scheme project enters its final year.

Questions remain over the future of an historic church building in Clyde, although "robust discussions" have begun.

Further cycle trails for Maniototo are proposed in a draft community plan for the Patearoa and Upper Taieri region.

Cromwell police are appealing to the public for information following several commercial burglaries which had ''rocked the community''.

The Anglican Bishop of Dunedin is putting it back on Clyde residents to find a viable option for an historic church building in the town.

Central Otago Heritage Trust chairman David Ritchie has confirmed an ownership stake in Clyde's historic Dunstan Hotel.

About 23 Clyde Primary School year 4 pupils had fun at an Alexandra playground yesterday.

A tight and competitive meeting marked last night's dual school events in Cromwell.

More information is being sought following reports of unlawful duck-shooting activity on the Clutha River near the Roxburgh Gorge Trail during the season's opening weekend.

Plans for Clyde's Dunstan Hotel remain unknown but its new owner has revealed there may be other parties involved.

From Devonshire teas to gourmet sausages, yesterday's Autumn Earnscleugh Country Fair near Alexandra showcased a selection of delights from the local community.

The owner of an Alexandra dog which allegedly bit an elderly woman on the buttock is fighting the local council's decision to classify it as menacing.

Delaney Davidson has found a fellow traveller, writes Adam Burns.

A good old-fashioned wintry blast in Maniototo did not halt day two action for high school pupils at the Southern Area Schools Tournament in Ranfurly yesterday.

A proposed move by Insurance Australia Group (IAG) to cut branch numbers for its AMI brand is being described as an ''unwelcome trend'' for small-town New Zealand.

An Alexandra man is calling foul over an ''unfair'' prosecution following the 2018 census.

Central Otago business owners are calling for simpler processes for getting migrant workers into employment in the regions.