Drumheller General Investigation Service (GIS) assisted Halton Regional Police Service with executing a search warrant and laying charges in relation to an online extortion investigation.

A ‘well-being society’ is described as providing the foundations, for all populations current and in the future, to thrive on a healthy planet, no matter where they live.

Communities and employers in the Special Areas region now have a new tool to help attract newcomers to this rural area.

Albertans are invited to celebrate everything Alberta is and has to offer at the 2nd annual Alberta Day celebrations.

SAB Fire Services often sees an increase in bale stack fires during runs of hot, hot, hot weather! Here’s how you can reduce your risks…

Air ambulance services during dark hours have been restored at the Oyen airport after a service disruption earlier this year. The Special Areas Board, the Town of Oyen, and the MD of Acadia…

This week at the lodge, we were visited by the summer daycare camp. They bring so much energy and fun to the lodge…

Albertans looking to learn more about social and emotional disaster response and recovery — including how to provide practical support to individuals experiencing distress and identify common stress reactions…

Fifteen young people ranging from 2 to 13 years of age enjoyed five days of fun activities from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., sponsored by the Oyen United Church.

If the walls could talk, the stories they would tell. An old building settled into the prairie landscape, infused with history.

Maxine Girletz is a familiar name in the area, including Oyen, Cereal and Hanna. She currently resides in Oyen, and was the Cereal correspondent for many years for the Oyen Echo.

The Big Country Agricultural Society hosted their Open Farm Day at the Crossroads Centre in Oyen on Saturday, August 19.

Enjoy this week’s comic strips and have a laugh!

It’s good to finally get away from it all…

Folks young and older alike, lined the streets for the Saturday morning parade. Although smaller than usual, the parade still had many nice entries.

It has been a season of ups and downs for the Toronto Blue Jays, who are poised to earn one of three American League wildcard berths…

In 1867-1914 the Canadian West was “open for settlement.” In the late 1890s, after MacDonald formed the NWMP, Clifford Sifton, minister for the interior…

Someone defined summer camp as follows: when you spend a small fortune to live like a homeless person. But for kids who attend various camps throughout the region, summer camp means…

Watersheds are areas of land that drain rainfall and snowmelt into steams, rivers and lakes which, in turn, help support healthy communities and ecosystems.

This little fella looks like he knows his way around a tractor. I’m sure he will be driving the big machine in no time!