A two-seater topless Sprint Car at South Buxton Raceway. (Photo courtesy of Olivia Stankovich)A two-seater topless Sprint Car at South Buxton Raceway. (Photo courtesy of Olivia Stankovich)
Chatham

Hoekstra Returns To Buxton Glory

59-year-old Chatham native Eugene Hoekstra earned his first win after coming out of retirement at the South Buxton Raceway this week.

Hoekstra won the UMP Modifieds feature, also marking his first win since the 90's.

Elsewhere Ridgetown's Dale Glassford won his 10th UMP Late Models feature of the season, while Chatham's Jake Hooker also continued his success in the Tirecraft Minimods.

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Crash in Tilbury claims driver's life

Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.

CK police charge woman with assault

According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.

(File photo courtesy of © Can Stock Photo Inc. / dehooks)

Scoreboard, Aug 5

The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.