Tues Aug 13: How Are We Doing?

Plus: News updates on the fatal accident yesterday on Highway 21, an Owen Sound woman's big lotto win, and Grey County's plans to expand paramedic services

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Full subscribers - read on for news and updates, including Grey County’s plan to expand paramedic service and improve response times, a fatal accident on Highway 21 yesterday morning, and one Owen Sound woman’s big lotto win.

~ Miranda

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