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Magrathite raising money for short film
Posted on February 22, 2018Jeremy Appel Westwind Weekly News Brandon Henderson, a Magrath-born filmmaker who currently resides in Salt Lake City, wants your help in fundraising for his short… Read More »
Copperheads slithering into hockey fans’ hearts
Posted on February 22, 2018Nikki Jamieson Southern Alberta Newspapers It's not often that people cheer for snakes, but the crowds at the Coaldale ice arena are more than supportive… Read More »
Suspect in custody for vehicle theft, flight from police
Posted on February 21, 2018Jeremy Appel Westwind Weekly News The Picture Butte RCMP have arrested a 30-year-old man following an investigation into a stolen pickup truck and flight from… Read More »
Town of Fort Macleod approves electricity sale to Fortis
Posted on February 21, 2018Jeremy Appel Westwind Weekly News Fort Macleod council approved the sale of the town’s electricity distribution system to FortisAlberta for $4.77 million at its Jan.… Read More »
Fatal collision on Highway 519 under investigation
Posted on February 21, 2018Jeremy Appel Westwind Weekly News Police are investigating after in accident in the midst of a snow storm near Granum resulted in the death of… Read More »
Raymond council approves four-way stop, yield signs
Posted on February 21, 2018Jeremy Appel Westwind Weekly News Town of Raymond council voted at its Feb. 6 meeting to approve the installation a new stop sign at the… Read More »
Stolen ATV recovered near Granum
Posted on February 21, 2018Jeremy Appel Westwind Weekly News Fort Macleod RCMP have recovered a stolen ATV and made an arrest after a suspicious person complaint on the morning… Read More »
Ag Day at Magrath High School
Posted on February 21, 2018Jeremy Appel Westwind Weekly News Magrath High School hosted the town’s celebration of the first Canadian Agriculture Day on Feb. 13, informing students of agriculture’s… Read More »
Appel: ‘Peoplekind’ is much ado about nothing
Posted on February 21, 2018It was the gaffe heard around the world. At the Edmonton stop of his cross-country town hall series, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau interrupted one of… Read More »
Pandas and Zeniths have success in Saskatchewan
Posted on February 21, 2018Garrett Simmons Westwind Weekly News It was a successful weekend in Saskatchewan for Magrath’s high school basketball teams. The Pandas went 3-0 en route to… Read More »