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SUNDAY SEVEN: BarrieToday's top stories of the past week

Reward in Shaganash case, CTV layoffs, city's speed cameras and Allandale transit terminal construction among top headlines
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From left, Barrie police communications co-ordinator Peter Leon, Police Chief Rich Johnston and lead investigator Sgt. Brett Carleton attend a news conference on Thursday, Feb. 8 regarding the disappearance of 26-year-old Autumn Shaganash. A $50,000 reward has been offered in the case.

Editor's note: The following were some of BarrieToday's most widely read stories from the past week.

Family pleads for help as police offer $50K reward to locate missing woman

'It’s been almost eight months since we last saw her and every day has been difficult, not knowing where she is,' says sister of Autumn Shaganash. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL STORY

CTV Barrie unsure how layoffs, programming cuts impact station

Bell Media executives say they're scrapping 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts on weekends at many CTV and CTV2 stations. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL STORY

Photo finish: Speeding ticket not just about money for Barrie driver

'I am that guy always driving the limit, or close to it, and watch people pass me wondering ‘why the rush’,' says city resident who received $80 fine for going 52 km/h in 40 zone. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL STORY

Barrie Allandale Transit Terminal construction begins next week

City says new terminal on Essa Road will provide 'seamless travel connections' between GO transit and other services. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL STORY

Mapleview mystery? Speculation abounds around south-end building

While social-media chatter proclaims site to be myriad of things, the truth is far less exciting ... at least for now. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL STORY

THEN AND NOW: Essa Rd. spot was grocery store for decades

Store changed hands several times after Samuel McMorran set up shop in late 1800s. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL STORY

Country living proves less than idyllic for Oro-Medonte resident

Oro-Medonte resident concerned with size and speed of gravel trucks on rural roads. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL STORY