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• Chatham’s Vivian Morton reaches 100 years old by taking life in stride

  11-06-2026 22:06 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  Vivian Morton has lived to be 100 years old, but the Chatham woman doesn’t have any big revelation about reaching this milestone in life.“I haven’t got any secrets,” she said when asked about reaching to the century mark.Morton, who turned 100 on June 2, doesn’t smoke, liked to enjoy a beer once in a while when younger, but otherwise she just takes life as it comes.In her younger years, Morton worked at the former American Pad and Textile which was located where Cr
  
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• Pair clash over outstanding debt, man arrested: Chatham-Kent police

  11-06-2026 17:02 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  A man has been arrested following a clash over an outstanding debt, said Chatham-Kent police.A woman, who has owed a man money for two years and had been threatened by the man in the past about the debt, got into an argument with the man at a residence in southeast Chatham on Tuesday around 7:30 p.m., police said.The argument escalated into a physical altercation and police were called for a case of intimate partner violence.A 67-year-old Chatham man has been arrested for assault and uttering t
  
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• Preparing for extreme heat can help prevent serious health impacts: Chatham-Kent Public Health

  11-06-2026 16:22 via chathamdailynews.ca
  
  When people think about emergencies, they often picture storms, floods, or winter weather.But one of the most serious seasonal risks in Chatham-Kent arrives quietly, with rising temperatures, said a Chatham-Kent Public Health media release.As summer approaches, the health unit is reminding residents heat is more than an inconvenience; it quickly can become dangerous, especially when people aren’t prepared.“The health risks linked to extreme heat are often overlooked,” said med
  
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