August 26, 2025

August 26th is the 238th day of the year. There are 127 days remaining until the end of the year.

The Barnstormers need another win to stay alive in the IBL Playoffs.

Chatham-Kent trails the Hamilton Cardinals in the best of 5 first round two games to 1. Game 4 is tonight in Hamilton at 7:35 p.m. If the Barnstormers can pull off a win, the deciding game 5 will be tomorrow night at 7:35 at Fergie Jenkins Field.

President Dom Dinelle will join CKMORNINGS at 8:40 a.m. to talk about the week and giveaway some tickets to an upcoming Barnstormers game.

For a full schedule, go here. For tickets, click here.

The Chatham-Kent Public Library hosts Movies @ Your Library every Tuesday at the Chatham branch.

Stop by today to see The Giver.

Movies start at 2 p.m.

There’s two blood donor clinics in Chatham-Kent today.

Blenheim’s St. Mary’s Hall will host a clinic 12 – 7 p.m. And in Wallaceburg at the UAW Hall from 1 – 7 p.m.

No walk-in appointments are available. Book your appointment at Blood.ca, call 1-888-2-DONATE or use the apps.

School buses will be back on the road a week from today.

The Ministry of Transportation is reminding drivers of school bus safety for all drivers.

When you see a school bus with its overhead amber-lights flashing:

• If you are driving and a school bus approaches, watch if the bus slows and flashes its overhead amber lights, which means that the bus is coming to a stop to pick-up or drop-off passengers.
• Slow down and prepare to stop whether you are behind or approaching a bus.
• Watch if the bus stops and flashes its overhead red-lights or activates its stop arm. This means that the bus has stopped to pick-up or drop off passengers. It is dangerous and illegal to fail to stop for a stopped school bus that has its overhead red lights flashing or its stop arm activated.

It’s a $490 fine and six demerit points if a driver runs a school bus with its red lights and stop sign out.

Click here for more school bus safety tips and information.

Pumpkin Spice Lattes are back at Starbucks today, along with the rest of their fall menu. And it’s the earliest they’ve ever started selling it.

They started on August 25th last year. So it’s only one day earlier, but still a new record.

Fall doesn’t officially start until September 22nd, by the way.

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This post was written by Chris McLeod