As I look up from my office desk, I see the beautiful greenery of a succulent plant. No, it wasn't purchased from one of our area greenhouses.

It was not a great start for the new management regime for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) president and CEO Keith Pelley fired general manager…

I started writing this just before Mother's Day, as both an acknowledgement of all the ways I have been nurtured and nourished over the years by the women in my life.

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I have a confession to make. I don't watch any of the talent shows. But a friend posted a clip of the recent American Idol winner, so I took a minute to listen.

Hello everyone. The rain showers sure are greening things up and it looks great. Also the smell of fresh cut grass along with the spring air flowing through the windows is always so refreshing…

Youngstown School's Class of 2026 gathered in the warm light of a weathered barn for graduation portraits. From left: Hannah Beasley, Logan Moggridge, Mandy Conners and Austin Kitching.

Sherry provided information about the renovation plans which the contractor had laid out at the time of an earlier appraisal and reminded us of specific grant information.

Kim Walker (Oyen & District Chamber of Commerce President) presents a cheque for $1,030 to Deanne Smigelski to go toward the school’s breakfast program.

A young Fire Safety Day participant grips the hydraulic spreader tool while a Hanna firefighter looks on, as the Special Areas Board and Town of Hanna Fire Department…

Students at Youngstown School gathered around a new Broil King barbecue donated by East Central Gas Co-op. The co-op covered the full cost of the unit.

The Town of Oyen council decided through resolution to change how certain traffic signs are handled on one end of town. The decision was made at the May 12 regular meeting of council.

Carmen Hoffman (South Central High School Breakfast Program Co-ordinator) receives a cheque for $1,030 from Kim Walker (Oyen & District Chamber of Commerce President)…

The Perpetual Puzzle is still ongoing. Feel free to stop by the library anytime. Read a book, play a board game, use our craft supplies or take advantage of the public computers.

Assumption Roman Catholic School - Breakfast Program: from left back row, Kim Walker (Oyen & District Chamber of Commerce President), Kayla Paetz, Lincoln Ruschkowski, Fallyn Duque…

The Town of Oyen council may have a chance to make battery recycling easier and safer for local residents, but some questions remain.

Alberta's government is investing in the province's small and medium-sized businesses to position them as competitors for national and international defence industry contracts.

HANNA, AB — More than 230 students from across east-central Alberta got hands-on fire safety training May 6 at an Emergency Preparedness and Fire Safety Day…

The Town of Oyen council heard opposition to a residential acreage from a resident who claims the municipality didn't gather proper public input about such developments.

Albertans now have one number to call for mental health and addiction support, after the provincial government named 211 Alberta the main access point for those services.

The governments of Alberta and Canada have agreed on a path to build a new oil pipeline to the west coast, with construction able to begin as early as Sept. 1, 2027.

With motorcycle season underway, Alberta RCMP are reminding riders and motorists to watch out for one another on the road.

Drumheller-Stettler MLA Nate Horner has introduced a cap on auto insurance rate increases as part of Alberta's new Care-First insurance system, set to take effect Jan. 1, 2027.

Your Southwest Media Group took home two Premier Awards and three additional placements at the 2026 Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers Association Better Newspapers Competition…

Every spring, when MS Walk season rolls around, I think about my Mom. Not in a sad way. In a determined way. This year, the MS Walk returns to Eastend once again…

CONSORT - A 30-year-old man with ties to Kindersley and Medicine Hat has been remanded into custody following a break and enter investigation east of Consort.

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The four-year effort to create a rival golf league to the PGA Tour appears to be on its deathbed. The Saudi Arabia-based LIV golf league, bankrolled by the country’s trillion-dollar…

Drifting off to sleep on the couch in the lounge of the Cancer Care Lodge last weekend, I am lulled by the sound of the baseball game on TV.