Hello everyone. Well, we went from a beautiful weekend to some cool weather again. It was a great weekend for getting some yard work done.

This photo captures the wonderful Assumption School families crew who journeyed to Cambodia to build the playground this February.

On Tuesday, April 9, the Council of School Councils had their spring meet up at Prairie Rose Public Schools (PRPS) division office.

The members of Serenity Chapter #113, Oyen, Order of the Eastern Star, are committed to supporting the youth in their local communities.

In the spring of 2021, after more than five years of dedicated fundraising by Assumption School families and with the help of matching grants, we were thrilled…

Hello everyone. Hope all enjoyed Easter weekend. Monday was April Fool's Day, but we didn't seem to have many pranksters.

It’s always great to see our youth becoming engaged with the political process. In Oyen last month during a town hall, in addition to a great turnout…

Pickleball continues to attract new players. The designated time has been changed from Tuesday evening to Thursday evening at 7:00 PM because Alsask has pickleball scheduled for Tuesday evening.

A boil water advisory was taped to the window when I arrived at The Oyen Echo office Tuesday morning. When I ventured down the street, I saw one at each downtown business entrance.

With the weather beginning to warm up, many people will start bringing out their bicycles. So, what is the most important item to wear when riding a bike?

Spring signals a re-birth of both flora and fauna in Alberta including the arrival of new wild horse foals in the backcountry.

The Special Areas Advisory Council held its spring meeting on March 27 and 28. The group welcomed Gordon Long as the newly elected representative for Special Area No. 4, Subdivision 1.

When all was said and done (well nearly, as some socks were still available Tuesday), Teejay Hogan surpassed his first goal of $125, then his second goal of $250, reaching sales of $625.

Eight Oyen & District Chamber of Commerce members met for a luncheon meeting at The Bakers Dozen on March 27.

Hello everyone. Well, it's hard to believe March has already come to an end; it went quite quickly. We had a great week, starting off with cards, bingo, piano by Taylor and exercises.

The Acadia Valley Knights of Columbus would like to thank everyone who participated in our cash raffle draw. Congratulations to Patricia Fraser, who won 1st place…

Charlene Gillis of Oyen was one of the fifty-five 50 Second Shopping Spree winners drawn February 21 (one per store) in the AG Foods Great Grocery Giveaway.

Many students and staff at South Central High School and Assumption RC School had on crazy socks for “Rock Your Socks” to support World Down Syndrome day on March 21.

Special Areas hosted the “Return to Rural” career fair at South Central High School last week. Students had the opportunity to experience a variety of jobs…

Prairie Rose Public Schools would like to congratulate Deanne Smigelski on her acceptance of the position of Principal of Oyen Public School (OPS), effective the 2024-2025 school year.