On July 20th and 21st, the village of Empress celebrated its 110th anniversary. Breakfast was available at the Empress Community Hall, and lunch followed at noon.

Oyen Museum summer student Mya Walker is checking the museum’s collection of Oyen Echos. Each year two copies are set aside for staff and visitors to use for research.

This week, I am especially proud to report that the Krause/Waldner families were presented with the Farm Family Award on Monday at the Calgary Stampede.

Rose was born November 20, 1911, at Dundurn, Sask. Like many others In the depression, she remained largely unemployed until 1937 when she joined the staff of the western producer…

Neutral Hill AAA Wranglers compete in Baseball Alberta Provincial Championships in Fort McMurry. Good luck!

Hello everyone. I hope everyone enjoyed the Canada Day long weekend. July is here and is the warmest month on average. It is also called hay month for the farmers.

Enjoy this week’s editorial cartoon.

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

What has the potential to be the most dramatic head-to-head competition at the Paris Olympics might not happen.

The modest goal for any baseball fan base starts with the overused yet admirable aim for their team to get in a position to play meaningful September baseball.

One morning, not long ago, I was getting up out of bed and I guess I moved the wrong way because I felt my back go and the pain was immediate.

There is an expression in recovery that refers to the moment when an addict hits bottom. When all the ploys, games and lies stop working for you…

A billboard read: My patience is basically like a gift card. Not sure how much is left on it but we can give it a try.

Alberta Health Services’ Screen Test program will be in Oyen this month to provide screening mammograms to eligible individuals aged 45 to 74.

The Hanna District 4H created a new swine carcass project this year, with six pigs in the project. Teri Quaschnick hosted the live evaluation, during which the pigs were weighed…

School is out, the weather is beautiful, and I know many of you are hoping to take a few days to enjoy the best of what the summer has to offer.

Due to an ongoing investigation into copper wire thefts affecting Alberta’s Critical Infrastructure, Consort and Coronation RCMP developed a strategic plan…

For some people, quitting smoking is easy, but staying quit is the challenge. There are those who successfully quit and then six months later, a year and a half later, or five years later, they start smoking again.

Provost RCMP are currently investigating three incidents of mischief to wind turbines which have occurred during the past three days.

High school students in Alberta are getting an opportunity to gain paid healthcare work experience this summer.