4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (332+ words) Published 4:14 pm Wednesday, September 9, 2026 While crime has overall decreased in the Stettler region in recent years, anyone who has taken the Ghost Walk around town knows the region harbours a dark past. The Robert Raymond Cook case, the last man…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (198+ words) Published 2:00 pm Wednesday, September 9, 2026 By Lacombe Express Staff The Lacombe Police Service (LPS) is asking the public to help locate Jeremiah Nichols. Nichols is wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant following a police investigation. Nichols was identified as the driver…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (633+ words) Published 1:18 pm Wednesday, September 9, 2026 By George Lee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Macleod Gazette Close-by doctors, specialists and technology make health care more accessible for urban patients than it is for their rural and remote counterparts — no secret there. But…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (310+ words) Published 4:08 pm Tuesday, September 8, 2026 By Staff Stettler Independent Stettler County has launched a new investment portal for businesses looking for information on the region. The portal, which launched Sept. 8, was designed by the county to showcase investment opportunities for businesses,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (670+ words) Published 11:19 am Wednesday, August 26, 2026 It is not hyperbole to state that the Alberta government’s changes to the disability portfolio will cost lives. It already has, with at least one reported suicide due to the stress of the changes. At the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (416+ words) Published 1:49 pm Tuesday, August 25, 2026 A grassroots central Alberta music festival continues to grow. The Loud as Hell Festival began in Drumheller in 2012. What began as a small indoor gathering of heavy metal enthusiasts has turned into a three-day outdoor summer…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1442+ words) Published 5:51 pm Friday, August 21, 2026 In wake of the Tumbler Ridge shooting, many support services are available to the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week: 310-Mental Health Support at 310-6789; Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868; Suicide Crisis Helpline:…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (590+ words) Published 2:31 pm Thursday, August 20, 2026 Alberta Technology and Innovation Minister Nate Glubish faced a hostile and sometimes jeering crowd at a Lacombe data centre town hall on Wednesday night. The first of several town halls planned by the provincial government drew…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (360+ words) Published 3:25 pm Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Bashaw council has approved the installation of a solar collector in a direct control district in town. The decision was made during the Aug. 12 council meeting. The request from the landowners would put a solar panel…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (445+ words) Published 2:12 pm Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Bashaw’s town council is considering an AI-powered community engagement campaign following a presentation during the Aug. 12 meeting. During the meeting, council received a demonstration of the technology from brothers Jackson and Noah McDonough, the founders of…...