There are some closures of note across Chatham-Kent during the holidays. A massive storm rolled through the region one year ago, causing a State of Emergency in CK. The Canadian death toll in a cantaloupe salmonella outbreak has risen to seven.

What's open and what's closed in Chatham-Kent over the holidays? Mayor Darrin Canniff says last year's storm cost Chatham-Kent $1 million. Police say 330 Canadians were scammed out of roughly half a million dollars.

One person has been taken to the hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries after a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle on Highway 40 just east of Chatham, a 48-year-old woman is in more trouble with the law after she allegedly refused to leave her holding cell at Chatham-Kent police headquarters, and a recall has been issued for some vegan steaks.

Christmas has come early for a former hospital worker in Chatham-Kent, Hwy 40 is open through Chatham-Kent this morning but that wasn't the case overnight, and today's the first full day of winter.

Another data breach -- this time at Enbridge Gas, a 21-year-old Chatham man has been arrested after a stabbing in downtown Windsor earlier this week, and the Outreach for Hunger food bank in Chatham is getting a nice holiday boost from a local fundraising concert.

Morning News for Thursday, December 21, 2023

The Salvation Army in Chatham-Kent is running out of time to reach its Christmas Campaign goal, a 50-year-old Chatham man has been arrested and charged after he allegedly threatened to burn a local business down, and the number of people who are staying up to date on their COVID-19 vaccinations is dropping off significantly.

It looks like people just aren't getting the message to drive sober, a volunteer bartender who has put in hundreds of hours behind the counter at Riverview Gardens Pub is being recognized for his devotion to helping others, and a local local utility provider has a nice big present for the Children’s Treatment Centre Foundation of Chatham-Kent.