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Fort Macleod mixed martial arts fighter Tom (Big Nasty) O’Connor continues his quest this week for an Xtreme Fighting Championships (XFC) title. O’Connor takes on Damonte Robinson on Friday, May 28 in Des Moines, Iowa in the lightweight semifinals of the XFC tournament. “I know he is a very skilled opponent,” O’Connor, 28, said in…Continue Reading

The MD of Willow Creek has historically contributed $10,000 to STARS air ambulance but, with the advent of another air…Continue Reading

Livingstone Range School Board decided last week it will explore a flexible four-day school week. Trustees also decided during their…Continue Reading

Blood Tribe Chief Roy Fox is leading his people by example during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fox received his first dose of vaccine Friday during a clinic at the Blood Tribe Department of Health. “I think it’s important that everyone takes responsibility not only for themselves but for all of us,” Fox said in a news…Continue Reading

Coun. Werner Dressler will join the Alberta Association of Police Governance as an associate member. Council approved Dressler’s appointment for…Continue Reading

People who have never before struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are beginning to show symptoms and turn to substances…Continue Reading

Statistics Canada launched the 2021 census earlier this month. The results will have a large impact on services and programs…Continue Reading

A pair of southern Alberta Indigenous artists are featured in a travelling exhibit at the Fort Macleod Library. The work of photographers Star Crop Eared Wolf and Marjie Crop Eared Wolf make up the exhibit Aakii isskska’takssin (Woman — thought). The exhibit is on loan from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program.…Continue Reading

Gleanings from a Prairie Pastor is an e-book collection of rural community memories and writings penned by Joyce Sasse. Through…Continue Reading