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Alberta’s chief medical officer of health said last week that as the number of people who have been vaccinated rises,…Continue Reading

The MD of Willow Creek declared an agriculture disaster Wednesday, with drought conditions worsening and reducing crop yields, although some…Continue Reading

Market on Main returns this week following a one-year absence caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The first market of the season is Thursday, Aug. 5 from 5:30-8 p.m. on Main Street between Second and Third avenues. “Since we started in 2017, we have grown each year that we have held the market,” organizers Korine Kreft,…Continue Reading

Payton Van Driesten has realized a longtime goal of playing college volleyball by signing with the SAIT Trojans. The 18-year-old…Continue Reading

A graveside service is planned for a Granum man who served in the Boer War. Robert John Emmit was buried in an unmarked grave in the Granum Cemetery until the Granum and District Historical Society researched his past and found he served in the Boer War as a Canadian soldier. “His grave was located and…Continue Reading

Alberta’s new sheriff is determined to be tough on rural crime. Kaycee Madu, who moved into the portfolios of justice…Continue Reading

Pioneer Lodge staff received a personal thank you Thursday from Alberta’s minister of seniors and housing. Josephine Pon, who was…Continue Reading

In 1979 a prehistoric human skull was found in the waters of the Oldman River west of the Monarch bridge at Highway 3A. Last month, the skull was laid to rest with a traditional ceremony conducted by First Nations elders. The skull was found on July 22, 1979 by a Monarch resident, who was swimming…Continue Reading

Solicitor General and Justice Minister Kaycee Madu wants to hear about rural crime. Fort Macleod and district residents have a…Continue Reading