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Raymond Broadband Committee working to bring free Wi-Fi to community facilities in town

Posted on January 14, 2015

By Karlene Skretting reporter.karlene@gmail.com Westwind Weekly News Imagine sitting at the pool or arena waiting for your child to change clothes and being able to… Read More »

Exposure to secondhand smoke causes weight gain, BYU research finds

Posted on January 14, 2015

By Karlene Skretting reporter.karlene@gmail.com Westwind Weekly News New research is challenging the decades-old belief that smoking cigarettes helps keep you slim. A BYU study published… Read More »

Stirling haunted mansion railway park

Posted on October 30, 2014

This Halloween, take a trip to the past for a fright-filled haunted excursion to Stirling’s Haunted Mansion Railway Park. “We bought the place in the… Read More »

Stirling School Modernization

Posted on October 30, 2014

On Oct. 8, Premier Jim Prentice announced a commitment of over 263 million dollars for school projects across Alberta over the next two years. Stirling… Read More »

History of the McIntyre Ranch

Posted on October 30, 2014

Part I McIntyre Family 1894- 1947 The history of the McIntyre Ranch, currently one of the largest ranches in Canada, dates back over a 120… Read More »

Roosters benefiting from local support

Posted on October 30, 2014

Over the past five years of business in Magrath, Roosters Country Marketplace owner, Jay Mackenzie has started to notice that the community is catching on… Read More »

Leisel’s Buns & More The past, present and future of a local favourite sweet treat

Posted on October 23, 2014

“I always wonder if I've made that millionth butter horn yet?” Leisel Quinton, behind Leisel’s Buns & More, often feels like she has. When you… Read More »

MHS Terry Fox Colour Run

Posted on October 8, 2014

On Friday afternoon evidence of pink, yellow, blue, orange and purple chalk remained on the Magrath High School grounds long after the youth had gone… Read More »

One-of-a-kind guitar strikes a chord with students

One-of-a-kind guitar strikes a chord with students

Posted on October 8, 2014

It's been called "Canada's guitar" and it's one big piece of Canadian history, made up of 64 different culturally significance pieces collected from across the… Read More »

Drugs and gun seized in Magrath Friday

Posted on May 29, 2014

Last Friday seven police cars made a substantial seizure of both a weapon and various drug substances in the Town of Magrath. The search and… Read More »

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