News
Another record-breaking pro rodeo despite cool weather
Posted on July 21, 2015By Marcia Love It's no wonder the Cowtown Pro Rodeo has been named Committee of the Year and Grounds of the Year for three years… Read More »
Accident victims airlifted to larger centers
Posted on July 16, 2015By Wayne Litke Response to a July 13 highway accident reached an unprecedented level when two emergency-response helicopters and a fixed-wing air ambulance were summoned… Read More »
Murraydale still going strong after 107 years
Posted on July 16, 2015By Kimberley Hartwig In many ways the 107th annual Murraydale Stampede & Picnic was no different than those in previous years — it was a… Read More »
Major drug bust at Richmound
Posted on July 16, 2015By Kimberley Hartwig A routine traffic stop led to more than $430,000 in marijuana plants being seized in Richmound. Leader RCMP conducted the traffic stop… Read More »
O’ Canada!
Posted on July 2, 2015Const. Kevin Marion raises the Canadian flag as The Dazzlers sing O' Canada during the July 1 celebration at the Jasper Centre. Photo by Kimberley… Read More »
Church at Blumenfeld draws hundreds to mark centennial
Posted on July 2, 2015By Marcia Love The steeple on the white clapboard church towers over the prairie landscape. It's a place that holds a century's worth of memories… Read More »
Drought, school closure big worries for SW municipalities
Posted on June 30, 2015By Marcia Love The drought-like conditions, worries of school closures, and new environmental regulations are areas of concern for many municipalities across the Southwest. Mayor… Read More »