To keep up with increasing rates by the Westlock Regional Water Services Commission (WRWSC), Westlock County raised its water rates. A provincial court judge who has become a familiar face in Westlock ...

BARRHEAD - A 57-year-old man who spat on a nurse at the Barrhead Healthcare Centre will have to spend 30 days essentially under house arrest. Justice Gregory Arnold Rice gave Taras Orest Rauliuk a ...

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake shook Banff National Park in Alberta on Sunday morning (Jan. 26). According to the United States Geographical Survey, the earthquake struck at approximately 4:39 a.m. about ...

BARRHEAD - Tate McNelly and Dave Sawatzky were presented Exemplary Community Partner Awards on Jan. 10. McNelly and Sawatzky have been approachable mentors to the students at Barrhead Composite High ...

BARRHEAD - The Ripple Connection Support Centre (RCSC) has had a rough go of it over the last few months. The RCSC is a not-for-profit organization which opened in 2010; it provides services for ...

BOYLE — A Boyle area man accrued another four months of jail time for stealing a vehicle and running from police last January on top of a two-year sentence he’s currently serving in a federal prison.

The Barrhead Ladies Bowling League meets weekly on Wednesday afternoons to bowl, cheer each other on, make jokes and have a laugh. Some of these ladies have been playing in this bowling league for 44 ...

BARRHEAD - A Barrhead man received a 12-month common law peace bond with a $1,100 no-cash deposit after pleading guilty to mischief obstruction. Justice Gregory Arnold Rice handed down the sentence, ...

WESTLOCK – Semler’s, situated on the Westlock County and Barrhead County boundary, has been targeted by thieves and had two trucks stolen in December. Semler’s has a used equipment business along ...

Proposing is both an intimate and cultural experience. Couples ready to get engaged often have to balance societal expectations—from family traditions to cinematic clichés—with what works for them ...

The Westlock Vrozhay Ukrainian Dancers and Athabasca Ukrainian Folk Dance Club performed at the Westlock Community Hall on Jan. 18 to celebrate the Orthodox Ukrainian New Years, which was on Jan. 14.

Justice has not been served following the death of an Okotoks man, say those close to him. Twenty-six-year-old Matthew Schalm was killed in a collision on Highway 3 west of Fort Macleod on Jan. 15, ...