Hello, everyone. I hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful September weather and had a great time during the September long weekend.

The before and the after! Thank you so much to the community foundation of southeastern Alberta along with the prairie crocus community fund for the $8,000.00 grant!

Twelve people attended the first Pot Luck after the summer break on September 3, made up of many delicious dishes including garden vegetables.

Youngstown School Grade 10 and 11 students spent three days at the Canadian Rockies Outdoor Learning Centre September 3-5…

I am so thankful to have ridden out on the land this morning, then gone across the road to document Merlin Peterson's fantastic tall heavy oat crop.

ADULT FICTION: I Found a Body / by: Beck C. Brynolf, Smuggler’s Cove / by: Fern Michaels. NON-FICTION: An Accidental Villian : A Soldiers Tale of War / by: Linden MacIntyre…

Hayley Rosenau will be producing and acting in the play “Night, Mother” which will be showing from October 8-11 at Rosebud on the Studio Stage.

Students and staff are enjoying another school year at Assumption Roman Catholic School in Oyen, and are joined by their new principal, Chloe Dick.

Teachers will be on strike October 6, if a deal isn’t reached between the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) and the Teachers’ Employer Bargaining Association (TEBA).

EDMONTON – Primary Care Alberta (PCA) has appointed Dr. Kim Hogarth as chief nursing officer (CNO), reflecting a commitment to integrating nursing perspectives…

The West Central Events Centre was alive with adrenaline this past weekend as the Energy Dodge Dakota Buttar Invitational brought two nights of world-class bull riding to Kindersley.

Enjoy this week’s editorial cartoon.

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

The top five reasons Toronto Blue Jays are going to give Canadian sports fans an October playoff thrill: George Springer, Bo Bichette, Daulton Varsho, Addison Barger and Alejandro Kirk.

Dignity. That's a word that's dropped out of the cultural vocabulary these days. However, ever since my tentative and sporadic return to my childhood religious tradition…

Here’s a riddle for you. Q: What did the firefighters say when the church caught on fire in a small town? A: Holy smoke!

DUNMORE – Cypress County is pleased to announce that Premier Danielle Smith will deliver a keynote address at the 2025 Ag Connections Conference Presented by MNP…

This September, your Alberta RCMP is providing tips to help avoid becoming a victim of cybercrime.

RhPAP is proud to launch the AIR Toolkit—a practical, community-informed resource designed to help rural Alberta communities attract, integrate, and retain healthcare professionals.

RhPAP is excited to announce that nominations are now open for the 2026 Rhapsody Awards, which honour exceptional healthcare professionals and teams making a difference in rural Alberta.

Health Canada has been working to make the healthier choice the easier choice for Canadians by improving information on food packages.

It was the best first day of school at OPS! What a great day seeing so many smiling faces. A big welcome to our new families!

What a fantastic first day back at New Brigden School. We kicked off the school year with a Back to School breakfast.

Oyen Family Community Support Services (OFCSS) had a fantastic day at their Annual Resource Fair on Friday, partnering with the Oyen & District Farmers Market.

What a great two days … we had our welcome breakfast for students, bus drivers and subs … Opening Mass, blessing of playground, classrooms and Grade 3 Bibles.

Effective Thursday, September 4, 2025, a Fire Restriction is in place throughout the Special Areas.

I read with great interest your report of the donation of a popcorn machine to the Oyen Museum, the donor being Eric Chrysler.

EDMONTON - From Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, your Alberta RCMP conducted enhanced traffic safety enforcement across the province, resulting in 1661 traffic safety infractions.

School is back in session, which means school zones are active once again. In many communities, these have transitioned to year-round playground zones.

RICHMOUND — RCMP arrested 16 people, including self-proclaimed “Queen of Canada” Romana Didulo, in a large-scale raid on a decommissioned school in Richmound…