SHS captain receives Class Act award
For the past three years, Ryan Edwards has made the 45-minute commute to Strathmore from Carbon nearly every day to attend Strathmore High School (SHS). The Grade 12 student, who… Read More »
Midway returns to Strathmore for Stampede weekend
After a five-year hiatus, the Strathmore and District Agricultural Society managed to secure the travelling carnival, Wild Rose Shows, for this year’s Strathmore Stampede and Heritage Days. According to the… Read More »
Cocaine seizure in Strathmore
Following a complaint about an erratic driver approaching Strathmore on Highway 1 on June 9, Strathmore RCMP initiated a traffic stop as the described vehicle entered Strathmore town limits. Following… Read More »
Improving downtown accessibility
The Town of Strathmore is improving downtown accessibility by standardizing all future public handicap stalls and increasing the number of total handicapped stalls by 25 per cent. The Ultimate Accessibility… Read More »
Positive changes prompt 4-H show and sale success
The Rockyford Arena, which usually boasts a clean white ice surface and the sounds of skates, pucks and rings echoing off the walls, was traded in for cowboy boots, crisp… Read More »
Local receives funding for film production
Jessica Herman was listening to her art history professor give a presentation when she received an email that made her jump out of her seat and startle a few of… Read More »
Hussar viability meeting June 19
A public meeting will be held June 19, 2018 at 7 p.m. in Hussar to collect feedback from residents as to whether Hussar will remain an incorporated village, or dissolve… Read More »
Technology can affect eyesight
A global upsurge in near-sightedness and eyestrain may be linked to greater use of technology, optometrists say. While research is ongoing into the long-term effects digital devices have on our… Read More »
Words across the road
The owners of the Rocking R Guest Ranch came up against some opposition to their expanded vision for the ranch, voiced at a public hearing for the ranch’s re-designation from… Read More »
Wheatland Crossing graduates blaze their own trail
On the most important day of their high school careers, 23 graduates from Wheatland Crossing school took it all in as they celebrated their academic accomplishments during their graduation ceremony… Read More »
Ticks on the rise in Alberta
The number of ticks found on humans and animals is on the rise in Alberta, bringing with them a greater risk of tick-borne diseases – including Lyme disease. Since 2013,… Read More »